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Old 08-04-2014, 09:38 AM
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I totally agree the Jurong Lake District is the best place to build the HSR station. Here are some important reasons why:

1. The JLD is already a happening place with many new offices, malls, etc. So when Malaysians reach Singapore, they don't have to go to Orchard, which is already so crowded. They can do all their shopping, eating, holidaying, etc in the JLD - you have JEM, Westgate, IMM, JCube, and many more. This will reduce the crowd in Orchard.

2. Many businessmen travel from Singapore to KL on a daily basis for business, so if they have offices in the JLD, they can easily take the HSR from their JLD office to KL and saves a lot of time. If the station is in Tuas West, it will a waste of time to travel from their JLD office to Tuas West.

3. The JLD can have a new mega theme park like Universal Studios, Disneyland. This will make it a big attraction for Malaysians. They can simply alight at the JLD HSR station and enjoy the theme park. They can also stay at the new hotel in the JLD. Maybe more hotels need to be built in the JLD.

4. The JLD is the new CBD and Orchard combined, so it must be developed to attract the world to JLD. The development of the JLD can hopefully contribute another 1 - 2% of Singapore's GDP when fully developed. The JLD is a gem in the making.


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The best location would be the Jurong Lake District. The area around the Jurong Lake would be ideal as there are many underutilised, empty land - ex Tang dynasty land, Jurong Golf Course, etc. The HSR station can be connected via an underground travellator (with underground mall) to the Lakeside MRT station to provide seamless travel.

A new mega theme park can also be build at the Jurong Lake area as the lake provide a good scenery. Perhaps we should have a DISNEYLAND there, this could be the largest Disneyland theme park in the world. With the HSR, there will be daily tourists from Malaysia and boost Singapore's tourism further to greater heights.

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KUALA LUMPUR — The station for the Republic’s new high speed rail link to Kuala Lumpur (KL) will likely be located either in the west or in the city centre, it was revealed today (April 7) at a press conference at the fifth Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Kuala Lumpur.

Officials said the three likely locations for the station in Singapore are Tuas West, Jurong East or in the city centre.

The KL station will be located in Sungai Besi.

The leaders of Singapore and Malaysia today also lauded the two countries’ steady progress on joint iconic projects in Singapore and the Iskandar region, as well as in other areas of cooperation.

In a joint statement issued at the fifth Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysia counterpark Najib Razak also praised the work of committees that had been tasked with improving connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore, which include a rapid transit system link, a possible third road link, as well as the high-speed rail linking Singapore with Kuala Lumpur.

PM Lee also expressed his deepest sympathies over the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, while PM Najib said Malaysia appreciated the Republic’s prompt assistance in search and rescue operations.

The next retreat will be held in Singapore in 2015.

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