The following is my
answer to a Quora question: “Why does Singapore look so much
cleaner and well-kept than Hong Kong?”
Because it is. The laws against littering are stricter
in Singapore, and being a compact city state, more rigorously enforced. This is
not a criticism of Hong Kong. We must
understand that Hong Kong is larger than Singapore, spread over a wider area of
diverse geographic features in a more challenging sociopolitical environment. They do well enough as it is.
Singapore is far more compact, with an authoritarian
government in a strong political position which allows for greater scope in
planning with regards urban development. There is a Land Acquisition Act, which allows
the government to get rid of buildings that are deemed against the public good.
Development works have a strict
timeline, and should a contractor run out of money, that land is either taken
back to be retendered out, or another contractor is brought in.
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