Yuhua, Singapore
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Yuhua is a precinct located at Jurong
, Singapore
.
The area's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong Town Council and the people of this precinct is represented in parliament by Grace Fu
.
(Exit 13) or the PIE(Exit 29), with minor roads(Jurong East Street 11/13/31/32/21/24, Jurong East Central 1, Jurong East Avenue 1, Toh Guan Road, Jurong Gateway Road, Gateway Link,Summit Lane and Venture Avenue) winding through the various places in the precinct.
and Jurong East
stations are located in the precinct.
.
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Connection through other trunk bus services(not originating from Jurong East) to Jurong West
and Clementi
is available through 99 and 185, Bukit Batok and Northwards through 176, 178, 180, 187 and 188.
It is accessible from the precinct through feeder bus service 334 and trunk bus services 99 and 160.
and Fuhua
)and 1 secondary school(Shuqun) in Yuhua.
, is located at the junction of Gateway Link and Jurong Town Hall Road.
The Jurong East Sports and Recreation Centre is located in this precinct, along Jurong East Street 13.
. JCube will be ready in 2012.
contains a Giant Hypermarket
, gets a great deal of traffic during weekends.
, while developing the areas along Jurong Gateway Road into a commercial hub in the West and the biggest outside the city centre
.
There are 2 town centres in this precinct, at Jurong Gateway Road and Jurong East Avenue 1.
Temple:
Mosque:
Church:
Currently, there is 1 nursing home in Yuhua, Blue Cross Thong Kheng Home, located at Jurong East Avenue 1, beside the Jurong Canal.
, was to be built by 2006 to replace the existing Alexandra Hospital
. It was to have 650 beds for warded patients and 90 specialist clinics for outpatients. However, in 2004, these plans were scrapped in favor of a new 500-bed hospital in Yishun to be called Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
, planned for completion by March 28, 2009..
Under the Singapore Master Plan 2008, the plan for Jurong General Hospital was revived, and is expected to be ready by 2015, with 550 beds and will next to Jurong East MRT Station, providing acute inpatient and outpatient care. It will also have a community hospital next to it.
, Sony
, Acer
, Merck
, Johnson & Johnson
and JTC Corporation
.
Jurong
Jurong is the largest town in the western part of Singapore, consisting of 11 residential precincts, 14 industrial districts, 1 military zone and 1 Waterfront district. It resembles Woodlands, the largest town in the northern part of Singapore, which is smaller in size, has smaller industrial area...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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The area's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong Town Council and the people of this precinct is represented in parliament by Grace Fu
Grace Fu
Grace Fu Hai Yien is the Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts, and the Environment and Water Resources in Singapore.-Education:...
.
Neighbouring Areas
HDB
| Street | Blocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Jurong East Street 31 | 317-328,342-346, 351-353 | |
| Jurong East Avenue 1 | 241-245,347-350 | |
| Jurong East Street 21 | 201-240,287-288 | |
| Jurong East Street 24 | 246-254,256-264 | |
| Toh Guan Road | 265-286 | |
| Jurong East Street 13 | 101-116 | |
| Jurong Gateway Road | 130-135 | |
Future Housing
As part of the 'Jurong Lake Project' unveiled on 4 April 2008, there will be about 2800 hotel rooms and 1000 homes will be built along Jurong Gateway Road.Roads
The main roads in this precinct are Jurong Town Hall Road,Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Central, which connects the precinct to the rest of the island through the AYEAyer Rajah Expressway
The Ayer Rajah Expressway extends from the western end of the East Coast Parkway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia...
(Exit 13) or the PIE(Exit 29), with minor roads(Jurong East Street 11/13/31/32/21/24, Jurong East Central 1, Jurong East Avenue 1, Toh Guan Road, Jurong Gateway Road, Gateway Link,Summit Lane and Venture Avenue) winding through the various places in the precinct.
