Punggol 21 Punggol
punggol in 2002, first phase of punggol 21 plan completed
in national day rally speech on 18 august 1996, then-prime minister goh chok tong announced singapore government s plan develop punggol, known punggol 21 . punggol 21 new model housing punggol, feature new concept in housing model new towns in 21st century. have mix of private houses, executive condominiums, , high-grade hdb flats grouped smaller, distinctly designed estates. each estate contain between 1,200 , 2,800 units, common neighbourhood green. every housing unit located within 300 metres of nearest lrt station. schools, libraries, , community clubs clustered convenience, , there 3 commercial centres, including shopping centres.
a few months after speech, punggol 21, part of cheng san group representation constituency then, became election carrot people s action party (pap) beat workers party team led j.b. jeyaretnam , tang liang hong. @ general election in 1997, five-man pap team managed retain cheng san grc 54.8% of valid votes.
however, punggol 21 did not materialise singapore s economy affected asian economic crisis in 1997. although construction began next year, stopped when demand new flats fell sharply. plans again delayed when construction industry in singapore experienced financial troubles in 2003. result, 16,000 flats, out of 80,000 planned units, have been built @ 2007. there 1 shopping mall in estate, punggol plaza, , there no recreational facilities cinemas or swimming pools. of january 2016, second shopping mall in estate, waterway point, has opened, , recreational facilities have since been planned within estate.
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