COMMENT | A video clip featuring National House Buyers Association (HBA) secretary-general Chang Kim Loong on YouTube garnered tens of thousands of views since Monday.

At the time of writing, it has been shared over 13,000 times and has drawn more than 2,500 comments. The video addressed various concerns regarding the proposed tabling of the Urban Renewal Bill. 

But for the past two months, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming held discussions with stakeholders, including property developers, homebuyers’ associations, community activists, academics, MPs, and political parties.