SINGAPORE: The setting up of a wellness centre at
Block 108 Potong Pasir Avenue 1 has been very much in the
news.
MP for the area, Sitoh Yih Pin, said the issue has
been unnecessarily politicised, and he gave a full account of the
decision during a dialogue session at the end of a ministerial
visit to the constituency on Sunday.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong got a sense of the
demographic profile of Potong Pasir when he took part in a series
of activities lined up for his visit of the constituency.
The elderly make up nearly half of the residents of Potong
Pasir.
There has been much buzz over a proposed wellness centre at Block
108 Potong Pasir Avenue 1, where former MP Chiam See Tong held his
meet-the-people sessions.
It is understood that voluntary welfare organisation Wan Ming,
which has been in the area since 2002, is setting up the wellness
centre.
"This whole process took months, it's not within a day or week that
we decided on Block 108. If you want to build anything at the void
deck, there are many considerations. One of the most important
considerations is that after that there must be sufficient space
for the residents to use for birthday parties, weddings, wakes,
block parties... we have to ensure that," said Mr Sitoh.
Other plans for Potong Pasir include an NTUC supermarket, a POSBank
branch and a gymnasium - all near the community club along Potong
Pasir Avenue 2.
Former MP of the area, Mr Chiam See Tong, was also present to meet
Mr Gan and Mr Sitoh.
Mr Gan said Mr Chiam was in good spirits and spent his time sharing
stories about Potong Pasir.
- CNA/cc