NEW PUNGGOL FISHING PORT AND MARKET (Building of)

Mr Ng Kah Ting asked the Minister for National Development, now that the land on which Kangkar Fish Market stands has been compulsorily acquired, when and where the new fish market in Punggol will be built and what is the cost of construction.

Mr Teh Cheang Wan: Mr Speaker, Sir, the new Punggol Fishing Port and Market will be built on a 3-hectare site located at the North-eastern coast, opposite Coney Island. The project, which is scheduled to be completed in 1982/83, is estimated to cost more than $5 million.