Hong Kah

Hong Kah
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 • Chinese 丰加
Country Singapore

Hong Kah is a residential precinct in Jurong, Singapore, bounded by the PIE, Corporation Road, Jurong Canal Drive, Jurong East Avenue 1 and Jurong Town Hall Road. It is named after the former 'Hong Kah Village' (present-day Tengah) located north of it.

The precinct's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong Town Council and the residents are represented in parliament by either Desmond Lee Ti-Seng or Ang Wei Neng, depending on where they stay.

In the beginning this precinct was much bigger in size and consisted of North, South, East and West Districts. Then, following the developments in Jurong West, the West district was renamed Nanyang and North district was renamed Bukit Batok and Gek Poh Ville and became separate precincts. Only the South and East districts remain as part of the precinct, though also renamed as 'Jurong Spring' and 'Jurong Central' respectively. However, there are some places in the current precinct that continue to include the term 'Hong Kah' in their names, such as HDB estates, schools and shopping complex and dialysis centres.

Neighbouring Areas

Housing in Hong Kah

There are 3 kinds of housing in Hong Kah.

Hostel

The yo:Ha hostel provides cheap accommodation for international students and foreign workers.

Public

Street Blocks
Jurong West Avenue 1 502-503, 537-542, 441-444, 423-431, 432-440, 484-491
Jurong West Street 42 402-422, 449-455, 543-559
Jurong West Street 41 456-473, 474-483, 492-499
Jurong West Street 51 501,504, 510-511
Jurong West Street 52 505-508, 513-536
Jurong East Avenue 1 301-304, 329-341, 371-374
Jurong East Street 32 305-316

Private

Transportation

Roads

The main roads in Hong Kah are Jurong West Avenue 2, Corporation Road, Boon Lay Way, Jurong Town Hall Road, Jurong East Avenue 1 and Jurong West Avenue 1, which connects the precinct to the rest of the island through the PIE exits (31 [Bukit Batok Flyover] and 34 [Hong Kah Flyover]), with minor roads (Jurong West Street 41/42/51/52 and Jurong East Street 32) winding through the various estates in the precinct.

Public Transport

Feeder bus services

Hong Kah is linked to Jurong East MRT Station through feeder services 333, 334 and 335 and 335 is extensively available towards Chinese Garden MRT Station.

Trunk bus Services

There are 6 trunk services that ply through Hong Kah, via the various roads.
Jurong East/West Avenue 1:

Jurong East/West Avenue 1 and Jurong West Street 51 (it connects to Lakeside MRT Station):

Special bus Services

Bus connection to the city is available through premium service 542(operates only once daily) and express service 502.

Night bus services

There is 1 night bus service that runs through Hong Kah during the non-operational hours of the other bus services, which is NR5,operated by SMRT.

Schools

There are 3 primary schools (Rulang, Shuqun and Jurong), 6 secondary schools (Fuhua, Yuhua, Hua Yi, Hong Kah and Jurongville), 1 tertiary school (JJC), 1 special-needs school (Grace Orchard School), 1 international school (Canadian International School) and many pre-school centres in Hong Kah.

Recreation

There are 3 neighbourhood parks in Hong Kah, each located at Jurong West Street 41, Jurong West Street 42 and Jurong East Street 32. Though illegal, fishing activities can be carried out at the canal in the precinct, located at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong West Avenue 1. The nearest sports complex is Jurong East Sports and Recreation Centre, accessible from the rest of the precinct through all the bus services (except 335) that pass through this precinct.

Community Centres

There are 2 community centres in the precinct, with Jurong Spring Community Club located in Hong Kah South (Jurong Spring) and Jurong Green Community Club located in Hong Kah East (Jurong Central). Apart from the courses in the community centres, there are playing courts there that can be used for free.

Hong Kah Point

Hong Kah Point is the town centre of Hong Kah, located at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong West Street 52, accessible by all the bus services that ply through the precinct.

The town centre boasts the 'Jurong West Street 52 Market and Food Centre', which was built in 1985 and was the latest hawker centre in Singapore to be built over the past 20 years, before the next hawker centre opened in Bukit Panjang. Apart from the hawker centre, the shops in this town centre provides Postal, banking, dining, baking, dental, medical, D.I.Y, education and fashion services to meet the daily needs of the residents. The town council office and HDB service centre are also located here.

Places of Worship

There are 4 temples in Hong Kah,

The nearest Churches and Mosque are located in Taman Jurong and Yuhua.

Healthcare

Apart from the many medical clinics in the precinct, there are 2 medical institutions in the precinct, located at Jurong West Avenue 1 and Jurong East Avenue 1 providing more advance medical services.

Security

The Jurong West Neighbourhood Police Centre is located in Hong Kah at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 1 and Corporation Road.

See also

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