Sun Xueling
Singapore
“We are deploying electric vehicle (EV) chargers in tandem with growing demand, within the constraints of space and electricity. As EV technology is continuously improving, we are also mindful not to overbuild as chargers can become obsolete quickly.”
“I thank Member Dr Choo Pei Ling for raising feedback from her Tengah residents. Currently, two multi-storey car parks in Tengah have EV chargers, and LTA subsidiary, EV-Electric (EVe) Charging Pte Ltd, is in the process of deploying EV chargers in another eight multi-storey car parks in Tengah.”
“The Government targets to deploy 60,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points by 2030, which comprise 40,000 in public car parks, and 20,000 in private premises. As of March 2026, there are 30,500 EV charging points deployed in Singapore. We are on track to achieving our 2030 target in tandem with the growing demand for EVs.”
“In 2025, about 30% of Build-To-Order (BTO) blocks were completed earlier than their estimated completion dates at the point of flat booking. On average, these blocks were completed about two months earlier.”
“Yes, thank you. We agree with Dr Neo that it is important to bring together the wider ecosystem and we will consult all stakeholders. The Ministry of Transport's immediate focus is to drive the usage of drones more extensively, especially by the public sector and this is because we already have many potential use cases.”
“I thank the Member for her question. Earlier, I mentioned in my reply that the HDB notifies buyers at three junctures. This is to give buyers adequate time to plan. And that is why it is at the one year before, six months before and three months before.”
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“We curbed our individual tribal instincts so as to grow a greater common area and we balanced the needs of everyone in our society because we celebrate our success together. We can only succeed together. In the first 50 years, we created more by sharing what little we had. In our next 50 years together, we will have to nurture and grow this generosity of spirit, for it will allow us to go beyond ourselves, beyond current possibilities, beyond our shores, and set us on the path to becoming a great nation and a great people. In the President's words, "Ours should be... a society consisting of generous hearts who treat one another with warmth and dignity". Today, as our needs, interests and perspectives become more diverse, how do we go beyond ourselves and beyond narrow self-interest? Einstein once said, "A man starts to live when he can live outside himself". We see issues through the lenses of our own backgrounds and experiences. When there are differences, can we look beyond our own perspectives and find the generosity to love and accept another human being, to go pass all that divides us and believe in a common humanity and a shared destiny as Singaporeans? As the example of Mdm Noriza has shown us, we can. She helped a stranger, not of the same race, not of the same religion, someone who is elderly and vulnerable. Her personal act of generosity shows us how as individuals we can epitomise our values of social and racial harmony. We should also exercise generosity in our worldviews and the way we see each other. As our young aspire to take different routes to success, can we stand by their choices and not let our pre-conceived biases tie them down? Can we as a society be less judgmental when others take a less well-trodden route to success?”
“Mdm Speaker, I support the Motion. As we deliberate our next 50 years together, I think it worthwhile if we think about who we are as a people, the values that define us and what we want in our society. Our needs have evolved over the years. From the time we struggled to make ends meet, to now where we have an opportunity to shape the future Singapore for our children, where we can be aspirational, to become a great nation and a great people. The Straits Times is running a nomination for the Singaporean of the Year. Amongst the nominees is Mdm Noriza A Mansor, a single mother with five children, who came to the aid of a stranger, Mr Tan Soy Yong, 76 years old, who had soiled himself while buying groceries. Mdm Noriza cleaned him up and has since been taking care of the old couple like they are her parents. She said, "I will always make time for them. How can I not?" The Singapore Story has often been told in terms of an economic success. But it is also a story of human spirit. After 50 years, through our repeated choices of what we want and what we reject, we have distilled and created something – the spirit of Singaporeans. We have, in ourselves, a certain generosity of spirit: a bigness in our hearts to accommodate differences, to forgive and to care. We care for every family who wants to own a home; for every child who wants to go to school; for every senior citizen who wants to retire with dignity; and for everyone in the minority or majority group who wants to have an equal opportunity. We made an active choice to reject chauvinism and build an equal society. The broad social mobility, social cohesion and racial harmony that we enjoy now are a function of the generosity Page: 22 that we show each other.”