Ghim Moh
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Ghim Moh | |
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Subzone ofQueenstownPlanning Area | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| •Mandarin | Cẩm mậu |
| •Pinyin | Jǐnmào |
| •Hokkien | Kim mao |
| •Malay | Ghim Moh |
| •Tamil | கிம் மோ |
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| Country | Singapore |
Ghim Moh/kɪmmoʊ/is a neighbourhood located inQueenstown,Singapore. The estate consists of 28 blocks.
Facilities[edit]
There were a fewschoolslocated within the estate,Ghim Moh Primary School,which has merged withNew Town Primaryin 2008 andGhim Moh Secondary School,which has also merged withJin Tai Secondary Schoolto formClementi Woods Secondary Schoolsince 2007. In addition, Raffles Junior College was located right next to Ghim Moh (Mount Sinai) from 1984 to 2004. The campus is still around and had housedDunman High Schoolfrom 2007 to 2008. Up until December 2015, it houses Raffles Girls Primary School as it undergoes upgrading at its previous premises. From 2017 to 2019, it hosted the newly formedEunoia Junior College.[1]
The Ulu Pandan Community Centre is also located within the estate. Ghim Moh estate also includes a wet market and a food centre. There are also several coffee shops (as locally known, including 'Kopitiam'), salons, dental clinics and medical clinics located within the estate.
It is near to Ministry of Education Headquarters, Fusionopolis, Rochester Park and Biopolis, where many of the life-science businesses are located.
Transport[edit]
Its nearestMRTstation isBuona Vista station.There are also a number of bus routes that serve Ghim Moh and terminate at the Ghim Moh Bus Terminal. These include routes 92, 92M, 100, 111. Thus, residents find it convenient to travel around the city, particularly to the Orchard, Harbourfront and Central Business District.
Politics[edit]
Ghim Moh belongs to theUlu Pandandivision ofHolland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency,whoseMember of ParliamentisChristopher de Souza.Between 2001 and 2006, the Member of Parliament wasMinister for Community Development, Youth and SportsVivian Balakrishnan,who became the Member of Parliament for the Cashew division in 2006. Ulu Pandan existed in its own constituency before 1997 and its Member of Parliament wasMinister (Prime Minister's Office)Lim Boon Hengfrom 1991 to 2001.
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Mount Sinai will remain holding site for upcoming JC: MOE - Channel NewsAsia".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-06-08.
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