DPM Teo tells why the government had to step in
It is government's job to study public-interest aspects of properties with historical and heritage value, he says
Singapore
THE government had to get involved in the matter of No 38 Oxley Road because it has the responsibility to consider the public-interest aspects of any property with historical and heritage significance, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said on Monday.
He told Parliament about the formation and scope of the Ministerial Committee set up to assess the various options for the house.
"The government has the responsibility to consider the public-interest aspects of any property with historical and heritage significance, and has a range of powers to gazette or acquire such property.
"I should emphasise …
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