Small Country Big
Plans .
Recently , Singapore's Government has announced
its plan to allow for an increase in the city-state’s population to 6.9
million by 2030 which takes a span of at least
15 years from now .
The country's
planners are already laying the groundwork to accommodate the increase.
Housing,
industrial properties land
transport and future amenities needs are being developed based on the new
population estimates. Based on its previous target of 5.5 million, a Revised new plan will need to be well consider to
make sure it will be sufficient to accommodate the amount of people. So
some major
changes are expected
to happen in the near future
as they have to put effort to ensure that there are sufficient
resources for Singapore's residents.
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The major
investment will be very much
focused to Singapore Island itself
, and these new developments plan
if realized will foresee Singapore creating local businesses to thrive maintaining
jobs throughout Singapore for at least the next
20 years and it is
quite clear why they need to
increase their population
As part of the bigger
picture, yesterday , the Prime Minister has
further disclose in his National
Day Rally speech on Sunday that ,
There are new plans to upgrade
the Changi Airport with a
Fourth runway , and a Sidelined big piece of land has been reserved to built
another sister airport
, of which will also
will housed a New Military Airbase
with a smaller runway for fighter
jets .
Paya Lebar Airbase will be moved there later on. This will
free up an area bigger than Bishan and
Toa Payoh - around 800 ha - for new
homes, offices, and factories ;
Relocating the airbase also removes height restrictions
around Paya Lebar and frees up the authorities to develop new and exciting
plans for the eastern part of Singapore , says PM lee
PM Lee also touched on other bold plans that are in
progress.
These include building a new port in Tuas which is bigger
and more efficient than current facilities, to
maintain the country's premier
position as one of the world's leading ports. This is a Super Mega
Value project ,and it involves many heavy machineries and the cost
could exceed even
those for the
New Changi airport
upgrading
All container ports in Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, Brani and
Pasir Panjang will be moved there when leases expire from 2027.This will also
free up prime land in Tanjong Pagar, where a new southern waterfront
city will
be built. Occupying a space of about 1,000 ha, or 2.5 times the size of Marina
Bay, it will stretch from Shenton Way to Pasir Panjang.
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There will also be a fifth terminal at Changi Airport, to
double its current capacity and the Old
Carpark
next to the present
Changi Tower will be rebuilt into
a Changi Recreation center ,with a futuristic
Dome Design look
building housing full
recreation facilities , for both visitors , tourist and even for Singaporean
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PM Lee said the plans were examples of how Singapore needs
to think and plan for the future.
"If we can carry off these plans, we will not have to
worry about running out of space or possibilities in Singapore," he said.
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