Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam highlighted Yishun's significant progress in meeting the evolving needs of its residents. The new Chong Pang City integrated development, featuring amenities like swimming pools, a gym, upgraded hawker center and market, and a community club, marks a key step in enhancing the town's accessibility, connectivity, and overall quality of life, while preserving its unique identity and heritage.
Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam , who is also MP for Nee Soon GRC, said Yishun has progressed over the years to meet the community's evolving needs Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam and Senior Parliamentary Secretary Goh Hanyan, who are MPs for Nee Soon GRC, mingling with residents at Chong Pang City 's topping out ceremony on Saturday .
As generations of families and children grow up in Yishun and their needs evolve, improvements have been made to the town while keeping the shared bonds and values, said Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam on Saturday . Shanmugam, who is also MP for Nee Soon GRC, was speaking at the topping out ceremony for the new 0.9ha, an integrated development which will have swimming pools, a gym and fitness studio, as well as an upgraded hawker centre, market and community club. He said that the community has seen Yishun's transformation over the years as it became more accessible and better connected with new and improved facilities. "Families have grown up here. Children grow up here, and more seniors. As our community changes, its needs have changed as well. Nee Soon has progressed to meet those needs," Shanmugam said. But he also pointed out that the changes were underpinned by the community's shared bonds and values — allowing the town to progress and evolve while preserving its identity and heritage.Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam, who is also MP for Nee Soon GRC, said the new Chong Pang City, when completed, will benefit not just residents, but local businesses and the community at large., the development's co-locating partners — the National Environment Agency, People's Association and Sport Singapore — led by the Singapore Land Authority, have designed Chong Pang City to be barrier-free throughout. It will also have inclusive and senior-friendly features such as wheelchair-accessible ramps at swimming pools, changing rooms equipped with electric height-adjustable changing beds and an inclusive playground, the agencies said. They added that Chong Pang City will be the first government integrated development to receive the Platinum Super Low Energy certification with four badges under the BCA Green Mark 2021 scheme. This means that the development is expected to achieve significant energy savings of up to 40 per cent compared to conventional buildings. The community facilities will be complemented by about 4,200sqm of commercial spaces that are expected to be put up for price and quality tenders in the second quarter of 2026. Referring to the development as Chong Pang's second major rejuvenation, Shanmugam said Chong Pang City will be a symbol of shared commitment: "A more connected, inclusive, and sustainable town for today, and for generations to come."
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