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SINGAPORE : Singapore's success in building a garden city gives confidence to investors that the country can deliver, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
He was speaking on the greening of a nation at a dialogue held to commemorate the Botanic Gardens' 150th anniversary on Wednesday.
He also touched on studies to build seawalls to guard Singapore against global warming. Mr Lee said Dutch consultants have been studying the problem for Singapore.
He added: "If the sea level rises one metre, we can cope. If the sea level rises two metres, which will happen if the ice cap begins to melt both at the Atlantic and Antarctic, it may go up to three, four metres. We will lose our harbour and our coastline.
"So we asked them (consultants) what can we do. Can we build a dyke? (They say) no, on this island, you cannot build a dyke; you will have to build a seawall. We have the resources, we will build a sea wall."
On the value of homes in Singapore, Mr Lee said much depends on how residents took ownership of their environment.
"You destroy the environment and you want to re-sell (your property), it goes down. At the same time, I remind them if you get a bum government, the whole thing comes apart," said MM Lee.
Mr Lee stressed that inculcating values to preserve the environment must begin in schools - something that is already being done. - CNA /ls
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