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	Housing and Development Board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The HDB Hub at Toa Payoh, headquarters of the Housing and Development Board of Singapore.
		The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development and is responsible for Singapore's public housing programme.
		The HDB declares that this is to promote homogeny amongst Singapore's diverse population, in order to prevent racialism and racial segregation and preventing heterogeneous racial blocks from forming.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Housing_and_Development_Board (1096 words)

	Housing and Development Board - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the government agency responsible for Singapore's public housing programme.
		In late 90s, the HDB concentrated on the upgrading of existing older flats, installing new facilities such as lifts that stop on every floor.
		HDB's headquarters was previously located at Bukit Merah, and recently has moved to itsnew permises HDB Hub in Toa Payoh.
	www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /default.asp?t=Housing_and_Development_Board (258 words)

	Public housing in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The majority of the residential housing developments in Singapore are publicly governed and developed and about 85% of Singaporeans live in such houses.
		HDB flats are affordable for the masses and their purchase can be financially-aided by the Central Provident Fund Approximately 90% of the residents in public housing are owners rather than tenants.
		Public housing in Singapore as such is not generally considered as a sign of poverty or lower standards of living as compared to public housing in other countries (Australia, England etc. where land constraint is a non-issue and property pricing is significantly cheaper in the cost to size ratio).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore (469 words)

	Housing and Development Board - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is a statutory board of the Ministry of National Development is responsible for Singapore's public housing programme.
		Size is usually denoted by the terms such as four-room, five-room or similar, and is based on the number of rooms in addition to the living room but newer five-room come with only 3-rooms and dinner room.
		Housing and Development Board, History, Eligibility and price, New flats and upgrading programmes, Headquarters, HDB towns, HDB estates, HDB precincts, External links, Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, Housing in Singapore and Singapore government policies.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/HDB (932 words)

	Housing and Development Board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In response, the government passed the Housing and Development Act of 1960 which replaced the existing with the Housing and Development Board.
		The policies of the HDB were largely in line of the manifesto set out by the Singapore government; The government was promoting and patriotism within the country.
		HDB's headquarters was previously located at Bukit Merah, and recently has moved to its new premises HDB Hub in Toa Payoh.
	www.gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Housing_and_Development_Board (413 words)

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		BISHO -- The Eastern Cape Housing Development Board has accelerated the province's housing delivery with the approval of 159 housing projects consisting of 81 000 houses worth R1,2 billion since 1994, chairman John Smith said in his report to the housing and local government standing committee here yesterday.
		He attributed the acceleration of housing delivery to the repeal of legislation impeding delivery and the release of government land to local authorities for housing development.
		However, while the present board had made great strides and committed funds to housing projects, the slow pace of delivery in the previous years had had a negative effect on the allocation of funds.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1999/09/01/easterncape/POL.HTM (437 words)

	Singapore - Population Distribution and Housing Policies
		By 1988, Housing and Development Board apartments were occupied by 88 percent of the population and 455,000 of these apartments (74 percent of all built) had been sold to tenants, who could use their pension savings from the compulsory Central Provident Fund for the downpayment (see Forced Savings and Capital Formation, ch.
		Movement to a public housing apartment was associated with (although not the cause of) a family structure in which husband and wife jointly made important decisions, as well as with a family's perception of itself as middle class rather than working class.
		Although the earliest public housing complexes built in the 1960s were intended to shelter low-income families as quickly and cheaply as possible, the emphasis soon shifted to creating new communities with a range of income levels and public services.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-11808.html (973 words)

	Singapore Statutory Boards
		The chairman of the board of directors, who was often a member of Parliament, a senior civil servant, or a person distinguished in some relevant field, was appointed by the cabinet minister who had jurisdiction over the board.
		By 1988 Housing and Development Board apartment complexes were home to 86 percent of the population, and construction of new apartments continued.
		Providing most of the population with low-cost housing gave the government and ruling party much favorable publicity, won public support, and was used as evidence for the correctness of the government's policies of centralized planning and social engineering implemented by experts on behalf of a passive public.
	www.country-studies.com /singapore/statutory-boards.html (915 words)

	Housing and Development Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		To prevent social strafication that may lead to social conflict, the housing of different income groups is mixed together in estates and new towns
		In late 90s, the HDB concentrated on the upgrading of existing older flats, installing new facilities such as liftss that stop on every floor.
		HDB's headquarters was previously located at Bukit Merah, and recently has moved to its new permises HDB Hub in Toa Payoh.
	www.casimiro.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/h/ho/housing_and_development_board.html (343 words)

