Hong Kah

Hong Kah
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 丰加
 • Pinyin Fēngjiā
 • Hokkien POJ Hong-ka
Country  Singapore

Hong Kah is a residential precinct in Jurong, Singapore, bounded by the PIE, Corporation Road, Jurong Canal Drive, Jurong East Avenue 1 and Jurong Town Hall Road. It is named after the former 'Hong Kah Village'.

The precinct's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong-Clementi Town Council and the residents are represented in parliament by either Desmond Lee Ti-Seng or Ang Wei Neng, depending on where they stay.

In the beginning this precinct was much bigger in size and consisted of North, South, East and West Districts. Then, following the developments in Jurong West, the West district was renamed Nanyang and North district was renamed Bukit Batok and Gek Poh Ville and became separate precincts. Only the South and East districts remain as part of the precinct, though also renamed as 'Jurong Spring' and 'Jurong Central' respectively. However, there are some places in the current precinct that continue to include the term 'Hong Kah' in their names, such as HDB estates, schools and shopping complex and dialysis centres.

History

Hong Kah is named after the former Hong Kah Village which used to exist north of the present site.[1][2]

Neighbouring Areas

Neighbouring areas
Bulim Tengah Bukit Batok
Boon Lay Yuhua
   Hong Kah  
Pioneer Sector Taman Jurong Jurong Lake

Housing

Public

Year built Street Blocks
1985 - 1986 Jurong West Avenue 1 502-503, 537-542, 441-444, 423-431, 432-440, 484-491
1986 Jurong West Street 42 402-422, 449-455, 543-559
1986 Jurong West Street 41 456-473, 474-483, 492-499
1985 Jurong West Street 51 501,504, 510-511
1986 Jurong West Street 52 505-508, 513-536
1985 Jurong East Avenue 1 301-304, 329-341, 371-374
1985 Jurong East Street 32 305-316

Private

Transportation

Roads

The main roads in Hong Kah are Jurong West Avenue 2, Corporation Road, Boon Lay Way, Jurong Town Hall Road, Jurong East Avenue 1 and Jurong West Avenue 1, which connects the precinct to the rest of the island through the PIE exits 31 and 34, to the Bukit Batok Road and Jurong West Avenue 2 with minor roads (Jurong West Street 41/42/51/52 and Jurong East Street 32) winding through the various estates in the precinct.

Public Transport

Feeder bus services

Hong Kah is linked to Jurong East MRT Station through feeder services 333, 334 and 335 and 335 is extensively available towards Chinese Garden MRT Station.

Trunk bus Services

There are several trunk services that plies through Hong Kah area. Service 49 is extensively available towards Lakeside MRT Station.

Special bus Services

Bus connection to the city is available through premium service 542, City Direct service 657 and express service 502.

Night bus services

There is a night bus service that runs through Hong Kah during the non-operational hours of the other bus services, which is NR5, operated by SMRT.

Schools

There are 3 primary schools (Rulang, Shuqun and Jurong), 6 secondary schools (Fuhua, Yuhua, Hua Yi, Hong Kah and Jurongville), 1 tertiary school (JJC), 1 special-needs school (Grace Orchard School), 1 international school (Canadian International School) and many pre-school centres in Hong Kah.

Recreation

There are 3 neighbourhood parks in Hong Kah, each located at Jurong West Street 41, Jurong West Street 42 and Jurong East Street 32. Though illegal, fishing activities can be carried out at the canal in the precinct, located at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong West Avenue 1. The nearest sports complex is Jurong East Sports and Recreation Centre, accessible from the rest of the precinct through all the bus services (except 335) that pass through this precinct.

Community Centres

There are 2 community centres in the precinct, with Jurong Spring Community Club located in Hong Kah South (Jurong Spring) and Jurong Green Community Club located in Hong Kah East (Jurong Central). Apart from the courses in the community centres, there are playing courts there that can be used for free.

Town Centres

Hong Kah Point is the town centre of Hong Kah, located at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong West Street 52, accessible by all the bus services that ply through the precinct.

The town centre boasts the 'Jurong West Street 52 Market and Food Centre', which was built in 1985 and was the latest hawker centre in Singapore to be built over the past 20 years, before the next hawker centre opened in Bukit Panjang. Apart from the hawker centre, the shops in this town centre provides Postal, banking, dining, baking, dental, medical, D.I.Y, education and fashion services to meet the daily needs of the residents. The town council office and HDB service centre are also located here.

Places of Worship

There are 4 temples in Hong Kah,

The nearest Churches and Mosque are located in Taman Jurong and Yuhua.

Healthcare

Apart from the many medical clinics in the precinct, there are 2 medical institutions in the precinct, located at Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong East Avenue 1 providing more advance medical services.

Security

The Jurong West Neighbourhood Police Centre is located in Hong Kah at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Corporation Road.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jurong Heritage Trail (PDF). National Heritage Board. 2015.
  2. ↑ "School History". www.hongkahsec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

External links

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