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The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central and Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista , Queenstown , Moulmein-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar - Tiong Bahru and Henderson-Dawson managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council.
The seat for Punggol East SMC was transferred from Pasir Ris-Punggol town council to Aljunied-Hougang town council (renaming it to Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East) as a result of the 2013 by-election held 26 January 2013, and Sembawang-Nee Soon town council was hived into separate town councils based on boundaries for the respective GRCs and ...
Tanjong Pagar GRC The Radin Mas Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the central area of Singapore. The ward covers a portion of Bukit Merah , specifically the suburbs of Redhill, Bukit Merah Central, the eastern half of Telok Blangah , Bukit Purmei Estate and Mount Faber.
In 1955, the Tanjong Pagar constituency was formed. It took over Sepoy Lines in 1976 and Anson in 1988. After Lee Kuan Yew had passed the premiership to Goh Chok Tong in 1990, the constituency was even merged into Tanjong Pagar GRC, and the legacy of the "Tanjong Pagar GRC" name continues to remain even after the death of Lee Kuan Yew in 2015. 1988 was also the last election of which Tanjong ...
A town council area can consist of a Group Representation Constituency (GRC), a Single Member Constituency (SMC), or a collection of neighbouring GRCs and SMCs controlled by the same political party. The Members of Parliament head the town councils of their constituencies.
Jalan Besar Town Council is responsible for the maintenance of the areas that come under Jalan Besar GRC; Tanjong Pagar Town Council maintains areas belonging to Tanjong Pagar GRC; and Mountbatten SMC is administered by Marine Parade Town Council. The main office of Jalan Besar Town Council is located in Kallang, at 70 Geylang Bahru.
In Singapore, a town council (TC) is an entity formed by at least one elected Member of Parliament (MP) and appointed residents who are responsible for the day-to-day operations in managing the common property of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) residential flats and commercial property within the town. [1]
The Tanjong Pagar Plaza is an HDB residential development completed in 1977. Along the stretch of Tanjong Pagar Road, there is a semi-circle portion of road where it used to be called Cheng Cheok Street. [9] Due to the shape of the road, the Hokkiens called the street gu kak hang, meaning "the ox's horns". [9]