WORK BRIGADE CAMPS AND MEMBERS

Mr Wong Soon Fong asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many Work Brigade camps are there in the Sembawang Constituency and how many members are there in these camps; (b) how many other camps has the Work Brigade, and where are these camps; and (c) what is the total number of members in the Work Brigade.

Mr Tan Kia Gan: There is only one camp in the Sembawang Constituency situated at the Malay Settlement Area, 96 Andrew's Avenue off 15 m.s. Sembawang Road, and the number of members in this camp is 204 on the 30th March, 1963.

There are ten other camps and they are sited as follows:-

(i) Mandai Camp-Resettlement area 38, off Mandai and Sembawang Roads.

(ii) Airport Camp - off Airport Road.

(iii) Jurong Camp-off Jurong New Link Road between 13� milestone Jurong and l5� milestone Choa Chu Kang Road.

(iv) Kaki Bukit Camp - Jalan Kaki Bukit, off Jalan Eunos.

(v) Sin Min Camp - Sin Min Road, off Thomson Road.

(vi) Southern Island Camp - Pulau Chawan.

(vii) Tanjong Pagar Camp - Trafalgar Street.

(viii) Bukit Panjang Camp - Jalan Teck Whye.

(ix) Tanah Merah Camp - Nicoll Drive.

(x) Jalan Damai Camp - Jalan Damai, off Jalan Eunos.

The total number of members in the Work Brigade on the 30th March, 1963, is 1,941.