SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has denied saying Singapore should plan to increase its population to 10 million, stating on Thursday he expects the population to be"significantly below" 6.9 million by 2030.
At a student union forum at Nanyang Technological University in 2019, Mr Heng was asked about the Government's 2013 Population White Paper, which had projected a 6.9 million population by 2030.Mr Heng's response at the dialogue was covered by The Straits Times in an article published in March last year, titled: Heng Swee Keat on S’pore staying open: We don't want a world where people build walls.
The article then said Mr Heng cited former chief planner Liu Thai Ker, who said in 2014 that Singapore should plan for 10 million people for it to remain sustainable in the long term.
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