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Singapore’s former chief planner Liu Thai Ker dies aged 87

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During his tenure from 1969 to 1989, a total of 23 satellite towns with a population of over 200,000 were planned and designed, and around 500,000 houses and related facilities were built.

Dr Liu subsequently moved over to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) as CEO and Chief Planner to oversee a major update of the Urban Concept Plan of Singapore from 1989 to 1992.

Dr Liu also served as the Founding Chairman of the advisory board of the Centre for Liveable Cities, which was founded in 2008.

He is also a Board Member of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, a private entity wholly owned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry mandated to develop government-to-government projects.

Dr Liu started his own company Morrow Architects and Planners in December 2017.

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