SDP chief Chee Soon Juan had made the claim during a TV debate on July 1, 2020.
The alleged population target was refuted by various ministers on multiple platforms with Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat stating unequivocally that Singapore's population is likely to be significantly below 6.9 million by 2030.The SDP's application to cancel the correction direction after it was issued was rejected by the Minister for National Development.
He pointed out that while Dr Cheong had spoken about"living density", the SDP had deliberately substituted her words with"population density" which is a different thing. The letter had also been cited in full in an article in The Online Citizen which the SDP had cited to bolster its case. In fact, in rejecting the SDP's application to set aside the correction direction, the Minister for National Development had specifically mentioned the letter, said Justice Woo.
This is particularly so because the SDP's article had been premised on an earlier forum letter about Dr Cheong's comments, and the HDB letter was in response to that.
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