RECLAMATION AT PASIR PANJANG ROAD/WEST COAST ROAD

5.48 p.m.

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 reclamation of those portions of the foreshore and swampland at Pasir Panjang Road/West Coast Road containing an approximate area of 98 acres and 122 acres respectively as shown edged red on the plan marked as " LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 5/74", which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.

You may recall, Sir, that the reclamation of about 228 acres of foreshore at Pasir Panjang has so far been approved by this House. A plan marked as "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 5/74", which is displayed in the Library of this House for the information of hon. Members, shows the various phases of the reclamation. As an extension of this reclamation, the Housing and Development Board now proposes to reclaim another 98 acres of the foreshore and 122 acres of swampland at Pasir Panjang Road/West Coast Road 8 1/2 m.s, as shown edged red on the plan. The proposal will complete the plan for reclamation at Pasir Panjang and link it up with Jurong Town Corporation's own reclamation at Jurong. It will also enable the early construction of a new coastal road linking Pasir Panjang Road at about 5 1/2 ms, to Jurong. The proposed reclamation is estimated to cost about $7 million including earth works, and will be carried out in late 1974 or early next year in conjunction with the proposed development of the Clementi New Town to the north, using surplus earth therefrom as fill. The reclaimed area north of the proposed coastal road will probably be used for public housing as part of the Clementi New Town, while that to the south between the coastal road and the new foreshore will probably be used for marine industries or for port use.

However, the final use of the reclaimed land will be decided by the Master Plan Committee after all claims of the relevant authorities have been studied. Clearance and resettlement of those affected by the proposed reclamation will be undertaken by the Resettlement Department in accordance with its current policy.

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 reclamation of those portions of the foreshore and swampland at Pasir Panjang Road/West Coast Road containing an approximate area of 98 acres and 122 acres respectively as shown edged red on the plan marked as "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 5/74", which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.