Cramped
Yes, this country’s too congested.
People are suffocating. In trains, buses, hospitals, shopping centres, schools, swimming pools, libraries, work place, there are crowds everywhere. Very soon, the public resources of this country will not be able to support all its citizens, and non-citizens’ needs.
The increasing penetrative lifestyle of this city-state is affecting the health and mental state of being. With more than 6000 people cramped into single square kilometre area, Singapore has one of the world's highest population densities. In comparison, London had a population density of only 4,700 people living in each square kilometre on average. England's population density is more than treble the European’s average of 117 people per sq km. Yet Singapore’s population density is far higher than that of London.
Public amenities are on the verge of breakdown. Take our very own world-class public transportation for example. Our comrades working in the transportation sector are perhaps one of the first to feel the strain of over-population and over-crowding. Health-care workers are feeling extreme strain as well. Hospitals are on brim of bursting with patients. Works on building more hospitals are rigorously carried out nationwide. Public schools are in shortage too. Where do we have the space for educating our young?
To reduce over-congestion I am suggesting that we buy Christmas Island or small Indonesian islands with remaining funds from the national coffers’ sale of banking stocks and shares. Ultimately use the national reserves to buy these islands and develop it for housing for schools for healthcare, move some of the population over there. Over generations, I am sure we can do it; create another miracle island, rising from the economic ashes of yester-years.
Re-purchase Christmas Island - create another magical land, where land and opportunities abound. In 20 or 30 years’ another mini-Singapore arises. With the same magical formula, it will be a resounding success story. This new mini-island state, to be managed by renowned Singapore Inc – no less. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, modernization will create more amenities, housing, and spaces for everybody, young and old.
Actually it all gels historically. In 1957, the Australian government paid the government of Singapore £2.9 million in compensation for Christmas Island. It is a princely-sum based mainly on an estimated value of the phosphate forgone by Singapore. So why not get it back since it belongs to Singapore in the first place? It’s a great idea to explore.
Notably, the first Australian Official Representative arrived in 1958 and was replaced by an Administrator in 1968. Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands together are called the Australian Indian Ocean Territories and since 1997 share a single Administrator resident on Christmas Island. As of 2006, the estimated population is 1,493. The ethnic composition is 70% Chinese, 20% European and 10% Malay. English is the official language, but Chinese and Malay are also spoken. Fitting in to the existing population is not an obstacle in this case.
If the Israelis could slowly get back pieces of the Promised Land by a mandate of United Nations after thousands of years, why not buy more outlying areas from our neighbouring countries, for example, Indonesia? They are offering pieces of islands for sale. Base this on a purely price-transaction basis, no hidden politically motives, whatsoever. If the price and terms are right, we enter into a buyer-seller agreement. Since we developed our land-use and other resources so well we can replicate our success stories again on small pieces of islands, or a little red dot, as we are known.
In fact, Indonesia comprises 17,000 islands according to estimates made by the Government of Indonesia, with 922 of those permanently inhabited. According to a 2002 survey by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia has 18,306 islands. Counting tidal islands, which are periodically submerged, doubles the island numbers. Many islands have no name or share names, all of which makes tabulation very confusing even to the government of Indonesia.
People are suffocating. In trains, buses, hospitals, shopping centres, schools, swimming pools, libraries, work place, there are crowds everywhere. Very soon, the public resources of this country will not be able to support all its citizens, and non-citizens’ needs.
The increasing penetrative lifestyle of this city-state is affecting the health and mental state of being. With more than 6000 people cramped into single square kilometre area, Singapore has one of the world's highest population densities. In comparison, London had a population density of only 4,700 people living in each square kilometre on average. England's population density is more than treble the European’s average of 117 people per sq km. Yet Singapore’s population density is far higher than that of London.
Public amenities are on the verge of breakdown. Take our very own world-class public transportation for example. Our comrades working in the transportation sector are perhaps one of the first to feel the strain of over-population and over-crowding. Health-care workers are feeling extreme strain as well. Hospitals are on brim of bursting with patients. Works on building more hospitals are rigorously carried out nationwide. Public schools are in shortage too. Where do we have the space for educating our young?
To reduce over-congestion I am suggesting that we buy Christmas Island or small Indonesian islands with remaining funds from the national coffers’ sale of banking stocks and shares. Ultimately use the national reserves to buy these islands and develop it for housing for schools for healthcare, move some of the population over there. Over generations, I am sure we can do it; create another miracle island, rising from the economic ashes of yester-years.
Re-purchase Christmas Island - create another magical land, where land and opportunities abound. In 20 or 30 years’ another mini-Singapore arises. With the same magical formula, it will be a resounding success story. This new mini-island state, to be managed by renowned Singapore Inc – no less. Rapid industrialization, urbanization, modernization will create more amenities, housing, and spaces for everybody, young and old.
Actually it all gels historically. In 1957, the Australian government paid the government of Singapore £2.9 million in compensation for Christmas Island. It is a princely-sum based mainly on an estimated value of the phosphate forgone by Singapore. So why not get it back since it belongs to Singapore in the first place? It’s a great idea to explore.
Notably, the first Australian Official Representative arrived in 1958 and was replaced by an Administrator in 1968. Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands together are called the Australian Indian Ocean Territories and since 1997 share a single Administrator resident on Christmas Island. As of 2006, the estimated population is 1,493. The ethnic composition is 70% Chinese, 20% European and 10% Malay. English is the official language, but Chinese and Malay are also spoken. Fitting in to the existing population is not an obstacle in this case.
If the Israelis could slowly get back pieces of the Promised Land by a mandate of United Nations after thousands of years, why not buy more outlying areas from our neighbouring countries, for example, Indonesia? They are offering pieces of islands for sale. Base this on a purely price-transaction basis, no hidden politically motives, whatsoever. If the price and terms are right, we enter into a buyer-seller agreement. Since we developed our land-use and other resources so well we can replicate our success stories again on small pieces of islands, or a little red dot, as we are known.
In fact, Indonesia comprises 17,000 islands according to estimates made by the Government of Indonesia, with 922 of those permanently inhabited. According to a 2002 survey by National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia has 18,306 islands. Counting tidal islands, which are periodically submerged, doubles the island numbers. Many islands have no name or share names, all of which makes tabulation very confusing even to the government of Indonesia.
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