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Encyclopedia > Jurong
Jurong
English Jurong
Chinese 裕廊
(Pinyin Yùláng)
Malay Jurong
Tamil ஜூரோங்

Jurong is a constituency and town of Singapore, located in the western part of the mainland, in the West Region. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Malay language (Malay: Bahasa Melayu; Jawi script: بهاس ملايو), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, parts of the coast of Borneo and even in the Netherlands[1]. It is an official... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The West Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. ...

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Etymology

Aerial View of Jurong Industrial Estate
Aerial View of Jurong Industrial Estate

Jurong is probably derived from the Malay word jerung, which means a "shark". Jurong Road was cut around 1852-1853, during the time of John Thomson's tenure as Chief Surveyor. Many roads within the Jurong Industrial Estate named in the late 1960s and early 1970s drew inspiration from the nature of industrial activities in the estate and related aspects of industrialisation. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 625 KB) Summary Industry at Work View of Factories, shipyards and petrochemical plants in Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore Img by Calvin Teo May 2005 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 625 KB) Summary Industry at Work View of Factories, shipyards and petrochemical plants in Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore Img by Calvin Teo May 2005 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on... The Malay language (Malay: Bahasa Melayu; Jawi script: بهاس ملايو), is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, parts of the coast of Borneo and even in the Netherlands[1]. It is an official... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... There have been a number of notable people named John Thomson: John Thomson, a nineteenth century politician from Ohio John Thomson, was an Australian Politician John Thomson, one of the senior officers of the RAF John Thomson, a British actor and impressionist John Thomson, a pitcher with the Atlanta Braves... Surveyor at work with a leveling instrument. ... A factory in Ilmenau (Germany) around 1860 Industrialisation (also spelt Industrialization) or an Industrial Revolution is a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial (an economy where the amount of capital accumulated per capita is low) to an industrial state (see...


For the local Chinese population, Jurong was formerly called peng kang, a reference to a gambier plantation located in the area. After 1906, rubber plantations dominated the area — Bulim Estate, Lokyang Estate, Chong Keng Estate, Seng Toh Estate and Yunnan Estate &mdash, giving rise to many of the local names for areas in Jurong. Gambier may refer to: Uncaria, a genus of flowering plants Gambier Islands (ÃŽles Gambier), in French Polynesia. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...


History

In the early 1900s, Jurong was uncharted territory. In 1929, the first road in Jurong connected it to Bukit Timah. Jurong remained a sleepy rural area until 1959, when Singapore became a self-governing colony. // hello!!! so u are a fucker The summit of Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore. ... Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China An artists rendering of an aerial view of the Maryland countryside: Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank, 1918-1986), Aerial Series: Ploughed Fields, Maryland, 1974, acrylic and mixed materials on apertured double canvas, 52... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The government saw industrialisation as a solution to the country's economic problems and Jurong was picked as a prime area for development. Jurong's coastal waters were deep, making it suitable for a port; the land was mostly state-owned; and landfill was readily available from the area's many hills. It is also relatively far from Singapore's Central Business District and residential areas, and thus it is suitable to locate heavy industries there. A factory in Ilmenau (Germany) around 1860 Industrialisation (also spelt Industrialization) or an Industrial Revolution is a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial (an economy where the amount of capital accumulated per capita is low) to an industrial state (see... A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... Albury landfill, Surrey, England A landfill, also known as a dump, is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ... The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ...


In 1961, the Economic and Development Board (EDB) was formed to industrialise Jurong and earthworks began that same year. In 1962, the then Finance Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee, laid the foundation stone for the National Iron and Steel Mills, the first factory in the new industrial estate. In 1963, 24 factories were established. In the same year, the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, made Jurong the initial constituency on his first visit to constituencies in the Republic. At that time, Jurong was without a citizen's consultative committee. In May 1965, Jurong Port became operational. The Economic Development Board (EDB) is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore that plans and executes strategies to sustain Singapore as a leading global hub for business and investment. ... Earthworks can refer to: Civil engineering earthworks based on moving massive quantites of soil; The Earthworks audio equipment company; The novel Earthworks by Brian Aldiss; The earthworks style of art. ... In Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)which was once known as the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is a governmental ministry that administer and regulates financial institutions and structure of the nations economy, organised directly under the Minister for Finance. ... Goh Keng Swee (Simplified Chinese: 吴庆瑞; Pinyin: Wú Qìngruì; born October 6, 1918 in Malacca) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. ... the Stone - south is towards the top of the image The Foundation Stone (Hebrew: אבן השתייה, translit. ... The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li) Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew), was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Jurong Port Pte Ltd is the second port operator in Singapore after being awarded its port licence by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore in 2001, the year it was corporatised. ...


In 1968, the Jurong Town Corporation was created to manage Jurong's development. By this time, 14.78 square kilometres of industrial land has been prepared, 153 factories were fully functioning and 46 more were being constructed. JTC Corporation, formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is a Singaporean industrial developer. ...


With the Singapore economy constantly expanding, finding space for new industries is an ever-present challenge. Seven islets off the coast of Jurong were merged to create the 30 square kilometre Jurong Island, which is to be the base for oil, petrochemical and chemical industries. Construction of Jurong Island began in the early 1990s and is scheduled to be completed in 2010. A number of plants began operating there in the late 1990s. A bridge, the Jurong Island Causeway, links Jurong Island to the mainland. Access to the island is restricted which may improve its security against terrorist attacks. The Economy of Singapore is a highly developed and successful free market economy in which the state plays a major role. ... Mōkōlea Rock in Kailua Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, 2. ... Jurong Island is a man-made island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of petroleum (hydrocarbon) origin. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ...