	Singapore - Housing and Development Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Central to the issue of land management was another statutory board, the Housing and Development Board, established in 1960.
		From 1974 to 1982, the Housing and Development Board built and marketed middle-income apartments, an activity which became a function of the board after 1982.
		The board's capital budget, with funds obtained in the form of low-interest government loans, represented 40 percent of the government's capital budget.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-11836.html (274 words)

	Singapore Land Management and Development
		In 1974 the Housing and Development Board's Urban Renewal Department was made a statutory board and named the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
		Although the emphasis in the 1970s had been on the development of labor-intensive industries, in the 1980s priority was given to upgrading facilities to make them more attractive for the establishment of high value-added and high technology industries.
		The former was the Housing and Development Board's largest project, in which a "sea city" almost the size of the present-day downtown area had been developed by both the private and public sector.
	www.country-studies.com /singapore/land-management-and-development.html (879 words)

	SSIP 2005: Weblog
		This afternoon’s trip to the Housing & Development Board (HDB) Hub was another opportunity to witness Singapore’s sprawling bureaucracy at work, and it also acted as our first — albeit surface-level — glimpse into the home life of Singaporeans.
		HDB housing ranges from five-room flats for those who demand “personal space” and luxury (an image of two young Singapore yuppies relaxing in front of their new flat-screen HDTV), one-room flats for “families with more modest incomes” (an image of a family - parents, siblings, grandparents - huddled around the dinner table with noodle soup).
		HDB presents itself as a modernizing force in the development of Singapore, bringing the citizens out of the kampung and into the future.
	unchost.org /ssip/2005/archives/visit-to-the-housing-development-board (391 words)

	Working With the Government - Housing Development Board
		The Housing and Development Board (HDB) was set up as a statutory board on 1 February 1960.
		HDB has always pursued the sound policy of planning and building a new town with a comprehensive town structure even when it faced great pressure to deliver large numbers of flats in the 1960s.
		HDB has 19 branch offices strategically located in each town to take care of lease and tenancy matters for all its residential, commercial and industrial properties.
	library.thinkquest.org /C006891/hdb.html (439 words)

	Housing & Community Development: HCD Board Organization
		The Board is appointed by the County Executive and approved by the County Council.
		A nonvoting member of the Board shall be a member of the Howard County Housing Commission selected in accordance with section 13.1307 (B).
		Executive Secretary — the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development or the Director’s designee shall serve as Executive Secretary to the Board and shall attend all meetings.
	www.co.ho.md.us /DH/houscommdev_boardorg.htm (173 words)

	Public Housing In Singapore
		Assistance is in the form of loans such as the housing development loan that covers development programmes and operations, and government grants.
		To ensure a balanced racial mix within HDB estates and foster greater racial harmony, the ethnic integration policy was introduced in March 1989.
		HDB has 22 branch offices strategically located in each town to take care of lease and tenancy matters for all its residential, commercial and industrial properties.
	www.geocities.com /tangkk8/public_housing_in_singapore.htm (521 words)

	NUS: Library: A Sense of History: Singapore, 1965-: Housing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Housing stress and the role of the state.
		Singapore: Maruzen Asia for Housing and Development Board, 1985.
		Housing and Development Board: its roles and problems in Singapore.
	www.lib.nus.edu.sg /bib/sh/sing1965g.html (985 words)

	Housing and Development Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The government, passed the Housing and Development Act of 1960 which replaced the existing Singapore Improvement Trust with the Housing and Development Board.
		The policies of the HDB were largely in line of the menifesto set out by the Singapore government; The government was promoting social cohesion and patriotism within the country.
		To prevent social straficiation that may lead to social conflict, housing of different income groups are mixed together in estates and new towns
	www.centipedia.com /articles/Housing_and_Development_Board (362 words)

	Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
		In accordance with the Articles of Association, Board Members are appointed by Regional Council to terms of between 1 and 3 years on a date fixed by Council, 3 years being the norm.
		Develop governance functions that will facilitate outcomes geared towards guiding an organized, effective and cohesive Board as they move forward.
		Assist in developing and maintaining positive relations among the Board, Committees, Regional Council, the community at large and residents of social housing facilities that will be administered by the Board.
	www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca /municipal_government/boards+committees/WBHousing+Dev_Board.asp (324 words)

