HDB seems locked in a constant battle with what Singaporeans call “the rich people areas.” HDB seems to view enclaves – be it ethnic enclaves, or areas defined by a certain socioeconomic strata – as areas that need to be broken up. It’s like whack-a-mole for them: all the flats are pricey and centralised? Put in rental flats. There are exclusive landed properties nearby? Put up a block across from it. For the most part, I love it. I get that some homeowners don’t, but it’s needed to prevent widening class divisions. We already have such strong stratifications (your social class is obvious from condo, HDB, or landed ownership), the least we can do is to try and make everyone get along. And I think the upcoming housing estate in Bukit Timah is going to be the very icon of this intent. There are going to be up to 20,000 new homes on the Turf City site, which is directly facing...