THREE BULLDOZERS HAVE MOVED IN WITH HUGE MOULDS OF EARTH TO COVER UP ALL PATHS LEADING TO THE 120-YEAR OLD TANG SUAHN KIONG SAN SOH HOO CHU BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN HENDERSON ROAD, THE SUBJECT OF LONG-DRAWN CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE TEMPLE TRUSTEES AND HOUSING AND DEVLOPMENT BOARD (HDB). THE EXISTING TEMPLE IS TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HDB TO MAKE WAY FOR A SWIMMING COMPLEX. PLEAS WERE MADE BY THE TRUSTEES AND DEVOTEES TO PRESERVE THE TEMPLE AT ITS EXISTING SITE ALONGSIDE THE PROPOSED COMPLEX. HDB, HOWEVER REJECTED THESE PLEAS ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS AND GAVE THEM NOTICE TO REMOVE THEIR SHRINE BY SEPTEMBER 4.
14/09/1978
PCD0500 - 0103
SPH/2005/035419/3/32
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