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URA & BCA didn't get any application regarding 38 Oxley Road house
"It has been nine years. That day is today," Lee Hsien Yang said, of the decision to allow the property's demolition.
October 15, 2024, 05:20 PM
On Oct. 15, Lee Hsien Yang posted on Facebook about his intention to apply for the demolition of his family home at 38 Oxley Road.
Lee, who said he was the sole owner of the property and the only living executor of his father's will, added that he planned to build a small private dwelling to be held by the family "in perpetuity" afterwards.
In response to Mothership's queries about the application, both the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said in a joint statement that they have not received any application in respect of 38 Oxley Road.
Their statement was also issued on Oct. 15.
About an hour earlier, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said in a separate statement that it would "carefully consider" issues related to the property.
It added that it would take into account the late Lee Kuan Yew's wishes, the public interest, and consider "any applications with regard to the property".
Background
On Oct. 9, Lee Hsien Yang posted a statement from his sister, Lee Wei Ling, who had died at home the same day.
The statement, which he said she had directed him to convey, appealed for the demolition of 38 Oxley Place, in line with their parents' "unwavering and deeply felt wish".
Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling had previously appealed for the house's demolition in 2015.
A ministerial committee was set up on Jun. 1, 2016, to consider various options for 38 Oxley Road. The siblings later alleged that their brother had misused his power in handling the matter.
In his Oct. 15 Facebook post, Lee Hsien Yang said he was the "sole legal owner of 38 Oxley Road" and, after his sister's death, the only living executor of Lee Kuan Yew's estate.
He referred to a statement by his brother, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who said in Parliament in 2015 when he was still prime minister that when Lee Wei Ling passed, it would be "up to the government of the day" to decide if the demolition is allowed.
"It has been nine years. That day is today," he concluded.
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