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<TABLE id=msgUN cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD id=msgUNsubj vAlign=top>Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Hougang explain its water tank guideline</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF noWrap align=right width="1%">From: </TD><TD class=msgFname noWrap width="68%">kojakbt_89_ <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate noWrap align=right width="30%">6:58 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT noWrap align=right width="1%" height=20>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname noWrap width="68%">ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 3) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>51627.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt id=msgtxt_1>May 25, 2011
Hougang SMC explains its water tank guidelines
By Ernest Luis
Last week saw an uproar among residents of Block 686B Woodlands Drive 73 about security following the discovery of a dead maid's body in one of the water tanks on the rooftop. -- PHOTO: HOUGANG SMC
LAST week saw an uproar among residents of Block 686B Woodlands Drive 73 about security following the discovery of a dead maid's body in one of the water tanks on the rooftop.
On Wednesday, Hougang SMC (Single Member Constituency) posted the following note at 2.09pm on its Facebook page (carried exactly as posted below):
'In view of the recent unfortunate 'body in water tank' incident, there were concerns raised about water tanks' security & safety issues across the island. To help residents better understand the processes Hougang Town Council (HGTC) put in place, below are HGTC's water tanks' safety guidelines enforced throughout the years.
'All water tanks in the HDB blocks of Hougang SMC (Single Member Constituency) Estate are locked. Cleaners do not have access but if they are required to access the roof to do any cleaning works, a HGTC officer is required to be present to monitor and check the works.
'The access door to the roof is also locked and the keys to access the locks are securitised in that these cannot be duplicated at any shop except by the manufacturer who can only do so with the authorisation by HGTC. The locks to the access door to the roof are different from that used to lock the water tanks. Any personnel given access to the roof must first be authorised by the company that has a contract with HGTC or statutory boards.
'Existing at the roof tops of HDB blocks are various services which various authorities either directly or through their assigns may want access to at one time or another. To accommodate this, HGTC endeavors to maintain the current system of using only securitised padlocks accompanied by very stringent enforcement actions...'
To see more of Hougang SMC's post and the reactions it has received, go here: <A href="http://tiny.cc/d1gav" target=_blank>http://tiny.cc/d1gav
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Hougang SMC explains its water tank guidelines
By Ernest Luis
LAST week saw an uproar among residents of Block 686B Woodlands Drive 73 about security following the discovery of a dead maid's body in one of the water tanks on the rooftop.
On Wednesday, Hougang SMC (Single Member Constituency) posted the following note at 2.09pm on its Facebook page (carried exactly as posted below):
'In view of the recent unfortunate 'body in water tank' incident, there were concerns raised about water tanks' security & safety issues across the island. To help residents better understand the processes Hougang Town Council (HGTC) put in place, below are HGTC's water tanks' safety guidelines enforced throughout the years.
'All water tanks in the HDB blocks of Hougang SMC (Single Member Constituency) Estate are locked. Cleaners do not have access but if they are required to access the roof to do any cleaning works, a HGTC officer is required to be present to monitor and check the works.
'The access door to the roof is also locked and the keys to access the locks are securitised in that these cannot be duplicated at any shop except by the manufacturer who can only do so with the authorisation by HGTC. The locks to the access door to the roof are different from that used to lock the water tanks. Any personnel given access to the roof must first be authorised by the company that has a contract with HGTC or statutory boards.
'Existing at the roof tops of HDB blocks are various services which various authorities either directly or through their assigns may want access to at one time or another. To accommodate this, HGTC endeavors to maintain the current system of using only securitised padlocks accompanied by very stringent enforcement actions...'
To see more of Hougang SMC's post and the reactions it has received, go here: <A href="http://tiny.cc/d1gav" target=_blank>http://tiny.cc/d1gav
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