94% support for new upgrading scheme in Yishun

31, 2008
94% support for new upgrading scheme in Yishun
By Fiona Chan, Property Reporter

YISHUN residents have given the thumbs-up to the Housing Board's
first Home Improvement Programme, which aims to spruce up the town's
existing facilities and add new ones.

Over nine in 10 voted in favour of upgrading when polling closed on
Monday night, said Senior Minister of State for National Development
Grace Fu.

Referring to the 94 per cent support, she said: 'This shows a really
strong endorsement.' She was speaking at the HDB's annual awards
yesterday.

Township planner Surbana International Consultants swept the design
awards in all categories - new housing, upgrading and parks - for the
second year.

Two projects - Edgedale Green in Punggol and Central Horizon in Toa
Payoh - won for new housing, while its work at Clementi Meadows won
for the main upgrading programme. The firm won the park prize for
Montreal Green in Sembawang.

Quality awards for building were also given to Poh Lian Construction
and Straits Construction. Three contractors - Kienta Engineering
Construction, Chiu Teng Construction and Teambuild Construction - won
for quality in upgrading projects.

Six firms were lauded for good service, including Sun Microsystems,
which runs the backup and recovery of HDB business data, and V-Workz
International, supplier of e-brochure and virtual showflat systems.

For construction safety, Straits Construction, Sim Lian Construction
and Teambuild Construction took top honours.