JURONG (Jetty and Berth)

3.25 p.m.

The Minister for Law and National Development (Mr E. W. Barker): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the motion* standing in my name as it appears on the Order Paper.

• The motion reads as follows:

`That this Parliament, in accordance with section 4 of the Foreshores Act (Chapter 270), approves the construction by Government of a jetty and berth within the fore-shore and seabed at Jurong containing approximately 29 acres edged red and yellow and the dredging of the several portions of seabed coloured orange on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 4/73" which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.'

Sir, the GATX Terminals (Private) Limited (a joint venture between the Jurong Town Corporation, Port of Singapore Authority, INTRACO and the General American Transport Corporation of the United States) has been allocated a site shown edged purple on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 4/73" (a copy of which is displayed in the Library of this House for the information of hon. Members). The site is for the construction of a terminal to provide storage facilities for bulk chemicals required to meet the needs of our local industries.

The Company has now applied for the allocation of the foreshore and seabed shown edged red on the plan for the docking of bulk tankers to discharge their liquid cargo to the storage tanks to be constructed at the terminal, and for permission to dredge the portions of the seabed shown coloured orange on the plan to provide the necessary depth for the berthing of tankers. As the area shown hatched black which falls within the area edged red now required by the Company has been allocated to Caltex Petroleum Terminal at Jurong, together with the area shown hatched blue, it is proposed to allocate in replacement the area shown edged yellow to Caltex for its berthing facilities.

The construction works and dredging to be undertaken by the Company as agent of the Government, and estimated to cost the Company about $5 million, however, require approval of this House under section 4 of the Foreshores Act (Chapter 270).

Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Parliament, in accordance with section 4 of the Foreshores Act (Chapter 270), approves the construction by Government of a jetty and berth within the fore-shore and seabed at Jurong containing approximately 29 acres edged red and yellow and the dredging of the several portions of seabed coloured orange on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN No. 4/73" which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.