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East Coast Plan unveiled

HSK promotes green spaces at the East Coast. :thumbsup:

Heng Swee Keat​

12 hrs ·
What is your favourite “green” space at East Coast — the community gardens, the rustic beauty of Changi Beach, or perhaps the seaside buzz at East Coast Park?
Visual artist Yafiq Yusman captured some beautiful shots of our #GreenEastCoast and more. I hope that they will inspire you to explore this part of Singapore and take some scenic photos of your own!
We have done much to further green East Coast this year, including our recently launched East Coast Grows for Good initiative. East Coast Town Council is also part of the PAP’s Action for Green Towns initiative to strengthen sustainability practices in the community. In time, we hope to move towards zero-waste, energy-efficient and greener towns.
#Action4GreenTowns
#PAP4Sustainability
 
HSK enjoys visiting community gardens.

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Heng Swee Keat​

13 hrs ·

The community garden near Bedok Sunflower RC has a green date tree which has borne fruits! I always enjoy visiting our community gardens in Bedok. Our community gardeners tend the gardens with patience and care, and residents form bonds over this shared labour of love.
 
HSK is a fan of the walkway to Heartbeat@Bedok at dusk.
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HSK wishes Loh Kean Yew all the best in the BWF World Championships finals. :thumbsup:

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from straitstimes.com:

Work-from-home expectations to drive S'pore's furniture industry​


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SINGAPORE - With work from home expected to remain relevant even in post-Covid-19 times, the furniture industry will have to focus on developing products that are suitable for it.

This could be as simple as incorporating power outlets into furniture, to making smart furniture that can help to maintain and even improve one's posture.

The focus on such solutions falls under one of the three major aims of the 2025 Furniture Industry Roadmap. It was launched on Friday (Dec 3) during an event at Shangri-La Hotel commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC).

The council said the road map was crafted in response to the changing conditions faced by the furniture industry in the region.

On the consumer side, the pandemic has led to an increase in demand for furniture suitable for working from home, with an interest in sustainable furniture and health.

Consumers have also changed their purchasing habits and are now more likely to buy goods online.

On the supply side, there has been an increasing need for mature furniture firms to tap new markets to expand and develop nimbleness to handle unpredictable market conditions, such as the disrupted supply chains due to the pandemic.


Apart from the focus on solutions to cater to the growing pool of work-from-home employees, digitalisation and sustainability will be key thrusts for the furniture industry for the next five years in order to meet these challenges, said the SFIC.

Under the road map, firms should aim to be agile in order to jump on growth and supply opportunities that emerge in the region or globally through offering their goods on digital marketplaces and looking to procure digitally.

They should also develop their ability to spot opportunities, for instance, by collaborating with unconventional partners to build new niches. Some examples of these partners include those in the healthcare industry and green solutions planners.

SFIC president Phua Boon Huat said firms should also choose greener manufacturing options, with the growing emphasis on sustainability.

The council's hope is for furniture firms to tap the growing global furniture industry, which is expected to grow at a compound annual rate to reach US$850 billion (S$1.17 trillion) in 2025.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who was the guest of honour at the event, said: "I also hope that, in sustainability and many other areas, SFIC can use your term as chair to further strengthen intra-ASEAN trade and our region's competitive advantages for a global market.

"I have every confidence that this will be a fruitful time for SFIC, your members, and your partners in the region."

The story has been edited to accurately reflect what DPM Heng delivered during his speech.
 
HSK celebrates the season of giving. :thumbsup:

Heng Swee Keat​

11 hrs ·
It’s the season of giving! The Boys' Brigade in Singapore and their volunteers have been working hard to deliver the Boys’ Brigade hampers to beneficiaries across the island, including our Bedok beneficiaries these past few weeks.
They have reached half of their goal so far and I hope more of you will participate and do your part to donate to BBSG’s meaningful cause. You can do so here: http://www.bbshare.sg/
Thank you to all the volunteers involved, and those who have contributed so far! Let’s keep going and help BBSG spread some festive joy to all beneficiaries!
 
HSK was hosted by EOS.

Heng Swee Keat​

11 hrs ·
These look like works of art. But they are actually satellite maps of floods, and of damage from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in our region.
Produced by the Earth Observatory of Singapore at NTU, these satellite images help direct emergency response support, and are a basis for scientists to collaborate on and expand their combined understanding of regional geohazards and climate change.
The EOS conducts research on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and climate change in and around Southeast Asia. When I visited them this month, I was struck by how an institute that studies issues that are thousands of years old is filled with youthful vigour.
I was hosted by EOS chair and former colleague Yaacob Ibrahim, who continues to be passionate about the environment and good collaborative science. Was also briefed by EOS director Prof Benjamin Horton and his team.
 
HSK meets an old friend. :thumbsup:


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Heng Swee Keat​

12 hrs ·

Yuting Yan (left most), a PhD student from the inaugural batch of NTU’s Asian School of the Environment shared how she used forminifera (single-celled organisms) and shell chemistry to reconstruct past changes in Singapore’s environment. I’m holding a microscope slide of hundreds of tiny foraminifera which I was showing to Permanent Secretary of NRF, Chan Lai Fung.

If you noticed someone familiar in this photo, you are right. Since his days in the Cabinet, Prof Yaacob Ibrahim, is now the Chairman of the EOS’ Governing Board. Glad that he was able to join me during the tour to share more about the EOS.

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HSK met some young scientists. :thumbsup:


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Heng Swee Keat​

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The team at the EOS is committed to the rigorous collection and open sharing of research and data to promote safer and more sustainable societies. I met some young scientists who shared with me how much they care about geohazards, climate change and sustainability, so much so that they’ve decided to dedicate themselves to research at the EOS!

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HSK is interested in an earth core.

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Heng Swee Keat​

Yesterday at 08:57 ·

Assoc Professor Adam Switzer is holding what was part of an earth core taken from a 40 metre drillhole near Marina South Pier. This core enabled the EOS team to identify a mangrove peat at a depth of 20 metres below modern sea level, which indicates where sea level was 9500 years ago and contributes to accurately reconstruct the sea-level history of Singapore. The core also allowed the EOS team to work with the Building and Construction Authority to reorganise, accurately date and rename the geological units below the Singapore CBD.

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HSK wishes residents and everyone a very Merry Christmas. :thumbsup:

Heng Swee Keat​

12 hrs ·
Our Bedok Youth Network is always finding new ways to involve more young people in the Bedok community.
This month, they organised several workshops, including one to make Pokémon snow globes. In addition, volunteers also touched the hearts of over 180 families in Bedok through a Wishing Tree initiative.
A big thank you to all our volunteers and donors! If you’re interested to join us, you can contact [email protected].
Wishing residents and everyone a very Merry Christmas!
#EastCoastCares
 
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