20 percent more Indians who never NS in Sg

MR MOHAMED Mustafa Shahulhamid has been looking for a resale flat in Little India for his son in the last six months.

So far, his hunt has been fruitless.

'Many Indian families want to live in Little India. No Indian families are moving out and we cannot buy from the Chinese,' said the 51-year-old frozen food trader.

Under the Ethnic Integration Policy, the Government has set ratios for ethnic groups in HDB blocks and precincts. This is to prevent enclaves from forming.

In Little India, the quotas for Indians/Others are usually filled.

But Mr Mohamed Mustafa may now get a break as a result of quota changes. On March 5, the quotas for Indians/Others were raised to 12 per cent and 15 per cent for precinct and block respectively, up from 10 per cent and 13 per cent.