Debated in Parliament on 3 Jul 2023.
The following statement was made in the reply given by the Second Minister for Finance and National Development (Ms Indranee Rajah) during the oral reply for Parliamentary Question Nos 26 to 28 at the Sitting of 3 July 2023:
There was a letter, I think, that came in 1998, where a resident wrote in to the Forum Page to say, "the traffic situation has worsened along Dunearn Road on race days, specifically between the Turf Club entrance and Clementi Road junction. The heavy vehicle flow is impeded by turnings into Swiss Club Road and the best solution for the Turf Club is move to another site, away from the residential zone, as reported in The Straits Times some time ago. I hope that Bukit Turf Club committee is seriously searching for an alternative site." And then, it goes on to make a lot more complaints about the traffic situation and it was signed off as "Long-suffering Citizen". [Please refer to "Redevelopment of Singapore Turf Club Site and Completion Timelines", Official Report, 3 July 2023, Vol 95, Issue 105, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
Written statement by Ms Indranee Rajah circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):
I wish to make the following factual correction to my reply given during the Sitting of 3 July 2023. My statement should read as follows:
There was a letter, I think, that came in 1988, where a resident wrote in to the Forum Page to say, "the traffic situation has worsened along Dunearn Road on race days, specifically between the Turf Club entrance and Clementi Road junction. The heavy vehicle flow is impeded by turnings into Swiss Club Road and the best solution for the Turf Club is move to another site, away from the residential zone, as reported in The Straits Times some time ago. I hope that Bukit Turf Club committee is seriously searching for an alternative site." And then, it goes on to make a lot more complaints about the traffic situation and it was signed off as "Long-suffering Citizen".
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