Singapore National library is one of the best in the world. Like Singapore Airline, it has become one of national features stood in the heart of all citizens as well as others who use it. It provides wonderful resources of all kinds of knowledge and information and cultivates the love of learning.
The National library at Orchard is going to move. What sad news! After almost 8 years of wonderful service at the heart of commercial area.The National Library Board decided to move.
But why?
Though the spokesman of NLB did not review the reason behind, it is quite obviously because of high rent in Nee Ann City. Nee Ann City is one of most prestigious commercial building and locates in the hottest street of Singapore. It is well known that Singapore property market hits all time high and the office rent at prime location is increased by 23%. The Government also announced the GDP of year of 2007 will be 7.3 per cent.Everything seems prosperous.
Yet, our NLB, a government agency or statuary broad could not keep its one of most popular libraries at this prime location. Is that because Singapore Government cannot afford or not will to pay a price? 书香不比铜臭？
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