RECLAMATION AT TUAS, JURONG

4.12 p.m.

The Minister for Law, the Environment and Science and Technology (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 by Government of that portion of the foreshore and seabed off Tuas, Jurong, containing an area of approximately 34.64 hectares as shown coloured blue on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 1/78" which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.

Sir, in June 1972, this House approved the reclamation of approximately 332 hectares of the foreshore and seabed off Tuas as shown coloured green on the inset plan of the plan marked as "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 1/78", a copy of which is displayed in the Library of this House for the information of Members. The reclamation, undertaken by the Jurong Town Corporation as agents of the Government, was for industrial, housing, institutional and recreational purposes. A section of this reclamation, as shown coloured green on the plan, is still in progress.

To provide more land for future industrial use, the Corporation now proposes to reclaim a further area of approximately 34.64 hectares of the foreshore and seabed as shown coloured blue on the plan. The proposed reclamation will also provide a more regular coastline and boundary (as shown in broken black lines on the plan) which will link up with the dyke at Tengeh Reservoir, north of the reclamation site, being constructed by the Public Utilities Board.

The reclamation project, which will be completed in about ten months' time, is estimated to cost the Corporation about $2 million. Fill for the reclamation will be obtained by levelling the existing hills in the Jurong Industrial Estate.

On the completion of the reclamation, the reclaimed land will be proclaimed as State land and alienated to the Corporation on terms and conditions to be agreed with the Commissioner of Lands.

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 that portion of the foreshore and seabed off Tuas, Jurong, containing an area of approximately 34.64 hectares as shown coloured blue on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 1/78" which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.