Of condoms, booze, chewing gums, healthy food,drugs and refunds-the sucess story of a 'nanny state' Singapore

Whenever governments try to increase their regulatory ambit(as even the best intentioned ones do sometimes purely from power politics basis), there are calls from libertarians to avoid 'nanny states'. With the caveat that Singapore as a small city state, with the same ruling party since independence, is probably unique, I proceed to connect the dots which I've noticed, to infer that this is on balance, good for the citizens. Though media freedom and choice is limited-reflecting in the relatively few local papers-and the Govt does not tolerate dissent, there are few issues with the Govt services offered. Some examples are

1. Not being prudish with sale of booze/condoms(which are sold at the checkout counters) of supermarkets) with only the age restriction(18+) being imposed. This ensures that bootleggers do not gain from black market sales/customers do not shy away from impulse purchase(!) of contraceptives.
2. Chewing gum ban seems absurd but not if you realize the tremendous manual effort involved in cleaning up stains(as the pan stained Mumbai local trains would attest to if they could speak).
3. Recently, the Govt launched an initiative in partnership with hawkers and private sector food companies, to make street food healthier(yet tastier) by using brown rice, healthier oil etc, all without extra cost to the hawkers. 
4. I also noticed that when the private sector bus operators had inadvertently overcharged by 0.3km on 5-6 routes, they had to prominently display that information on ALL bus stops, and provide an automated refund mechanism. In other countries, this would have been dealt with via regulatory fine/future fare adjustments but Singapore upheld the welfare of the affected customers, which technology enabled it to identify.
5. The death penalty for trafficking of drugs, the steep penalties for even 'minor' violations of the law, coupled with CCTV monitoring ensures that Singapore stays crime free. That is certainly a plus. 
6. Some drawbacks are Govt controlled HDB housing supply staying low/restricted thus jacking up realty prices, presumption of guilt in several aspects of the legal system, and also the automatic deportation of work permit holders diagnosed with HIV etc.

Maybe we could compare it with the coastal areas of China, where the population has a Faustian pact with the Govt to accept limited freedom in return for high incomes/amenities/services(this is NOT true of other parts which have lower incomes but comparable amenities). Like how China is finding it difficult to quell unrest post economic growth slowdown, Singapore had given several populist freebies in its own budgets as well. How these work will be critical in determining how Singapore fares vis-a-vis Hong Kong/Shangai in the near future.