http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/hdb-issues-alert-against-upgrading-works-notice-20130602
When residents of Housing Board blocks in several areas received fliers informing them about work to be done on their front gates, some thought it was an official upgrading of sorts.
But the HDB has come out to warn residents about Steel Elite Construction, saying the company behind the fliers is not registered with it, and there is nothing official about the service it offers.
Residents showed The Sunday Times the company's flier, which is headlined "Notice" and informs them that transparent protective covers for gates will be installed in their blocks on specific dates.
They are told the job, which takes 20 to 30 minutes and costs $68, is being done at the request of residents in the block and by "approved and trained HDB contractors". It is only on close reading that residents learn this is a service for sale, that it is "not compulsory" and that those who do not want it may reject it.
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