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Residents of Ang Mo Kio have more
reasons to smile come first quarter of 2007 as AMK Hub, a
seven-level retail mall integrated with an air-conditioned bus
interchange and an underground pass to the Ang Mo Kio Mass Rapid
Transport (MRT) Station, is now a step closer to completion and
serving them. |
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Jointly developed by the Singapore
Labour Foundation, NTUC Income and NTUC FairPrice, AMK Hub -
earlier named NTUC Ang Mo Kio Retail Mall, forms part of a larger
rejuvenation plan for the Ang Mo Kio Town Centre. |
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AMK Hub's Topping Out Ceremony |
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At AMK Hub's Topping Out Ceremony
(TOC) this morning (27 Oct 2006), Guest-of-Honour Mr Lim Boon Heng,
Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress, and Minister,
Prime Minister's Office, and other guests , prepared a cement
foundation at the fourth level and laid a plaque to mark the
occasion. |
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The TOC is symbolic as it signifies
the completion of AMK Hub's building structure. It also means that
AMK Hub is a step closer to serving Ang Mo Kio residents and
visitors alike. |
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Today's (27 Oct 2006) TOC marked
another key milestone for AMK Hub following its groundbreaking on
27 March 2005. |
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The retail mall building, which has a
total gross floor area of 48,250 square metres, has now taken
shape despite a tight construction schedule, which started on 7
April 2005. |
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When completed, it will have four
storeys and three basement levels of retail, entertainment,
learning and community space, aim to draw more residents and
visitors, and consequently, add more vibrancy, to the Ang Mo Kio
Town Centre. |
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Currently, Ang Mo Kio residents and
visitors can see that AMK Hub's primary concrete structure has
already been completed substantially. Internally, mechanical and
engineering works are currently undergoing the testing and
commissioning phase. Over the next few months, work on its
architecture and external façade will continue to be carried out. |
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All works are targeted to be completed
by first quarter of 2007. |
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Built in tandem with AMK Hub, the new
bus interchange is also scheduled for completion in early 2007,
upon which the Land Transport Authority will take over its
ownership. |
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To give Ang Mo Kio residents and
visitors greater links and accessibility to Ang Mo Kio Town Centre
and AMK Hub, the underground pass to Ang Mo Kio MRT Station and a
new pedestrian overhead bridge spanning across Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
is scheduled for completion in the same period. |
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Labour Movement's LM 2011 Vision |
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The development of AMK Hub also
signifies an important phase for the Labour Movement as it
illustrates the inclusive spirit of the Labour Movement 2011 or LM
2011 vision - Labour Movement for All, All for Labour Movement. |
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In August 2006, the Labour Movement
set out on this five-year LM 2011 vision to work closely with
unions and cooperatives, and tripartite partners, to improve the
lives of all our workers and their families in a holistic manner
at work, live and play. |
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AMK Hub is one such example of how the
Labour Movement and its economic and social partners can come
together to better serve Ang Mo Kio residents, and workers and
Singaporeans. |
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NTUC's various cooperatives like NTUC
FairPrice, NTUC Income, NTUC Foodfare, NTUC Healthcare, NTUC
Childcare and NTUC Eldercare, and NTUC Club, will all come under
one roof in AMK Hub to provide a holistic range of affordable
products and services for residents and visitors of all ages,
bringing them greater convenience, and cost and time savings. |
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Residents and visitors will find
anchor tenant, NTUC FairPrice, occupying AMK Hub's Basement Two
with its first-ever and biggest hypermarket, which stands at
approximately 7,100 square metres (77,000 square feet), and
offering a wide variety of products ranging from groceries to
electrical and electronic goods. |
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For NTUC Income, it has plans to set
up a branch to offer full servicing facilities and may set up its
third Insurance Business Centre there. With these facilities from
NTUC Income, residents will be able to carry out all their
insurance and payment transactions, and do their financial
planning, at a greater convenience. |
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To provide residents with a good
spread of hawker fare, NTUC Foodfare will open a foodcourt at
Level Three while NTUC Club will keep residents entertained at
Level Four with an Integrated Entertainment Centre, featuring club
facilities, games arcade and an eight-screen cineplex. |
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To give residents and visitors a
comprehensive retail mix, there will also be many other popular
retail, food and beverages outlets, and banks to serve them. |
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AMK Hub's developers have also ensured
that the retail mall building looks after the needs of both the
elderly and disabled, by having handicapped ramps, toilets and
lifts conveniently located for their use. Additionally, nursery
rooms will cater for the needs of parents with young children. |
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AMK Hub's Name |
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As AMK Hub will become an integral
part of Ang Mo Kio residents' lives, its developers decided to
involve them in suggesting a suitable name for the retail mall
through a 'Name-the-Mall' competition in March 2005. |
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The competition was publicised in the
magazine, Ang Mo Kio The Home March 2005, and attracted the
participation of 59 residents. |
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Based on the AMK Hub Management
Committee's judging criteria of suitability, creativity and
rationale for the retail mall's name, there were 20 residents that
gave good suggestions for the name. Each of them was given a
consolation prize of $50 NTUC FairPrice voucher to recognise their
efforts and contributions. |
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With the suggested names and after
much consideration, the AMK Hub Management Committee decided on
the name, 'AMK Hub' as the development is expected to be more than
just a retail mall. |
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With the integrated bus interchange
and link to the Ang Mo Kio MRT station, the AMK Hub will become an
exciting and vibrant hub in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre for Ang Mo Kio
residents and visitors to meet, interact, connect and transit. |
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Jointly issued
by: Singapore Labour Foundation
NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited
NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited |
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Source:
www.ntuc.org.sg Media Release
27 Oct 2006 |
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