A Study on Social Sustainability - Queenstown

What was Queenstown like before it became a lively place?

• It was already a busy city.

• It used to be a kampong (village) surrounded by forests.

• It was a forest with swamps.

• • It was full of skyscrapers and shopping malls.

What types of places made Queenstown feel lively and exciting?

• There were three cinemas, four banks, and a hawker centre with almost 200 stalls.

• Only one small shop and a playground.

• A giant amusement park and a stadium.

• A jungle with no buildings or people.

How did the cinemas, banks, and hawker centre contribute to daily life?

• The residents hardly used them because they were working at other areas

• The banks and cinemas served limited purposes to daily life.

• The cinemas provided entertainment, the banks handled money matters, and the hawker centre was a busy place for food and socializing.

• The hawker centre was closed by the time residents got there.

What does the phrase “kampung spirit” suggest about the community?

• People ignored each other and stayed indoors.

• It was a ghost town with no one around.

• It means the people were close-knit, friendly and supported each other.

• The residents didn’t care about their neighbors.

How did the 12-storey building make people feel when they looked down?

• They felt nothing because it was not that tall.

• They felt nothing because buildings more than 12-storey were common.

• It made their legs tremble, showing that it was very tall and maybe even a little scary.

Why do you think people felt connected to each other in Queenstown?

• They never spoke to their neighbours.

• They saw familiar faces everywhere and had a strong sense of community

• Everyone lived far away from each other.

• The town was full of strangers from different countries.

What major change did the government announce?

• They built a new amusement park.

• They made Queenstown a nature reserve.

• They turned it into a business district because of its centralised location.

• A housing reallocation exercise, meaning many residents had to move away.

How did the reallocation exercise affect the residents?

• They built more cinemas instead of moving away.

• Many relocated, and the once lively place became empty.

• They stayed in Queenstown and nothing changed.

• Some residents chose to relocate while other stayed.

What happened to the cinemas after the changes?

• They were conserved as heritage buildings.

• They were converted into churches.

• They remained the same and still showed movies.

• They turned into shopping malls.

Why did Mr Tan say, "Everything is gone"? What emotions did this show?

• The residents were sad because it was a dream and everything did not happen.

• The residents were happy because they get to move to new flats.

• It showed sadness and nostalgia because the lively community and familiar places have disappeared.

• It show neutrality as the residents did not care to stay in Queenstown anymore.