Consistently voted as one of the best hotels in the world, this is where the legendary Asian hospitality of Shangri-La began. Upon arriving at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, you will leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind you.Set amidst 15 acres of lush greenery, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, is a place like no other. Orchard Hotel Singapore is home to 656 rooms and suites tastefully appointed with contemporary conveniences in characteristically unique twin buildings – the Orchard Wing and the Claymore Wing.Complemented by some of the city’s finest restaurants – Savour exquisite Cantonese delicacies by Masterchef Lap Fai at award-winning Hua Ting Restaurant Orchard Café with International and local buffet delights, and other food and beverage options such as Noodles serving affordable a la minute handmade La-Mian with fresh quality ingredients, Happy Hour cocktails at Intermezzo Bar, Alfresco Dining and Poolside Snack Bar, and with a Half Olympic-sized swimming pool, a Fitness Centre and a state of the art conference centre featuring 13 versatile function rooms with dedicated event specialists standing by to personalize your business or social event, Orchard Hotel Singapore is indeed the perfect location and choice offering for shopping, business, entertainment and relaxation. Collection of the National Museum of Singapore, National Heritage Board.Winner of prestigious awards for accommodation experience, Orchard Hotel Singapore promises cosmopolitan elegance and superior comfort in the heart of Orchard Road. ġ977 invitation-to-ballot card for flats in Bedok New Town. The Founders’ Memorial is holding a public call for objects and stories that showcase your experiences and the values upon which independent Singapore was built.ĭo you have any documents or objects that remind you of when you moved to your first HDB flat, adapting to life there or getting to know your neighbours? Share them with the Founders’ Memorial here. We were lucky to get a flat.”įounders' Memorial Travelling Exhibition and Public Call The government brought us here in army trucks. She recalled, “The fire at Bukit Ho Swee spread very quickly and we lost our home overnight. The Chuas were survivors of the devastating Bukit Ho Swee Fire in 1961 and they were resettled into the two two-room apartment. 1955) and her family were one of the first occupants at Block 48 Stirling Road. The late Mr Lim Kim San, then Chairman of the HDB, commented, “We will try to attain a position where we can build the most efficient unit at a minimum cost so that public housing can be brought within means of the lower income group, as well as to ensure that the cost of maintenance and repairs of these units will be reduced to a minimum over the years.”Ĭhua Soo Heng (b. The HDB, which took over the role of eliminating squatters and providing low cost public housing from the SIT on 1 February 1960, had embarked on an ambitious five-year target to build approximately 50,000 units in order to quickly alleviate overcrowding in the city centre. The three seven-storey blocks were among the first batch of public housing projects launched under the HDB’s First Five-Year Programme. The dominant presence of these blocks standing on an undeveloped piece of swampland earned the neighbourhood an amusing colloquial name, Qik Lao (Hokkien: 七楼 7 storey).
The flats in these three seven-storey blocks were handed over to residents in 1961. They were part of the Queenstown estate that the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) had begun work on in the 1950s.
Blocks 45, 48 & 49 Stirling Road are were the first few blocks of flats completed in October 1960, just months after the Housing and Development Board (HDB) was formed in February 1960.
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