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In Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore are distinguished by their high-rise public housing development. While high-rises are criticised and often viewed as unpopular places for family living elsewhere, these cities have consistently registered high residential satisfaction. Over time, an increasing proportion of the population has moved to live high-rises and at ever-increasing height. In Singapore, for example, the current plan is to continue to build more 40-, 50- and 70-storey housing. More people will in the near future be living on higher floors. Drawing on research findings of Singapore public housing residents' lived experience in the 30-storey blocks, this paper aims to explore the occupants' willingness and preference to live higher.