Jurong is also home to the Jurong Bird Park, the Chinese and the Japanese Gardens, the Singapore Science Centre with its Omnimax Theatre, three golf clubs and the Raffles Marina. Extensive public housing has brought an influx of residents, who are well served by shopping centres, sports facilities, schools, good road connections and the Mass Rapid Transit system. Jurong Birdpark sign A flock of flamingos in the bird park The Jurong BirdPark (Chinese: 裕廊飞禽公园; Malay: Taman Burung Jurong), is a tourist attraction in Singapore. ... The Singapore Science Centre (SSC, Chinese: 新加坡科学馆) is a world-acclaimed scientific institution in Jurong East, Singapore, specialising in the promotion of scientific and technological education for the general public. ... IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia BFI London IMAX by night IMAX dome in Guayaquil, Ecuador IMAX Theater in SM Mall of Asia, Philippines IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canadas IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far... Golf club can mean several things: For the piece of sports equipment, see golf club (equipment) For an organization (whether non-profit or for profit) enrolling members and maintaining a golf course for their use, see country club. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ...


Rail transport

KTMB Jurong Line, now disused
KTMB Jurong Line, now disused

The Keretapi Tanah Melayu railway from Malaysia used to have an extension branching out from the Bukit Timah railway station to Shipyard Road, south of Pioneer Road, Jurong. This railway extension was intended for goods transportation as Jurong lacked good roads at the time. It was opened in 1965 amid much fanfare, but failed to generate satisfactory traffic. It was consequently closed in the early 1990s, and by now has been partially dismantled. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 726 KB) Summary A Bridge over troubled waters Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad, Jurong Branch Line, Singapore Img by Calvin Teo 2005 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 726 KB) Summary A Bridge over troubled waters Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad, Jurong Branch Line, Singapore Img by Calvin Teo 2005 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are... Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) or Malayan Railway Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. ... // hello!!! so u are a fucker The summit of Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore. ...


Trivia

  • Jurong was once called "Goh's Folly" as some Singaporeans doubted the success of Dr Goh Keng Swee's plan to develop the area.
  • Sylvester Sim, Singapore Idol runner-up in 2004, used to reside in Jurong.

Goh Keng Swee (Simplified Chinese: 吴庆瑞; Pinyin: Wú Qìngruì; born October 6, 1918 in Malacca) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. ... Shooting Stars TV poster Sylvester Sim (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born January 19, 1983) is a Singaporean singer who was the first runner-up of the talent contest Singapore Idol. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Jurong Group Representation Constituency

Members of Parliament

  • Lim Boon Heng (Jurong Central) - Minister, Prime Minister's Office
  • Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Taman Jurong) - Minister for Education
  • Grace Fu Hai Yien (Yuhua) - Minister of State, Ministry of National Development
  • Dr Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Batok)
  • Halimah Yacob (Bukit Batok East)
Jurong Industrial Estate, with Jurong Island in the background. The Jurong Pier Flyover and the island of Pulau Damar Laut, with Jurong Island Highway that leads to Jurong Island, can be seen on the left.
Jurong Industrial Estate, with Jurong Island in the background. The Jurong Pier Flyover and the island of Pulau Damar Laut, with Jurong Island Highway that leads to Jurong Island, can be seen on the left.

Lim Boon Heng is the Minister in the Prime Ministers Office and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. ... Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Minister for Education in the Singapore Cabinet. ... Grace Fu Hai Yien (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is the Minister of State for National Development of Singapore. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 112 pixelsFull resolution (9761 × 1370 pixel, file size: 7. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 112 pixelsFull resolution (9761 × 1370 pixel, file size: 7. ... Jurong Island is a man-made island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. ...

See also

Chia Thye Poh (b. ... Chinese Garden (Chinese: 裕华园), also commonly known as Jurong Gardens, is a park in Jurong East, Singapore. ... City Harvest Church Logo CHC Jurong West building City Harvest Church (Simplified Chinese: ) or CHC is a Singapore mega church[1] that serves as the spiritual resource center for related churches based in Asia. ... The Jurong Bird Park, located in the Jurong district, is one of the famous tourist attractions in Singapore. ... Look-out tower on Jurong Hill. ... Jurong Island is a man-made island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. ... Nanyang Technological University (Abbreviation: NTU; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: , abbreviated 南大; Malay: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang) is a major research university in Singapore. ... The Singapore Discovery Centre (Abbreviation: SDC; Chinese: 新加坡知新馆) is a venue which showcases various aspects of Singapores history as well as current and future technology. ... The Singapore Science Centre (SSC, Chinese: 新加坡科学馆) is a world-acclaimed scientific institution in Jurong East, Singapore, specialising in the promotion of scientific and technological education for the general public. ...

References

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
  • National Heritage Board (2002), Singapore's 100 Historic Places, Archipelago Press, ISBN 981-4068-23-3

External links

  • Jurong Regional Library
  • Jurong Point shopping centre
  • Chinese and Japanese Garden
  • Singapore Discovery Centre
  • Singapore Science Centre
  • Photographs of the former Jurong railway line at the National Archives of Singapore
  • Southwest CDC Website

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