"Inclusiveness" as we all know is the new buzzword from our government's PR spin machinery. The government is hoping this inclusiveness meme will help to address the wage/wealth gap that is apparently fraying the bonds of society here in Singapore.
Yet, strangely, all the effort thus far (community games etc...) has focused exclusively on the relatively poorer HDB heartlands. It would seem the government's strategy is to cultivate inclusiveness only amongst HDB residents themselves.
Citizens living in gated private condominiums and landed property are thus 'unfairly' excluded from these activities. They have either been forgotten or have their own community bonding activities exclusive to them.
One would think that efforts to address the wage/wealth gap should be directed at bringing together these two segments of society together. Either the well-off don't want to bond with the unwashed poorer masses or the government is making some assumptions they are not telling us about.
For a start, perhaps exclusive clubs like the SICC can open their grounds for community bonding activities during the weekends. Who knows, they might be able to recruit some new caddy talent from among the participants!
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