The insignificant nobody me rare salute, to MP Desmond Lee for his foresight, courage & determination to uplift citizens.
To be rich in our shared World, one will have to step upon others to rise. It's cruel, but it CAN be moderated & regulated so that none will be left behind or shortchanged. Investments are needed, but none needs to become rich at the expense of others. Investments seek the fastest route to wealth, & much wealth can be gained from property holdings, as it is a simple fact that the basic needs of Humanity is shelter - a roof overhead, & as population growth increases thru the ADVANCES of science, medical research & its benefits, more & more, including next generations will survive & have basic needs.
In land scarce Singapore, as well as being a center point where all nations meet for TRADE, it is only LOGICAL that our tiny nation's small land space will eventually be used up, even beyond the imagination of our far sighted & visionary forefathers & founding fathers, even as they attempted what most in other nations had not done back then - to build hi-rise flats as accommodations to house EVERY citizen when they took power . It became a top investment choice for property holdings for intelligent smart locals such the late Mr. Ng Beng Seng & far ahead thinking foreign investors whom due to the land scarcity in Singapore, home prices will rise & fast, & best for ROI.
Unfortunately, it is also mere basic Economics. Should property price rise far too fast, it will only alienate growing citizens - our young, & may become beyond their means to finance homes, leading eventually to a brain drain or an angered citizenry deprived of a shelter for themselves & their loved one, a promised made 58 yrs ago by leaders.
Foreign investments in our properties will for sure bring in revenues for national social revenues thru stamp duties & taxes, to fund social expenditures such as schools, health, defence, etc, but it does not perform a CRITICAL role & principle of foreign investments in Singapore - creation of jobs so that $$$ can be CIRCULATED to all. Only a single lawyer for each or many other properties from a single buyer benefits. Property purchases may not even benefit our construction or home renovation industries, as such investors only need to hold the land or flat space for a few yrs & see a huge ROI, as others - foreigners or our sad but aspiring citizens will buy, in land scarce Singapore, in the hope that such gravy train will continue, which is in reality only a bubble...
Thus a need to moderate the needs for investments, especially in property holdings. Investors will always be welcomed in Singapore, & there are a wide range of legal & honest biz activities that will see better ROI here with proven educated & hardworking citizens, such as in hi tech manufacturing, Finance, F&B, services, etc.
However, for property investments, they best seek out USA or UK, where there are LARGE land holdings which would give good ROI with conscience & without civil disruptions to society, such as in New York Manhattan or London, etc.