Speeches At Sutramas Residents' Gathering - 29 November 2008

Reproduced below are the speeches given by the JMC Chairman and the representative from the developer at the Sutramas Residents' Gathering on 29 November 2008.

Speech from Mr. Ronnie Tan, Chairman of the JMC.

Good evening neighbours and guests, my name is Ronnie Tan. I have been honoured with the chairmanship of the joint management committee of Sutramas for the past 7 months. In a small way I would like to return the honour by welcoming all of you to this evening's get together.

Sutramas' joint management committee was formed following a residents' general meeting. This was held in April of this year. At that meeting, it was very encouraging to note that many volunteers stepped forward to help in the running of the condo. Because of this, the committee is a strong composition of individual across many professional abilities. It also meets the maximum number of members which the law allows which is 12. I believe that if there was no limit imposed by law, we would see many more members.

The Committee has been very active. 9 meetings have been held over the past 7 months. The issues that arise have been communicated to residents through periodical letters. We hope that residents have been made aware of the actions that the Committee has taken to address that that has arisen.

As you may be aware, the financial state of Sutramas requires some attention It is not serious in any sense of the word as we have some reserves. However, we feel that a residence like Sutramas should have facilities and upkeep that is of a superior level. As such, we feel that a good level of reserves will give us this capability. We intend to table a plan for residents approval soon. This would likely take place in the annual meeting of residents. We plan to hold this meeting in April next year.

In the meantime, we have implemented some measures to increase revenue of the condo. For example, all of the retail lots have been leased out. We now have a laundrette, a music school and a child care centre. Soon, a beauty centre for the ladies, and men as well, and a cafe would open its doors. We have also made available surplus facilities of the condo for rent by residents. These are carparks at LG3 as well as lockers at the changing rooms in front of the pool. And as you know, the function rooms and tables and chairs are available for rent if you require them. We hope that you would give priority to using the condo facilities made available here as the revenue would go back to no one else except all of us.

At the same time, you would also have noticed that very detailed attention has been paid to watching running cost of the condo, for example utility charges.

We hope that all of these efforts would help us achieve the financial security that we seek. I would however like to highlight that we won't be able to do this without your support.

One of the things that has always been on the agenda is a gathering for residents. The condo's doors have been opened since April last year. Since then we have not had a chance to socialise with our Sutramas neighbours beyond the occasional chats in the lifts.

As such, we hope that this gathering would be the start of very strong communal links between neighbours here at Sutramas and more importantly to help place names to faces which for most of us have been just familiar up to now. Hopefully, our usual smiles can now be accompanied by a friendly call of name.

At this juncture, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome and thank the Developer, Dutamasa Sdn Bhd for generously sponsoring this event. It goes a long way towards helping us on to a strong financial footing. We thank and welcome representatives from the developer, Mr. Teo Chiang Khai and Mr. Joe and their families who have made time to join us this evening.

I would also like to welcome Ms Wong Wee Sin and Mr. Gavin Chong for joining us as well. They have definitely done a lot of work in managing the condo.

Thanks also to Mr. Tony Ng and the members of the Social and Recreational Sub-Committee for organising the evening's function. I am sure no effort has been spared in making this night a success.

I would now to take my leave but would like to invite Mr.Joe Tan, Executive Vice President, See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd to say a few words. Please would you join we in warmly welcoming Mr.Joe Tan.

Speech from Mr. Joe Tan, Executive Vice President , See Hoy Chan.

Mr Ronnie Tan, chairman of joint management committee of Sutramas, Mr Teo Chiang Khai, Executive Director Of See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd group, our valued homeowners and residents of Sutramas, I wish all of you a very good evening.

First of all, on behalf of See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd group, I would like to thank all of you for inviting us to this get together party.

A well maintained condominium development will not only provide a conducive environment for us to dwell in but will enjoy continuous capital appreciation. Therefore it is vital that all homeowners and residents of Sutramas continue to cooperate and work closely with the JMB and property maintenance team to further enhance the value of this exclusive development.

We, as the developer of this development, welcome your feedback on areas for improvement and are committed to continue our relationship with you.

I wish to congratulate the JMB for organising this get together party as it provides an opportunity for us to know each other better.

Thank you for your continuous support and I wish all of you an enjoyable and memorable night.

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