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From the early 1940s to the late 80s, Hillview was an industrial precinct with factories such as the Old Ford Motor Factory (built in 1941), Castrol Oil Company, Union Carbide, Cycle & Carriage Daimler-Benz car assembly plant (built in 1965) and Hume Pipe Company factory (lease in Hume Avenue granted in 1927). [4]
At the time, the government tendered out the exclusive right to lease stalls for markets in Singapore. The right to lease stalls at the Clyde Terrace Market was tendered out to a "farmer" for $16,968 in 1888 and $24,300 in 1889. The "farmer" system as a whole was abolished in 1910. [6]
Murray Terrace is a row of fourteen shophouses along Murray Street in Singapore. It has housed the Murray Terrace Food Alley, offices and the Six Senses Maxwell hotel. It has housed the Murray Terrace Food Alley, offices and the Six Senses Maxwell hotel.
The George Town Central Business District (CBD) is the financial and political centre of the city of George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.The financial district, which was first envisioned by the Penang Island City Council's Local Plan 2030, lies entirely within the city centre, and is home to much of the city's banking and financial services. [1]
Oasis Terraces is an integrated development located in Punggol, Singapore, next to Oasis LRT station.Developed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the development was built as part of a new generation of neighbourhood centres, housing the Punggol Polyclinic, a retail component with restaurants and shops, a community plaza and a rooftop community garden.
Singapore's main territory looks like a diamond-shaped island, although its territory includes surrounding smaller islands. The farthest outlying island is Pedra Branca. Of Singapore's dozens of smaller islands, Jurong Island, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin and Sentosa are the larger ones. Most of Singapore is no more than 15 meters above sea level.
The Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) was a proposed project to be located at Penang Turf Club on Penang Island, Malaysia.The developers who proposed PGCC hoped to use 50,000 square metres (540,000 square feet) divided between two five-star hotels, a 75,000 square metres (810,000 square feet) Penang performing arts centre, a 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 square feet) retail complex, 25,000 ...
George Town was named in honour of King George III, the ruler of Great Britain and Ireland between 1760 and 1820. [15] [16] Prior to the arrival of the British, the geographical area had been known as Tanjung Penaga, due to the abundance of penaga laut trees (Calophyllum inophyllum) found at the cape (tanjung) of the city.