HDB Lifts Able to Accommodate Standard-size Ambulance Stretchers in Emergencies

1 Mr Ong Teng Koon asked the Minister for National Development whether there are plans to ensure that all HDB lifts are able to accommodate standard-size ambulance stretchers in the event of emergencies.

Mr Lawrence Wong: Most of the lifts in Housing and Development Board (HDB) residential blocks meet the minimum internal lift car dimension requirement as stipulated by the Building and Construction Authority's Building Control Regulations. However, some of the lifts in older HDB residential blocks may have smaller lifts that do not meet this minimum requirement. These lifts can accommodate a wheelchair, but not an ambulance stretcher in an inclined position. HDB will work with the respective Town Councils to see what can be done for these lifts.