A new rule presumes that a suspected flat owner is guilty of high-rise littering unless he proves his innocence.SINGAPORE – Tissues, sanitary pads, curry and even faeces: Mr Lee Kok Chuan, cleaning site manager in Ang Mo Kio, has seen all sorts of awful and dangerous things flung from high-rise buildings into common areas.
“Although littering is a bad habit and the new Bill might not change their ways, I hope it will make it easier to punish those that don’t.” “We need a systematic and comprehensive approach that addresses the underlying causes of littering, and focus on how to tackle the issue effectively,” he said. He added: “Our society needs to continue to work on the small group of inconsiderate people in every part of Singapore who are responsible for the littering acts which make our estates and public spaces dirty, whether by way of better education, better public education or more effective surveillance or enforcement measures... It is a work in progress.”But even with such measures, the Bill still does not take into account fringe cases of high-rise littering, said Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Darryl David.