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'Even with money, you can't source for anything': Surbana Jurong CEO

Surbana Jurong CEO Wong Heang Fine recalls immense challenge in transforming Expo halls into healthcare facilities

Sharon See

Sharon See

Published Tue, Apr 6, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    IT WAS a problem that having money alone could not solve.

    Rather, time was of the essence for Surbana Jurong (SJ), the consultancy firm given the mammoth task of converting the cavernous event halls at the Singapore Expo into healthcare facilities at the height of the coronavirus pandemic towards the end of March 2020.

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