Woah.. 3 Good News For Sinkieland Today!

[General Veers]

Anyone here took the stealth survey?

Apr 30, 2010
Great place to live, work, play

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Many more also find Singapore to be a vibrant and exciting city with its own distinctive character. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

SINGAPORE is a great place to live, work and play in. Nearly 84 per cent of 4,000 residents here gave the thumbs up to the city state in a lifestyle survey carried out by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) from August 2009 to March this year - a 10.2 per cent jump from the survey carried out in 2006. Many more - 78 per cent - also find Singapore to be a vibrant and exciting city with its own distinctive character, an increase of 11.4 per cent from 2006.

Specifically, more than 90 per cent the respondents said that they were satisfied with the living environment, over 85 per cent were satisfied with the working environment and over 80 per cent were satisfied with the leisure offerings in Singapore. The remaking of Singapore has also not gone unnoticed by foreigners. Over 85 per cent felt that Singapore was a great place to live, work and play in, and 81 per cent of them agreed that it has its own distinctive character.

National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan highlighted these key survey findings when he spoke at the URA corporate plan seminar on Friday morning. Describing the survey results as 'encouraging', Mr Mah said what heartened him more is that Singaporeans identify more with the country. He noted that close to 90 per cent of the respondents say that Singapore is their home and where they belong. - 20 per cent more from the last survey. And more than 70 per cent want to retire in Singapore. Similarly, over 70 per cent of them hope that their future generations will be based in Singapore.

Mr Mah said the survey showed that the remaking of Singapore efforts are showing a positive trend - that Singaporeans love their city more. He told the seminar: 'With more Singaporeans travelling round the world and working across borders, Singapore must still mean something special, as home, to our people. A house is not a home. Simply having a good living environment and first world infrastructure will not create an endearing home.

'The character of a city, what makes it stand out among many new cities, goes beyond new buildings or iconic structures. Take Times Square, New York and West End, London for example. Their claim to fame is not based on the latest or best infrastructure, but they are distinctive in character and have established a personality of their own in peoples' minds. 'Therefore, while we congratulate ourselves for our achievements, we need also to remind ourselves that the work does not stop here. More needs to be done. With our new hardware in place, we need to look beyond the physical, to search for the 'soul' of our city, and work towards enhancing it. '
The full report of the surveys is available on the URA website at http://spring.ura.gov.sg/conceptplan2011.

 

[General Veers]

Apr 30, 2010
Strong sense of belonging

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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> SINGAPOREANS have a strong sense of belonging to their country, a lifestyle survey by the Urban Redevelopment Authority has shown. Of the 4,000 interviewed for the survey carried out from August last eyar to March this year, 89.8 per cent of the respondents declared Singapore is their home, 73.5 per cent said they would retire in Singapore and 71 per cent hope that their future generations will stay on here.

The top three places that hold the fondest memories for the respondents are the housing estates, national icons and destinations, as well as conservation places and old buildings. Parks and greenery across the island state also make Singapore special. More than 72 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the conservation of heritage buildings and areas in Singapore. They find the distinctive architecture and building style, rich history and heritage, as well as the traditional trades and activities appealing.

However, 73.2 per cent felt that the physical landscape in Singapore changes too quickly, and 64.2 per cent felt that not enough familiar buildings and places are conserved. Most feel that familiar places should be kept as they contribute strongly to their sense of belonging. Amenities, parks and greenery, as well as commercial centres were held up as the top three aspects that are most important to the identity of a neighbourhood. Almost all respondents agreed that hawker centres should be maintained as one of the key amenities in housing estates.

The full report of the surveys is available on the URA website at http://spring.ura.gov.sg/conceptplan2011

 

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Apr 30, 2010
Foreigners find S'pore vibrant

MOST foreigners are happy staying in Singapore and find the city state vibrant and exciting, and are attracted here by the clean and safe environment. They even like the hot and humid climate in tropical Singapore, which they feel has its own distinctive character, with the greenery contributing strongly to its identity. A lifestyle survey carried out by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and released on Friday, showed that most foreigners are generally satisfied with the top five facilities they mostly use - supermarket, shopping centres and shopping malls, financial services (banks and STM), coffeeshops, hawker centres and food courts, and restaurants and cafes.

Nearly 93 per cent of the respondents said they are satisfied or very satisfied with the living environment in Singapore, in terms of essential facilities such as health-care and transport, variety of housing types and design of residential environment. Most of them prefer to live in the fringe of the city centre or in the city centre, with 93.2 per cent of them renting their homes and 6.8 per cent owning them. The survey showed that 55.4 per cent of the foreign respondents prefer living in public to private housing, with three-room Housing Board flats and private condominiums being the most preferred housing types.

Most of the foreigners who placed their children in nurseries or childcare centres are satisfied with these facilities. For those with children above seven years, most of them send them to international schools. Eight in 10 of them take some form of public transport to work. They are also satisfied with the leisure environment in Singapore, in terms of the range of facilities and activities available.

The full report of the surveys is available on the URA website at at http://spring.ura.gov.sg/conceptplan2011.

 

[oli9]

This survey is probably conducted on a marginalized military oppresed Burmese or a displaced Sri Lankans or maybe a disenchanted Pinoy. All of them are qualified in their own fields except their government arent doing much for them.

 

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[streetsmart73]

hi there

1. i strongly recommend pay hike to sheepishland's leaders for the wonderful job well done.
2. add another million!