Because Singapore is a country with many tourists, it is not guaranteed that everyone can wrap the chewing gum and then throw it away. There are even children who stick the gum to the elevator buttons and throw it into the subway track. These chewing gums The cleaning costs are quite high. Chewing gum stuck to the ground is very difficult to clean. Chewing gum stuck to elevator buttons and subway tracks affects the normal operation of elevators and subways. The cost of these repairs is borne by the government. ?

In Singapore, the ban on the sale of chewing gum is already a law known to everyone in the world. It is reported that the Housing Development Board spends S$150,000 every year to clear chewing gum from sidewalks, elevator buttons, keyholes and public places. The original chewing gum ban in Singapore was issued by the Minister of National Development in the early 1980s. At that time, some initial control measures were also in place, including the use of television advertisements to ban chewing gum consumption.

At the beginning, Lee Kuan Yew opposed a comprehensive ban and felt that it could be controlled through education and fines for repeat offenders. However, education and fines did not have much restraining effect. Especially when the mass rapid transit system was released, which cost a total of US$5 billion, many people began to put chewing gum on the door sensors, causing the doors to malfunction.

Based on how clean Singapore is, a box of chewing gum is not expensive to sell for hundreds of dollars. Watch the video of chewing gum removal and you will know how tedious and difficult this task is. If you continue to eat chewing gum after cleaning it, then continue to throw it on the road, and continue to clean it repeatedly, it will really consume a country's financial resources.

Although some people are opposed to this ban, many people support it, especially the cleaning staff, who finally want to see these nasty chewing gums disappear. Lee Kuan Yew also famously said: If you can't think because you can't chew, try a banana.

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