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Punggol residents can look forward to more facilities

HDB and URA's reply, 14 Aug 2014

Punggol residents can look forward to more facilities

We thank Mr Lee Kok Lin for his letter ("Punggol sorely lacking in basic amenities"; July 30).

Amenities in HDB towns are planned comprehensively from the onset and developed progressively as the towns grow. In the case of Punggol, residents can look forward to more
amenities and facilities within their town.

Over the next few years, Punggol Town Centre will be transformed into a vibrant hub. A major retail mall, Waterway Point, will be completed by the end of next year. This will be followed by the Punggol Town Square, a community gathering space located next to Waterway Point. There are also plans for other facilities within the town centre, including a community club, regional library and hawker centre.

A new food and beverage development at Punggol Point, The Punggol Settlement, has recently been completed and some stalls have commenced operations.

A commercial centre and a primary care facility along Punggol Drive, near Oasis LRT station, will also be up and running within the next few years.

As for sports and recreational facilities, residents can look forward to the Safra Punggol clubhouse, targeted for completion by 2016. A new Regional Sports Centre, catering to a wide range of competitive sports and events, will also be integrated with Punggol's waterways and adjoin the Safra Punggol clubhouse.

We will continue to provide well-placed and comprehensive amenities to better serve the needs of residents.

Chong Fook Loong
Director (Urban Design Department 1)
Housing & Development Board

Mark Goh
Director (Physical Planning, North East)
Urban Redevelopment Authority

 

 

Letter, 30 Jul 2014, The Straits Times

Punggol sorely lacking in basic amenities

Going around Punggol, especially the north and north-west of the new town, one cannot  fail to notice the large number of new flats being built, which means the population in this region will increase in density in the near future. However, the facilities are sorely lacking. 

Since moving into the new town in 2002, I have had to travel to Sengkang to visit the polyclinic, library, hawker stalls and other amenities to meet my needs. 

The size of the current Punggol population, which is already quite large, surely warrants the building of basic amenities. 

Priority should be given to expanding new towns when it comes to the provision of amenities. 

Building the much-awaited hawker centres, which lower-income residents and retirees with no income depend on for their meals, should be the priority.

The residents in Punggol are looking forward to more facilities coming on-stream soon. 

Lee Kok Lin

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