No plans yet for KWSH land: DPM Wong
by Carolyn Quek
THE Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (KWSH) will not be left in the
lurch, despite the authorities being undecided about its plans for
the land it sits on when the lease expires in 2015.
The medical facility is Singapore's longest-serving charity
hospital, and its officials are hoping they can stay put at its
present premises in Serangoon Road.
On Sunday, it celebrated its centennial year with free health
screenings for the public and a food and games carnival, among
other events.
A 92-year-old donor even presented $100,000 to the hospital on
Sunday to mark the occasion.
Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said on the sidelines of the
celebrations that the Government has no plans to use the land for
the next five years.
'But after five years, the Ministry of National Development may
have different plans. So it is only then that we can decide the
hospital's future,' said DPM Wong in Mandarin.