Ghim Moh
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Ghim Moh is a district in Singapore that has a reputation nationwide for attractive food at its Food Centre that distinguishes it from other food centres in Singapore. Famous stalls include beef hor fun, char kway teow, chwee kueh, mee pok, roasted meats, and xiao wan mian. The estate consists of 21 blocks.
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[edit] Facilities
There are two schools located within the estate, Ghim Moh Primary School, which will be merging with New Town Primary in 2008 and Ghim Moh Secondary School, is now merged with Jin Tai Secondary School to form Clementi Woods Secondary School since 2007. The old Raffles Junior College campus will be used to house Dunman High School in 2007.
The Ulu Pandan Community Centre is also located within the estate. Ghim Moh estate also includes a wet market and a food centre. There are also several coffee shops (as locally known, including 'Kopitiam'), salons , dental clinics and medical clinics located within the estate.
[edit] Transport
Its nearest MRT station is Buona Vista Station. There are also a number of bus routes that serve Ghim Moh and terminate at the Ghim Moh Bus Terminal. Bus no. 92, 92a, 100, 111. Thus, making residents convenient to go down to city such as Orchard Road.
[edit] Politics
Ghim Moh belongs to the Ulu Pandan division of Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency, whose Member of Parliament is Christopher de Souza. Between 2001 and 2006, the Member of Parliament was Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan, who became the Member of Parliament for the Cashew division in 2006. Ulu Pandan existed in its own constituency before 1997 and its Member of Parliament was Minister (Prime Minister's Office) Lim Boon Heng from 1991 to 2001.
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