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Mr Lee Kuan Yew wanted Oxley Road home demolished


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On 10/10/2024 at 8:50 AM, Beregond said:

Didn't exactly follow this news. 

So now what will be the fate of the house? 

Any decision make already? 🤔🤔

Why you so anxious hahahaha wait till she is laid to rest la :D 

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On 10/10/2024 at 9:16 AM, Beehive3783 said:

Why you so anxious hahahaha wait till she is laid to rest la :D 

No la.

I actually thought the decision make last time already. 

 

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On 10/10/2024 at 9:04 AM, Benarsenal said:

RIP

Hope a decision on the house will be settled soon.

Tot the decision made long ago liao ... hence all these problems. 🤔

People... most people I think... are actually hoping for a change in decision😬

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There are a lot of land parcels that govt can choose not to do anything and just leave it there. 

1 option is that they just leave it in limbo until they so decide to restore/preserve it as a heritage/propaganda area. 
LHY can't sell it. They don't touch it until the 2 surviving Lees are really lao kok kok liao. 

 

 

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On 10/10/2024 at 7:15 AM, ER-3682 said:

Should put her latest Photo,why put a Photo of her,study in Nanyang Girl.?

probably her wish, some people plan their own funeral to minute details, @RadX should knows best...

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On 10/10/2024 at 12:53 PM, Lala81 said:

There are a lot of land parcels that govt can choose not to do anything and just leave it there. 

1 option is that they just leave it in limbo until they so decide to restore/preserve it as a heritage/propaganda area. 
LHY can't sell it. They don't touch it until the 2 surviving Lees are really lao kok kok liao. 

 

 

No. I remember the will is for LWL to live in it till she moved out/died. Not till the last child. And it belongs to LHY 100%.

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On 10/10/2024 at 11:28 AM, Volvobrick said:

No. I remember the will is for LWL to live in it till she moved out/died. Not till the last child. And it belongs to LHY 100%.

so if gahmen want to gazette it for monument or conservation, it has to be fast, else LHY can demolish it soon...

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On 10/10/2024 at 11:41 AM, Ahwhye said:

so if gahmen want to gazette it for monument or conservation, it has to be fast, else LHY can demolish it soon...

Even after demolished, that piece of land still belong to the Lee right? So what they plan to build there?

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On 10/10/2024 at 11:47 AM, 13177 said:

Even after demolished, that piece of land still belong to the Lee right? So what they plan to build there?

old man wanted to demolish the house, as for the piece of land, we not part of familee, it doesn't concern us, we just 吃瓜看戏... :D

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On 10/10/2024 at 11:28 AM, Volvobrick said:

No. I remember the will is for LWL to live in it till she moved out/died. Not till the last child. And it belongs to LHY 100%.

Oh ok. I only knew LHY owned the property.

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there are a range of plausible options for the house as set out by the Ministerial Committee in 2018. The options are to (i) retain the property by gazetting it as a National Monument or for conservation; (ii) retain the dining room and demolish the rest of the property; or (iii) allow the property to be demolished fully and allow for the site to be redeveloped.

 

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On 10/10/2024 at 2:47 PM, 13177 said:

Even after demolished, that piece of land still belong to the Lee right? So what they plan to build there?

Plant Durian trees....MSW anyone? 

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On 10/10/2024 at 11:47 AM, 13177 said:

Even after demolished, that piece of land still belong to the Lee right? So what they plan to build there?

I heard that House got a Tunnel to Fort Canning,you can buy the Land,built a Cave on Top of the Tunnel.!

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On 10/10/2024 at 11:28 AM, Volvobrick said:

No. I remember the will is for LWL to live in it till she moved out/died. Not till the last child. And it belongs to LHY 100%.

I always found it a bit strange this sale, and iirc, lhy said to have paid a very high price. 

It is clear that lhy lwl wanted to demolish the house later.

But for lhl to sell it but still be a extremely influential part of the very govt that can gazette it..... lhy is in a fundamentally losing position? 输两次.. lose 2 times

 

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/pm-says-he-agreed-to-sell-oxley-house-to-resolve-dispute

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On 10/10/2024 at 8:25 AM, BanCoe said:

Even the faculty she worked in or rather manning or parachuted  …… very demanding not ez person to work  with ……. That was like 15 years back  

It's normal lah, will always have such people who are unmarried and no commitment thus dedicated 100% of life to work work work. No other distractions in life. Then when grow old, will be a bit eccentric - showing favour and kindness to some, but very demanding to others. Complicated characters.

I like her insightful columns though, and the tone was quite frank. Should have gone into politics then more fun.

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On 10/10/2024 at 9:45 AM, Playtime said:

Tot the decision made long ago liao ... hence all these problems. 🤔

People... most people I think... are actually hoping for a change in decision😬

No ah. It was specifically stated that no decision was to be made on the house until LWL move out or pass on.

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