In an YouTube interview with content creator Max Chernov, uploaded on July 25, 90-year-old Peter Ellinger shared his experience working in Singapore during the 60s.
According to him, houses back then were cheap: "A good friend of mine bought a house in Chancery Lane for $80,000. The same house would be worth $8,000,000 [today]." "The People's Action Party did wonders in so far as housing is concerned," Peter mentioned, highlighting how the Bedok neighbourhood was built under their wing.
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