RECLAMATIONS AT PULAU TEMBAKUL (KUSU ISLAND)

6.40 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 in item 8 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 by Government of those portions of the foreshore and seabed at - 1. Pulau Tmbakul/Kusu Island 18 acres 2. Buran Darat 59 acres 3. Ponggol 10 acres 4. Pula Sebarok 91 acres 5. Pualu Busing 60 acres 6. Pulau Seletar 70 acres as depicted coloured pink on the plans marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLANS NOS. 9/74, 10/74, 11/74, 12/74, 13/74 and 14/74", respectively, which are deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.'

Sir, it is proposed to reclaim the foreshores and seabeds at Pulau Tembakul (Kusu Island), Buran Darat, Ponggol, Pulau Sebarok, Pulau Busing and Pulau Seletar as shown coloured pink on the plans marked as "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLANS NOS. 9/74, 10/74, 11/74, 12/74, 13/74 and 14/74" respectively, copies of which are displayed in the Library of this House for the information of hon. Members.

Sir, the projects at Pulau Tembakul, Buran Darat and Pulau Seletar involving the reclamations of 18 acres, 59 acres and 70 acres respectively, of the fore-shores and seabeds at these islands are for recreational development. Fill for the reclamations at Pulau Tembakul and Buran Darat will be obtained from Sisters' Shoal and that for Pulau Seletar from the Alang Perimbi Reef in Johore Straits. The reclamations estimated to cost about $3.5 million for Pulau Tembakul, about $11 million for Buran Darat and about $13.5 million for Pulau Seletar are expected to be completed in two years' time.

The reclamation at Ponggol, involving about 10 acres of the foreshore and estimated to cost about $4 million, is complementary to the reclamation of the foreshore off Coney Island which was approved by this House at its sitting in March this year. On completion of the reclamations, it is proposed to construct a bridge linking Coney Island with Ponggol. Fill for this reclamation, which is expected to be completed in about nine months, will be obtained from the Alang Perimbi Shallows, off West Ponggol.

The reclamation at Pulau Sebarok, covering about 91 acres of its foreshore and seabed, is necessary for the expansion of the Port of Singapore Authority's slop disposal centre on the island. Fill for this reclamation will be obtained from the Sisters' Shoal and Sawa Pemalang. The reclamation is expected to be completed in two years' time and is estimated to cost about $17 million.

The reclamation at Pulau Busing is for industrial development. About 60 acres of the foreshore and seabed at this island will be reclaimed. Fill will be obtained from the Sisters' Shoal and Beting Kapal. The reclamation is estimated to cost about $9 million and is expected to be completed in about two years' time.

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 by Government of those portions of the foreshore and seabed at-1. Pulau Tmbakul/Kusu Island 18 acres 2. Buran Darat 59 acres 3. Ponggol 10 acres 4. Pula Sebarok 91 acres 5. Pualu Busing 60 acres 6. Pulau Seletar 70 acres as depicted coloured pink on the plans marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLANS NOS. 9/74, 10/74, 11/74, 12/74, 13/74 and 14/74", respectively, which are deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.