firstly hdb flat is a want or a need? they need to identify this.
if it is random system, is good to show/know what random system they are using.
everything behind the scene, who the heck know what is going.
collect $10 from applicants very fast, those ganna out of the game don't even entitle to refund back. they should not even profit from this kind of balloting system. if is a lottery, we LLST but this is not a lottery, is something serious and affecting everyone of us. cannot get married due to no flat, you can say temporary stay with parent first but what if no space or whatsoever reason how? how long must a new wedding couple wait? seriously I don't have no idea why they allow those 2nd timer who previously bought directly from hdb before to come in and join the queue. they should cluster this group to another small figure of units allocated.
if they have really do their homework to cater to the needs of us with allocated units for different groups. it is more clean cut.
imagine go hospital take queue number, doctor also see who with more serious illness or injuries to attend first. lastly this is not the matter of life and death but getting things right and placing at the right place.