Clarification by Senior Minister of State for National Development

The following reply was provided by the Senior Minister of State for National Development (Mr Tan Kiat How) during the Ministry of National Development’s Committee of Supply debate at the Sitting of 5 March 2025:

The Senior Minister of State for National Development (Mr Tan Kiat How): Most of the feedback is really around pigeons and crows. This is something that HDB has been working very closely with Town Councils on to manage some of these disamenities and to manage the population issues on the ground. Let me touch on two particular areas that HDB has been working closely with the Town Councils on. [Please refer to "Committee of Supply – Head T (Ministry of National Development)", Official Report, 5 March 2025, Vol 95, Issue 158, Budget section.]

Written statement by Mr Tan Kiat How circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):

I wish to make the following factual correction to my reply given during the Sitting of 5 March 2025. My statement should read as follows:

The Senior Minister of State for National Development (Mr Tan Kiat How): Most of the feedback is really around pigeons and crows. This is something that NParks has been working very closely with Town Councils on to manage some of these disamenities and to manage the population issues on the ground. Let me touch on two particular areas that NParks has been working closely with the Town Councils on.