FACTORIES IN DEFU INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (Particulars)

Parliament of Singapore · 2 July 1984 · 5th Parliament

Official Report, 2 July 1984, Vol 44, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Sia Kah HuiTeh Cheang Wan

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

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Mr Sia Kah Hui asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many factories were built by the Housing and Development Board and the private sector in Defu Industrial Estate; and (b) as at 1st June, 1984, how many of those built by the HDB have never been occupied and how many were occupied but later returned.

The Minister for National Development (Mr Teh Cheang Wan): Mr Speaker, Sir, 202 factories were built by the HDB and 59 factories by the private sector in Defu Industrial Estate.

As at 1st June 1984, 36 factories built by the HDB at Defu Industrial Estate have never been occupied. Of these, 16 have been offered to resettlement cases and are due for occupation soon. The remaining 20 are being held vacant to meet the demand from future resettlement cases.

Two factories were occupied but later returned.

Mr Sia Kah Hui (Paya Lebar): Sir, how many factories were built by the private sector?

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 2 July 1984. Republished on SGParliament.