RECLAMATION (Pulau Busing)

7.42 p.m.

The Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs (Prof. S. Jayakumar): Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the Motion* standing in the name of the Minister for Law 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 approximately 32.57 hectares of the foreshore and seabed at Pulau Busing shown coloured pink and the dredging of the seabed shown coloured blue and hatched black on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 7/82", which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.

Sir; you will recall that at its Sitting on 6th November, 1974, this House approved the reclamation, by the Port of Singapore Authority as agents of the Government, of approximately 24.29 hectares (60 acres) of the foreshore and seabed at Pulau Busing as shown coloured green on the plan marked as "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 7/82" for industrial development. A copy of this plan is displayed in the Library of this House for the information of hon. Members.

The Port of Singapore Authority did not, however, proceed with the reclamation in the light of a subsequent Government decision that Pulau Busing be allocated to the Jurong Town Corporation for industrial development. The Jurong Town Corporation now proposes to proceed with the reclamation on an enlarged basis incorporating an additional 32.57 hectares, shown coloured pink on the plan, so that the total area to be reclaimed will be approximately 56.86 hectares. The estimated cost of the reclamation is $47 million. Work on the reclamation will commence in late 1982 and is expected to be completed by mid-1984.

About 3 million cubic metres of fill is required and will be obtained by dredging the seabed shown coloured blue and hatched black on the plan. Any additional fill required will be imported.

Mr Deputy Speaker, 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 approximately 32.57 hectares of the foreshore and seabed at Pulau Busing shown coloured pink and the dredging of the seabed shown coloured blue and hatched black on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 7/82", which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.