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The man with his arm in a sling stood out during the discussion on housing affordability.
He defended the permanent residents (PRs), who were often cited as the reason for the increase in prices of HDB resale flats.
During a discussion at the Our Singapore Conversation on Housing session on Wednesday at Singapore Management University, Mr Sean McMenamin, a PR-turned-Singapore citizen, said they already face “differentiation” in many areas like education and health care.
The 29-year-old allied educator recounted his experience of buying a three-room resale flat with his father, who is currently a PR. They did not qualify for any grants and had to pay for their flat with cash and CPF.
PRs are also subjected to other restrictions, he said.
Read the full report in The New Paper on Friday (May 31).