	Statistics on Singapore: Public housing
		Gives the characteristics of private households which had shifted house between 1991 and 1995 by type of dwelling, sex, age group, educational qualification, occupation group of the head of the household.
		Gives data on HDB's new town developments, population housed in HDB flats, number of flats in each estate, price range of new flats, building statistics and figures for other HDB activites.
		Based on HDB's 1998 sample household survey, it includes data on living arrangement of married couples, proportion who change residence, characteristics of households who have shifted, mobility pattern and housing aspirations.
	www.lib.nus.edu.sg /bib/ss/housing.html (461 words)

	Expat Singapore - An overview of housing in Singapore
		Housing in Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, and Yishun, though far from the city centre (far in Singapore means anything more than a 10-min drive), is easily accessible by the mass rapid transit.
		Renting a Housing and Development Board's (HDB) flat in Singapore is a lot cheaper but these public housing dwellings were built primarily for housing the local masses and do not offer amenities like swimming pools or tennis courts or gyms like condos do (although a sub-genre called HDB Executive Condos do have some facilities).
		Houses in Singapore command a disproportionately lower rental so one may pay less for a huge house than for a medium sized condo in the same area.
	www.expatsingapore.com /startup/overview.shtml (1603 words)

	Draft Housing Second Amendment Bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		To amend the Housing Act, 1997, so as to authorise a Member of the Executive Council of a provincial government to approve the sale or other alienation of welfare facilities under certain circumstances; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
		In many cases the awarding of such loans was subject to a condition that the property acquired or developed may not be disposed of without the prior approval of the national Minister responsible for the function.
		In light of the fact that the right to recover the said loans has passed to the provincial housing development boards or municipalities it is proposed that the Housing Act be amended to authorise the MEC's for housing, in consultation with the MEC's for welfare, to consider applications in this respect.
	www.polity.org.za /html/govdocs/bills/1999/drafthousing.html (417 words)

	AsiaCase.com : Housing and Development Board: Re-engineering the IT Function
		The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the public housing authority of Singapore and it has been charged with the mission of providing high quality and affordable housing to the Singapore population.
		This was because it provided the essential resources for HDB to fulfil the role the government had set for it: develop and maintain a quality living environment for its residents, while keeping affordability and concern for customers utmost in is its mind.
		This led to a dramatic improvement in the IS department's operations and allowed it to fully participate in assisting the HDB's continued progress.
	www.asiacase.com /ecatalog/NO_FILTERS/page-SYSIMPLE-502648.html (188 words)

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		The development is targeted at disadvantaged people with special needs, such as young adults, single parent families and the disabled, who although economically active are unable to secure housing finance.
		The Amalinda development is SOHCO's first social housing project in the country and will provide security of tenure through a "rent to own" system.
		However he said the project was "a positive development for the ward".
	www.dispatch.co.za /2001/06/01/easterncape/HOUSE.HTM (366 words)

	Housing & Community Development: HCD Board Members
		She has also been a past President and member of the Board of Directors for ARC Howard County as well as a member of the Education Committee.
		She was also a founding board member of Maryland Coalition of Inclusive Education and served from 1988-1992.
		Eddy was recently appointed as the newest Member of the Housing and Community Development Board, where he will serve a 4-year term.
	www.co.ho.md.us /DH/HousCommDev_Members.htm (301 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Housing and Development Board"
		In 1980, a quota was introduced to ensure that no particular racial group concentrated together to prevent racial polarisation.
		To prevent social stratification that may lead to social conflict, the housing of different income groups are mixed together in estatess and new towns
		In the 1990s, the HDB concentrated on the upgrading of existing older flats, installing new facilities such as liftss that stop on every floor.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=housing_and_%44evelopment_%42oard (458 words)

	In UP, little housing, but no development by Board
		According to the Board’s officials, housing schemes 1 and 2 were about 80 per cent complete, while land was being acquired from farmers to develop schemes 3 and 4.
		Ironically, the Housing Board has already fully developed the area with infrastructure like electricity, water and sewerage, while roads are yet to be made.
		Most of the allottees are Board employees who were either residing in the area or had rented out their houses.
	cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=174039 (688 words)

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