Condo units near ‘blue zones’ may be used for vice activities

Source : Straits Times - 20 Apr 2009

IN LAST Saturday’s article, ‘Condo units turned hotels’, it was reported that rooms in at least four condominium developments were being rented out on a daily basis for as little as $40 per day.

Some condo units are near ‘blue zones’, which are unofficial areas designated for the flesh trade. This will encourage pimps to rent such rooms on a daily basis and sub-let them on an hourly basis to circumvent the prohibition on budget hotels renting out rooms by the hour.

I hope the Urban Redevelopment Authority will take this into consideration when assessing such arrangements.

Chin Kee Thou