TERUMBU PESEK (Reclamation)

12.30 pm

The Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Law (Prof. S. Jayakumar): Mr 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 the Government of that portion of the foreshore and seabed at Terumbu Pesek containing an area of about 30 hectares as shown coloured pink within the site shown edged red on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 3/84" which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.

Sir, before going on to this subject --- [The Minister proceeded with comments on voting on the Motion for the Address of Thanks by Mr Chiam See Tong (q.v.)]

Mr Speaker: Please get on with the item on the Order Paper.

Prof. Jayakumar: Mr Speaker, Sir, with the phasing out of its pig farming activities, Singapore will have to import pigs to meet the need of its pork-eating population. There is a need therefore to build a permanent holding station for imported pigs. And it is recommended that the proposed station be located at Terumbu Pesek situated south of Pulau Pesek, taking into account the land use of the southern islands.

Sir, Terumbu Pesek is a reef which is submerged at high tide. It is therefore necessary to reclaim the reef to provide usable land area of about 30 hectares as shown coloured pink and edged red on the plan marked as "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 3/84", a copy of which is deposited in the Library of this House for the information of hon. Members.

Sir, fill for the reclamation will be obtained from Raffles Shoal shown coloured blue on the plan. The reclamation which will take about 10 months to complete at an estimated cost of $10 million will be undertaken by the Jurong Town Corporation as agents of the Government.

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 the Government of that portion of the foreshore and seabed at Terumbu Pesek containing an area of about 30 hectares as shown coloured pink within the site shown edged red on the plan marked "LAND OFFICE RECLAMATION PLAN NO. 3/84" which is deposited in the Land Office, Singapore.