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Hong Kah
Hong Kah is a residential precinct in Jurong West, Singapore. It is bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, PIE, Corporation Road, Jurong Canal Drive, Jurong East Avenue 1 and Jurong Town Hall Road. It is named after the former 'Hong Kah Village'. The precinct's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong-Clementi Town Council and the residents are represented in parliament by either Shawn Huang Wei Zhong or Xie Yao Quan, depending on where they stay. History Hong Kah is named after the former Hong Kah Village which used to exist north of the present site. Housing Public File:Housing and Development Board flats in Jurong West, Singapore - 20090127.jpg, Block of HDB flat located along Jurong West Avenue 1 File:JurongwestHDB.JPG, Blocks of flats in Hong Kah. File:jurongwestavenue1.jpg, Blocks of flats along Jurong West Ave 1. Private *Lake Grande *Lakeville *Parc Vista *The Lakeshore Transportation Roads The main roads in Hong Kah are Jurong West Avenue 2, Corporation Road, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurong West
Jurong West is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore. Jurong West shares boundaries with Tengah in the north, Jurong East in the east, Boon Lay and Pioneer in the south, and Western Water Catchment in the west. Originally a forested area, Jurong West is undergoing rapid development under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to transform it into a fully mature housing estate. History Jurong West originated from the area once called Peng Kang, named after the gambier plantations along Sungei Jurong. By the mid-20th century, the area was home to several brickworks, palm oil plantations and nurseries. At that time, the only public housing estates in Jurong West were Boon Lay and Taman Jurong. Jurong West was largely left alone until 1984, when the HDB began conceptualisation for a new town in Jurong West. Jurong West was carved into nine subzones that would house a total of 94,000 public and private housing units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |