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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Nur Dianah Suhaimi </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
It won't be only men who will be moving into the dormitory complex in Serangoon Gardens.
The facility has been given the green light to open this month and The Sunday Times understands that about 40 per cent of the 150 or so rooms have been allocated to women.
The Ministry of National Development (MND) has confirmed that provision has been made to house women there. It said the dormitory's clientele has not been finalised but the capacity will be capped at 600 workers.
Earlier reports said it is likely to house workers from the manufacturing and services sectors. They may include Chinese nationals, Malaysians and Filipinos.
The men and women will be put up in different blocks.
The Sunday Times understands that there will be two blocks for men and two for women.
They will be fenced up to prevent men from entering the female blocks and vice versa. The fencing will also keep out outsiders.
Each block will have its own washrooms.
The only time the men and women can expect to be under one roof will be at the communal canteen. There are also plans for the dormitory to have facilities such as a provision shop.
The Government first announced last year that up to 1,000 foreign workers would be housed in the dormitory - the former Serangoon Gardens Technical school. It lies at the fringe of the established Serangoon Gardens private housing estate and is close to the Central Expressway (CTE) on one side.
Many residents in Serangoon Gardens were initially upset, citing issues like traffic congestion and loss of privacy. These were later discussed at public consultations.
The entire dormitory compound has been fenced up so that its residents will not have direct access to the residential areas.
A 400m slip road, which cost $2 million, was built to allow vehicles direct access to the CTE from the dormitory.
Most of the residents in Serangoon Gardens said they are not bothered by the dormitory's plan to house both men and women.
Noted a housewife who wanted to be known only as Madam Lee: 'Men or women, it makes no difference to me. As long as they don't dirty my neighbourhood, I'm fine.'
Asked for their views, male foreign workers said they would have no problems sharing facilities with women.
But one of them, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi who declined to be named, said: 'It might lead to temptation when there are women close by. The men are all away from their wives. It is natural to feel lonely.'
MND said it will consider increasing the dormitory's capacity to the maximum of 1,000 in future if there is a need, and after further consultations.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Nur Dianah Suhaimi </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
It won't be only men who will be moving into the dormitory complex in Serangoon Gardens.
The facility has been given the green light to open this month and The Sunday Times understands that about 40 per cent of the 150 or so rooms have been allocated to women.
The Ministry of National Development (MND) has confirmed that provision has been made to house women there. It said the dormitory's clientele has not been finalised but the capacity will be capped at 600 workers.
Earlier reports said it is likely to house workers from the manufacturing and services sectors. They may include Chinese nationals, Malaysians and Filipinos.
The men and women will be put up in different blocks.
The Sunday Times understands that there will be two blocks for men and two for women.
They will be fenced up to prevent men from entering the female blocks and vice versa. The fencing will also keep out outsiders.
Each block will have its own washrooms.
The only time the men and women can expect to be under one roof will be at the communal canteen. There are also plans for the dormitory to have facilities such as a provision shop.
The Government first announced last year that up to 1,000 foreign workers would be housed in the dormitory - the former Serangoon Gardens Technical school. It lies at the fringe of the established Serangoon Gardens private housing estate and is close to the Central Expressway (CTE) on one side.
Many residents in Serangoon Gardens were initially upset, citing issues like traffic congestion and loss of privacy. These were later discussed at public consultations.
The entire dormitory compound has been fenced up so that its residents will not have direct access to the residential areas.
A 400m slip road, which cost $2 million, was built to allow vehicles direct access to the CTE from the dormitory.
Most of the residents in Serangoon Gardens said they are not bothered by the dormitory's plan to house both men and women.
Noted a housewife who wanted to be known only as Madam Lee: 'Men or women, it makes no difference to me. As long as they don't dirty my neighbourhood, I'm fine.'
Asked for their views, male foreign workers said they would have no problems sharing facilities with women.
But one of them, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi who declined to be named, said: 'It might lead to temptation when there are women close by. The men are all away from their wives. It is natural to feel lonely.'
MND said it will consider increasing the dormitory's capacity to the maximum of 1,000 in future if there is a need, and after further consultations.
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