BUKIT MERAH TOWN CENTRE (Sports and recreational amenities)

Mr Rohan bin Kamis asked the Minister for National Development (a) what amenities will be provided for Telok Blangah residents at the Bukit Merah Town Centre and when these will be completed; and (b) what other sports and recreational amenities are planned for Telok Blangah.

Mr Teh Cheang Wan: Sir, the Bukit Merah Town Centre will serve Telok Blangah New Town and the Bukit Merah area. Its development is almost completed. The amenities presently available include shops, offices, hawker centres, restaurant and eating houses, a cinema, social function hall and polyclinic. The swimming complex, presently under construction, will be ready by January 1981. There are also plans to provide a branch library and another cinema.

Construction of a basketball court for Telok Blangah New Town will commence in May 1980. The Housing and Development Board plans to build another two basketball courts and four hard courts for badminton, volley ball and sepak takraw.