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More CCTVs to be installed to rid problem of urine in lifts in Aljunied GRC
By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 May 2008 2314 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE : The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) plans to install more CCTVs under its "Zero Litter Campaign."

Urinating in most HDB lifts is a problem that's not as prevalent now as before, but the Aljunied GRC wants to fully rid the constituency of this irritation.

The area's "Zero Litter Campaign" was started last year but progress has been slow, so its Members of Parliament are urging the ward's 200,000 residents to play an active role in the campaign.

To solve the problem of urine in lifts, they are planning to install CCTVs in lifts and void decks.

Said Foreign Affairs Minister and Aljunied MP George Yeo: "The problem of urination and defecation in lifts is a very strange one. Why is it that in certain blocks (and) lifts, we have this persistent problem? And somehow, the culprits feel that they can get away with it.

"We have been cracking our heads how best to solve this problem. In the past, we had urine detectors. Some of them were mock ones, just to frighten people. It had not worked as well as it should. We've got to make examples... (that will have) deterrent effect." - CNA /ls

 

 



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