SINGAPORE: New attractions are being planned for Pulau Brani, similar to Universal Studios Singapore on Sentosa, announced Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Aug 18).

The island, currently home to Brani Terminal, will be set aside for “fun and recreation” as part of the Government’s plans to remake Singapore’s Greater Southern Waterfront (GSW), he said in his National Day Rally speech.

THE GREATER SOUTHERN WATERFRONT

Apart from recreation, the Government also hopes to develop residential and commercial properties in the GSW, said Mr Lee.

One of the first developments will be on the plot occupied by the Keppel Club, whose lease will expire in two years’ time.

It will be remade into a residential quarter with both public and private housing.

“There is enough land here to build 9,000 housing units ... HDB and private housing with waterfront promenades, with greenery and open spaces,” said Mr Lee.

“And that is just the start, because there's space and land for public and private housing elsewhere in the GSW too.

While several large corporations such as Google, Cisco and Unilever already have offices near Labrador Park, the Government “will develop more office space in the GSW, like this one, which will bring in more jobs,” said the Prime Minister.

“People can work near where they live, and live near where they work. This will create life and activity during the day and at night.”

Stretching from Gardens by the Bay East area to Pasir Panjang, the GSW covers 30km of Singapore’s southern coastline. With 2,000 hectares of land, its overall area is six times the size of Marina Bay, and includes PSA city terminals at Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, Brani and Pasir Panjang.

“By 2027, the city terminals will go to Tuas where we are building a new port, and later on in 2040, the Pasir Panjang Terminal will also go to Tuas Port," said Mr Lee.

“This will free up prime land for redevelopment. It will be an opportunity to reshape the GSW into a new place to live, work and play.”

Modern Singapore consists of “multiple layers and imprints of different eras”, of which the GSW would add another layer, he said.

News adapted from CNA (18/8/2019) . Read full news HERE