Main Upgrading Programme (MUP)
Introduction

The upgrading programme will improve the flats, the blocks and the common areas of the HDB estates.

HDB estates will be divided into precincts which residents can relate to as their own. A precinct, formed by five to seven apartment blocks, is created by building linkways between blocks, precinct boundary indicators and precinct entrances to provide exclusiveness.

The apartment blocks and the flats will be upgraded to improve the aesthetics, fittings, fixtures and finishes to a level where the residents could be proud of them and are willing to look after them. All the improvement items in a precinct, in the block outside the flats and within the flat will be identified with the help of the Town Councils and grassroots leaders.

In the steady phase, three upgrading packages will be offered:

• Basic - comprises essential improvements that provide the best value-for-money
• Standard - As the budget allocated is more, this package comprises more improvements than those offered under the Basic Package. Additional items include upgrading of building facades.
• Standard-plus - comprises all the items under the Standard Package, plus a space-adding item.

The actual upgrading package for a precinct will depend on the preference of flat owners in that precinct. However, the package will only be implemented if 75% or more of the flat owners are in favour.