EXPENDITURE ON JURONG INDUSTRIAL SCHEME

Mr Ong Eng Guan asked the Minister for Finance to state the expenditure incurred by the Government and the Economic Development Board to the latest available date on the Jurong Industrial Scheme.

Dr Goh Keng Swee: The expenditure by the Government, Economic Development Board, the Housing and Development Board and the Public Utilities Board comes to $54 million at the last count. The details are as follows:- Expenditure-Administration, supervision and planning 2,525,000 Development - Land and Industrial Estate Aquisition 170,000 Resettlement (P. Merlimau) 394,000 Site development (roadworks, drains, culverts, etc.) - Earthworks and reclamation 11,663,000 Sewerage including sewage work 452,000 Drainage 384,000 Dredging 893,000 Road inclidng bridges 5,234,000 Railways 1,368,000 Wharf 7,670,000 Factory buildings 1,882,000 Water reservoir 118,000 Electric sub-station 144,000 Miscellaneous (incliding site and survey investiagation) 54,000 Deposit - Public Uitilites Board 9,139,000 Housing and Development Board - Housing 1,800,000 Resettlement 1,619,000 Housing and Development Board expendture up to 30-10-64 5,479,342 P.W.D. for Boon Lay road works, advance for other works, sewerage, etc. 2,168,064 P.U.B. for cables, etc. apportionment for cable from Woodlands to Jurong, say 900,000 ----------- (Approx.) $54,000,000 -----------