Could families or other "more deserving cases" be allowed to pay less for COEs? There are many "good arguments" but "no easy way to make something which is valuable be distributed fairly and at the same time, very cheap", said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was responding to a question by Economic Society of Singapore president Euston Quah during a dialogue on Tuesday (Jul 15) night. Mr Lee acknowledged that while there are many valid arguments for such considerations, it remains "very