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COLLABORATION UNDER JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE (JMC) FOR THE ISKANDAR DEVELOPMENT REGION (IDR): SITE VISIT TO SINGAPORE ON WATERWAY CLEANING AND BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMME

Singapore, 17 Nov 2007


A Malaysian delegation, led by YB Dato Sri Effendi Norwawi, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia and Chief Minister of Johor, YAB Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani Othman, visited Singapore today at the invitation of Minister for National Development, H.E. Mr. Mah Bow Tan, to understand Singapore's efforts in the cleaning and beautification of our waterways.

During this site visit, the Ministers were briefed on Singapore's experience in river clean-up and beautification, its efforts to enhance water self sufficiency as well as its plans to provide new waterfront public housing. The Malaysian delegation toured the Marina Barrage, Singapore River, NEWater Centre and HDB projects along Sungei Api Api.

Joint collaboration in river cleaning in the IDR is one of the key initiatives identified by the Environment Work Group under the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) on the Iskandar Development Region (IDR). The JMC is jointly chaired by YB Dato Sri Effendi Norwawi, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia and H.E. Mr. Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development, Singapore, and includes as members the Chief Minister of Johor, YAB Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani Othman and H.E. Mr. Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport, Singapore.

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Last updated on 17 November 2007