A property agent has been issued a correction order for a video that made false and misleading statements about the Housing Board’s (HDB) Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP). On Aug 1, Minister for National Development (MND) Desmond Lee instructed the fake news office here to...
In the video, Mr Shaik had referenced the recent $1.73 million sale of a five-room HDB flat at the SkyOasis@Dawson development.A property agent has been issued a correction order for a video that made false and misleading statements about the Housing Board’s Ethnic Integration Policy .
“Without the EIP, there will be a significant risk that the proportion of owners from minority communities in much sought-after areas will be much less, even at point of sale by HDB,” said the ministry. Without the EIP, over time there will be fewer home owners from minority communities owning flats in such estates, which will be detrimental to these communities in a number of ways, the ministry added.
During the SBF exercise where he had booked his SkyOasis @ Dawson flat, all minority first-timer applicants were invited to select a three-room flat in Queenstown, said MND. These include giving such flat owners more time to sell their existing flat if they have purchased another one, and waiving the EIP limits in exceptional circumstances.
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