Allowing Lee Hsien Yang to demolish house at 38 Oxley Road will rule out options: Edwin Tong

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SINGAPORE – Allowing Mr Lee Hsien Yang to carry out immediate demolition works at 38 Oxley Road would “straightaway rule out options which can be considered”, said Minister for Culture, Community and...

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Mr Lee Kuan Yew started renting the one-storey bungalow in the mid-1940s, purchased it later in 1965 and lived there until his death in 2015.\n\n\n\nMr Tong said: “There is, quite understandably, a range of different views amongst Singaporeans on the matter.\n \n“It is important that we approach the matter with an open mind, as well as keep our options open. The passage of time will help us better appreciate the matter in its proper context, with the benefit of some hindsight.”\n\nOn Oct 24, the National Heritage Board (NHB) announced it would embark on a study of the site to determine if it “has national historical, heritage, and architectural significance as to be worthy of preservation” as a national monument.\nMr Tong said: “If a Preservation Order is made, all options will remain open, and this will give the Government time to consider the different options identified in the ministerial committee report, or any other option.”\nA preservation order designates a building or a site as a national monument, and restricts the changes that can be made to it.\nMr Tong, who is also Second Minister for Law, said the study will be conducted by NHB’s Preservation of Sites and Monuments Advisory Board, which comprises experts from various sectors. \n“They will carefully assess the merits, if any, of such preservation, and make their professional recommendations,” he added. \n\n\n\n\n\nEmbed Facebook\n\n\nFacebook\n\n38 Oxley Road (38OR) has been the subject of some discussion recently, following the sad passing of Dr Lee Wei Ling. ...Posted by Edwin Tong on Wednesday, October 23, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2018, a ministerial committee led by Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean recommended three options for the house, leaving the decision up to a “future government”.\nThey were: to preserve the property and gazette it for conservation or as a national monument; to retain the basement dining room, which has the most historical significance, and tear down the rest of the property; or to allow the property to be demolished fully for redevelopment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nIn its report, the committee noted that the house was “where meetings took place that led to the formation of the first independent government for Singapore, and altered the destiny of the country”.\nThe basement dining room is of particular significance, as it was where the ruling People’s Action Party was formed in 1954.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nThe basement dining room at 38 Oxley Road, photographed in October 2011. 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