HDB RELOCATION PROGRAMME IN BOON TECK CONSTITUENCY

[Mr Deputy Speaker in the Chair]

Dr Ho Tat Kin asked the Minister for National Development what percentage of the rental tenants in Boon Teck Constituency have been relocated; whether the first phase relocation exercise is on schedule; when the land recovered under this exercise will be developed; and what will be the nature of the proposed development.

The Minister of State for National Develpment (Dr Lee Boon Yang) (for the Minister for National Development): Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Boon Teck Constituency, 10 blocks comprising 2,330 rental flats are affected by the current relocation programme. 1,185 flats were originally occupied when the relocation exercise commenced.

By the beginning of March, the HDB had relocated 77% or 907 of the affected tenants. The remaining 278 tenants are being offered flats. Of the 278 remaining, 136 tenants are scheduled to be rehoused by the middle of 1988, whereas the other 142 are likely to be rehoused by the end of 1989. The relocation programme in Boon Teck is on schedule.

The land vacated after the relocation exercise will be used for residential development. The first redevelopment project is scheduled to commence in early 1990. Depending on demand, better quality and bigger flat types are likely to be built in this area.