I feel that tourism adds value to a heritage spot or icon.
When tourists visit an icon or heritage spot, they have to pay money to enter. When they leave, they may also purchase certain franchise available in the area. Lets take the Eiffel tower in Paris for example. when you want to climb or take the elevator up the Eiffel tower, visitors have to pay for the entry ticket. located on the Eiffel tower itself are various cafes and shops selling food and franchise. This brings profits for France and thus adds value to the Eiffel tower.
Tourism allows people to come and view and appreciate the icon/ heritage centre. There is no point splurging money on an icon or preserving an ancient heritage spot and have to no one to come and learn about it or just enjoy the view. Tourism allows that. Tourism allows people to come in and appreciate the view and learn about the area's culture as well as its history.
In Singapore, we have icons such as the merlion and a UNESCO site, the botanic gardens. The merlion attracts many visitors from around the globe to Singapore. Again, this benefits our economy. As for the Botanic Gardens, we have people come together, talk, exercise and unwind.
Therefore, I feel that tourism adds value to a heritage spot or icon.
Saturday, May 6, 2017
to keep or to demolish LKY's house
To keep... or to demolish?
My stand is to demolish the house. As part of Mr Lew Kuan Yew's dying wishes, he wished to demolish the house if his daughter was not staying there, and build a condo on that piece of land so as to bring in further profits for Singapore's economy.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew is an important figure in Singapore's fight for independence. He was our first prime minister. He gave us meritocracy, democracy, multiculturalism and many other contributions. His careful and precise decisions have given us modern Singapore -- a clean, green and safe environment where everyone is accepted. As Singaporeans, I feel that we should respect Mr lee kuan yew's last wishes to demolish the house, as it is the least we could do to honour our leader.
Moreover, we do not have to keep the bungalow at 38 Oxley Road to preserve its heritage. Instead, we can just take pictures of various parts of the house to show future generations of Singapore and maintain LKY's privacy instead of opening it to the public. We do not need the actual exhibit to learn about our leader, we just need the proper supplies and people.
Demolishing the house can bring us profits, respect Lee Kuan Yew's wishes and still allow us to learn about him, therefore I feel that we should demolish the house.
My stand is to demolish the house. As part of Mr Lew Kuan Yew's dying wishes, he wished to demolish the house if his daughter was not staying there, and build a condo on that piece of land so as to bring in further profits for Singapore's economy.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew is an important figure in Singapore's fight for independence. He was our first prime minister. He gave us meritocracy, democracy, multiculturalism and many other contributions. His careful and precise decisions have given us modern Singapore -- a clean, green and safe environment where everyone is accepted. As Singaporeans, I feel that we should respect Mr lee kuan yew's last wishes to demolish the house, as it is the least we could do to honour our leader.
Moreover, we do not have to keep the bungalow at 38 Oxley Road to preserve its heritage. Instead, we can just take pictures of various parts of the house to show future generations of Singapore and maintain LKY's privacy instead of opening it to the public. We do not need the actual exhibit to learn about our leader, we just need the proper supplies and people.
Demolishing the house can bring us profits, respect Lee Kuan Yew's wishes and still allow us to learn about him, therefore I feel that we should demolish the house.
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