affairs as marriage. however, this is still seen by some citizens as "trivialising" love and "emotional expression", which "should not be engineered". in 2001, the government announced a baby bonus scheme, which paid $9000 sgd for the second child and $18000 for the third child over six years to "defray the costs of having children", and would match "dollar for dollar" what money parents would put into a child development account (cda) up to $6000 and $12000 for the second and third child respectively. in 2002, goh chok tong advised "pragmatic" late marriers "to act fast. the timing is good now to get a choice flat to start a family."