CHIANG TECK SCHOOL (Redevelopment)

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, in view of the active resettlement of the residents in Kampong Silat in which Chiang Teck School is situated, whether his Ministry and the management of the School have discussed the re-development of the School, and, if so, what are the points of agreement reached.

The Senior Minister of State for Education (Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam) (for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, Chiang Teck School is an aided Chinese primary school. In 1969, the basketball court was affected by the Public Works Department's widening scheme for Silat Road. The Supervisor, therefore, applied to the Housing and Development Board for a piece of adjacent land on TOL to replace the basketball ground. The Ministry of Education supported the school's application and subsequently the Housing and Development Board agreed to grant the TOL to the school for the use of the land. The area of the subject site is about 0.4 hectares and the school is paying a Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) fee of $24 per annum.

Since 1969, the Ministry has not been informed of any other development which will affect the school site. Hence, the School Management Committee has not approached the Ministry for a discussion on the future plans of the School.

I would add that the area around Chiang Teck School is quite plentifully supplied with schools and there are, in fact, 26 schools with primary classes within two kilometres of Chiang Teck School.