Mass Rapid Transit
Chinese GardenChinese Garden MRT Station
Chinese Garden MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Jurong,Singapore. It serves residents in Yuhua and Hong Kah, as well people visiting the various tourist attractions in Jurong Lake, which includes the Chinese Gardens, where the station derived its...
and Jurong East
Jurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
stations are located in the precinct.
Feeder bus services
Feeder services 333,334 and 335 each plies through different parts of the precinct and connects it to Jurong East MRT StationJurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
.
- Feeder service 335 also links to Chinese Garden MRT StationChinese Garden MRT StationChinese Garden MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Jurong,Singapore. It serves residents in Yuhua and Hong Kah, as well people visiting the various tourist attractions in Jurong Lake, which includes the Chinese Gardens, where the station derived its...
.
Trunk bus Services
Most of the trunk bus services originate from Jurong East Bus InterchangeJurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore...
.
Connection through other trunk bus services(not originating from Jurong East) to Jurong West
Jurong West
Jurong West is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, the eastern edge of Jurong Camp, Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road, Fourth Chin Bee Road, International Road, Corporation Road, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Yuan Ching Road, Boon Lay Way, and along a Canal leading into Jurong...
and Clementi
Clementi
Clementi can refer to:People*Aldo Clementi , Italian composer*Anna Clementi, singer *Cecil Clementi , a British colonial administrator and the Governor of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1930...
is available through 99 and 185, Bukit Batok and Northwards through 176, 178, 180, 187 and 188.
Community Centre
The precinct's community centre(Yuhua Community Club) is located along Boon Lay Way, in between blk 221,219A and 216.It is accessible from the precinct through feeder bus service 334 and trunk bus services 99 and 160.
Security
The Jurong East Neighbourhood Police Centre is co-located in the community centre.Schools
There are 2 primary schools(YuhuaYuhua Primary School
Yuhua Primary School is a primary school in Jurong East, Singapore. In 2002, Yuqun Primary merged with Yuhua Primary to form the new Yuhua Primary School. It is presently a vibrant school with nearly 1900 pupils and 100 staff....
and Fuhua
Fuhua Primary School
Fuhua Primary School is a primary school in Jurong East, Singapore. It was founded in 1941 as a village school by a teacher named Goh Si Ren. The school was located near Bukit Batok and later moved to its current location in Jurong East, but housed in an old campus. In 2000, it temporarily moved to...
)and 1 secondary school(Shuqun) in Yuhua.
Library
The nearest library, Jurong Regional LibraryJurong Regional Library
Jurong Regional Library is a public library located in Jurong East, Singapore. The last regional library to be completed after the Tampines and Woodlands regional libraries, it was upgraded on the site of the former Jurong East Community Library, the latter of which closed in 2002 for the...
, is located at the junction of Gateway Link and Jurong Town Hall Road.
Recreation
Apart from the many playing areas in the precinct, there is a neighbourhood park at the border of Jurong East Street 24 and a canel along the northern border of the precinct.The Jurong East Sports and Recreation Centre is located in this precinct, along Jurong East Street 13.
Commercial Centres
- JCube(contains Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice skating rink)
- IMMIMMIMM may refer to:* imm Cologne, international furniture trade fair* IMM Graduate School of Marketing, South Africa* IMM Shopping Mall, Singapore* Indianmeal Moth...
- JemJem-Given name:* Jem is a nickname for James, Jeremiah, Jeremy or Jemma. Or it could be an anglicized version of the Turkish name Cem.* Jem , the stage name of the Welsh singer songwriter and musician Jemma Griffiths* Jem Belcher, English bare knuckle boxer...
(a.k.a. Jurong East Mall) - Jem 2 (owned by CapitaLand Mall)
JCube
A new shopping mall, JCube, which would also house Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice skating rink, is to replace the former Jurong Entertainment CentreJurong Entertainment Centre
The Jurong Entertainment Centre was a shopping centre located in Jurong East, Singapore. It was closed and demolished and a new shopping mall named JCube is planned to replace it....
