Residents' Committee (RCs)

The RCs were first introduced when the government found out that there was a need for the people of a housing estate to mix with one another, thereby improving the understanding towards other people of different races and religion.

Their aim is to help the People's Association foster social cohesion and community development within a particular housing estates. As the subzones of various town are further subdivided into cluster of HDB flats around these RCs, they bring the people closer towards one another. An example is "Punggol South Zone 6".

The RC, meanwhile, is made up of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor and various other members. These people are all selected within the housing estate by the P.M. Office when they volunteer to be a member.

To achieve their aims, the RCs often organise functions and various activities such as tea parties, trips to nearby countries to let the people have a chance to come together. They print out poster, banners or even go to house to house visits to sell tickets to promote these activities all for the sake for the community. When one goes around housing estates at night, they might also see some stalls being set up along roadsides. These are the "Night Markets" or "Pasar Malam" in Singapore. They too, are organised by the RC who invites stallholders to sell anything ranging from sumptuos food to household items.

A banner promoting tution classes organised by the RC