Plans for Jurong still intact, no matter how rail project pans out

Singapore

THE vision for the Jurong Lake District has not changed, regardless of how the high speed rail (HSR) project between Singapore and Malaysia turns out, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday.

The fate of the area - touted as Singapore's second central business district with the HSR terminus as its centrepiece - has been in the spotlight since new Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said in May that his country plans to scrap the multi-billion dollar rail project.

His pronouncement sparked concerns among Singaporeans that the development of the Jurong Lake District may be adversely affected.…