How Singaporeans felt

Drawing of a house and discussion among individuals — Discussion about house

During October 2024, Mr Lee Hsien Yang planned to formally request the authorities to demolish his family’s house at 38 Oxley Road. This house was also the residence of Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Once Lee Hsien Yang’s plan was made known to the public, different people wrote to the Straits Times to talk about the physical building.
One person suggested that the dining room located in the basement can be reconstructed at the Founder’s Memorial. The one at the memorial will ideally imitate the original one as closely as possible.
Another person wished that the entire house at 38 Oxley Road could be conserved for heritage and historical purposes.
Finally, another recommendation was to create a virtual tour of the house. This virtual version of the house will be made to resemble the original layout and ambience. It should also be made accessible to the public online.

Results of a survey completed by 1407 students in 1995 and 1996 showed that 73.6% of them wanted to own a HDB flat. 67.0% of the respondents wished to marry around the age of 20+. (Reference: Leu,Chew,Tan.(1998) Values and lifestyles of young singaporeans)

Primary schools and secondary schools are continuously finding people to operate individual food stalls inside the school canteens for long periods of time.
According to news reports and letters sent to The Straits Times, school canteen stallholders faced financial challenges. Individuals written their suggestions in their letters (in October 2024) too.
It was claimed that stallholders were trying to provide healthier food which is more expensive. While doing that, they also have to make the food affordable for the students. This was a difficult situation.
Emulating the lunch programme in Japanese schools was suggested by an individual. The students are provided food and also given duties to help serve lunch in the classroom.
Another member of the public talked about the government in France managing school canteens. It was emphasized that there is a culture of sitting down for a meal over there. Providing food to the students is also similar to providing education.

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