Zouk will stay at Jiak Kim Street for one more
year
Singaporean clubbers can
breathe a sigh of relief. Zouk is
here to stay - for at least one more year.
The authorities announced on Thursday that the iconic club will be
allowed a year-long extension on its lease at Jiak Kim Street
that ends at the end of this year.
If Zouk is able to secure an alternative location by June next
year, they will be given a final extension up to Dec 31 2017 to
"complete its location", said the Singapore Land Authority (SLA),
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority
(URA) in a joint
statement.
"An extension of up to 2017 will give Zouk sufficient time to
undertake renovations or to plan and construct a new structure to
house the club at the new site, and relocate thereafter," said the
authorities.
It also acknowledge in the statement Zouk's contribution to
the "strengthening of Singapore's reputation in the international
entertainment scene".
But it noted that the concerns faced
by neighbours,
who have complained about the littering and
noise polution in
the area.
Singaporeans will definitely have another reason to party this
weekend following this good news, given their support for the
clubbing hotspot.
SaveZouk, an online campaign that was launched in June, has since
amassed more than 40,000 signatures in two months.
Source: URA
TNP