. JCube will be ready in 2012.
Jem
Jem is a new shopping mall in Singapore. It will consists of two parts which has an integrated public transport hub. Shops that are in Jem include Jusco, Tesco, Robinsons, Marks & Spencer, FairPrice Xtra and Forever 21.IMM
IMM Shopping MallIMM Shopping Mall
IMM Shopping Mall or IMM Building is a shopping centre located at Jurong East, Singapore. IMM is an abbreviation for "International Merchandise Mart". The shopping centre is managed by Capitaland...
contains a Giant Hypermarket
Giant Hypermarket
Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and UAE. It is a subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings .-History:...
, gets a great deal of traffic during weekends.
Future Commercial Developments
As part of the 'Jurong Lake District' project unveiled on 4 April 2008, about 500,000 sq m of office space and 250,000 sq m of retail, food & beverage and entertainment space will be constructed on lands surrounding Jurong East MRT StationJurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
, while developing the areas along Jurong Gateway Road into a commercial hub in the West and the biggest outside the city centre
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district...
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Town Centres
Places of Worship
There are 2 temples, 1 mosque and 1 church in this precinct.Temple:
- Sri Arulmigu Murugan Temple
- Bukit Timah Seu Teck Sean Thong
Mosque:
- Mjd Al Mukminin
Church:
- Jurong Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Healthcare
Apart from the many medical clinics in this precinct, 2 medical institutes, Ng Tian Fong Hospital(a 500-bed hospital) and Jurong Community Hospital, will be constructed by 2015 to provide more advance medical services in Yuhua.Currently, there is 1 nursing home in Yuhua, Blue Cross Thong Kheng Home, located at Jurong East Avenue 1, beside the Jurong Canal.
Jurong General Hospital
Under the Singapore Master Plan 2003, a new Jurong General Hospital, which would be located within walking distance from the Jurong East MRT StationJurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
, was to be built by 2006 to replace the existing Alexandra Hospital
Alexandra Hospital
Alexandra Hospital is a 400-bed hospital located in the south-western part of Singapore. Nestled in a 110,000 square metre land, the hospital is a picture of tranquil setting, lined with mostly colonial style buildings built since the late 1930s...
. It was to have 650 beds for warded patients and 90 specialist clinics for outpatients. However, in 2004, these plans were scrapped in favor of a new 500-bed hospital in Yishun to be called Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital is a 550-bed hospital located at Yishun in Singapore. The hospital was officially opened by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on 15 November 2010, but began seeing outpatients and day surgery patients on 28 March 2010. Spanning over in the Yishun Central Area overlooking the...
, planned for completion by March 28, 2009..
Under the Singapore Master Plan 2008, the plan for Jurong General Hospital was revived, and is expected to be ready by 2015, with 550 beds and will next to Jurong East MRT Station, providing acute inpatient and outpatient care. It will also have a community hospital next to it.
Industrial Areas
- ST Electronics Jurong East Building
- CJ GLS Building
- TT International Trade Park
- The Chevrons
- The Synergy
- The JTC Summit
- International Business Park (see below)
International Business Park
An International Business Park (IBP) is also located in Jurong East. Major companies and corporations present in the business park include Creative TechnologyCreative Technology
Creative Technology Ltd. is a Singapore-based global company headquartered in Jurong East, Singapore. The principal activities of the company and its subsidiaries consist of the design, manufacture and distribution of digitized sound and video boards, computers and related multimedia, and personal...
, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, Acer
Acer
Acer may refer to:* Acer , the genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as Maple, from the Latin word ācer meaning sharp* Acer Inc., a Taiwan-based international computer company...
, Merck
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
, Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
and JTC Corporation
JTC Corporation
JTC Corporation , formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is Singapore's principal developer and manager of industrial estates and their related facilities.-History:JTC was established on 1 June 1968 to develop industrial estates...
.