Owner of Singapore's last kampung, valued at $70m, refuses to sell land

Owner of Singapore's last kampung, valued at $70m, refuses to sell land

Asia One·2024-10-01 15:02

There are some things that money can't buy.

For Sng Mui Hong, no amount can convince her to sell the land which Kampong Lorong Buangkok — Singapore's last remaining kampung — stands on.

She and her four siblings inherited the village from her late father Sng Teow Koon, who bought the 12,248 sq m plot of land in 1956.

And despite the land reportedly being valued at a staggering $70 million, Sng remains steadfast in her conviction of holding onto the kampung because of a promise, she said in a TikTok video uploaded by property agents Wan & Zal last Monday (Sept 23).

Clad in a checkered shirt and patterned pants while sitting astride a bicycle, the youngest of four children shared that her father had wanted to keep the land for his descendants.

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"It's a big sin, since you already promised your father [to keep the land], how can you lie?" She told the duo in Malay.

Sng added that the kampung will be left to her relatives in the future, who are aware of the promise and their grandfather's wishes.

The one-minute video has racked up over 700 thousand views in a week, with many netizens commending Sng for keeping her promise to her late father.

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