Stroke Heng said the below in 2019 and left it there. From what I gather, he did not attempt to clarify the 10mil target is not what they are aiming for. I believe his silence was to allow him and the pap the leeway to move to 10mil if they saw fit. Now they are forced to renounce it publicly because Dr Chee forced the issue into the open. Hence the pap is innocent of this 10mil thing and the guilty fucker is Liu Thai Ker.
"On the projected population of 6.9 million by 2030, set out in the Government's 2013 Population White Paper, Mr Heng said the number goes beyond how densely populated Singapore would be. The social space is as important.
Singapore's population density is not excessive, he said, noting that other cities are a lot more crowded in terms of liveable space.
He cited former chief planner Liu Thai Ker, who said in 2014 that Singapore should plan for 10 million people for it to remain sustainable in the long term."
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sporeans-must-remain-open-to-foreigners-says-heng