PAP EDUCATION CENTRES (Particulars)

The following Question stood in the name of Mr Chiam See Tong -

Mr Chiam See Tong: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) how many PAP education centres are there in Housing and Development Board estates; (b) what is the total area of floor space occupied by them; (c) what is the total number of children attending the kindergarten classes in these centres; and (d) what are these education centres allowed to be used for other than holding kindergarten classes.

Dr Lee Siew-Choh (Non-Constituency Member): Question No. 2, Sir.

The Minister for National Development (Mr S. Dhanabalan): Mr Speaker, Sir, as at 1st March 1991, there were 220 void deck premises that were let out to Education Centres operated by the PAP Community Foundation.

The total floor area occupied by the 220 Education Centres is approximately 58,400 square metres.

HDB does not request or keep records on the number of children attending the kindergarten classes operated by the tenant.

The terms of the lease to PAP Community Foundation provide for the Foundation to allow other organisations to use the Centres up to a maximum of 20% of the total operational hours for non-profit making and non-religious purposes.