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By MICHELLE YEO
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TIANJIN Eco-City - a bilateral project between China and Singapore - is set to get an international school to boost its efforts to attract foreign talent.
Keppel's Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co (SSTEC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Chiway Holding Group Co and EtonHouse yesterday to develop the school in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. The consortium is a project by Keppel Corp.
The consortium will also develop 1,300 residential apartments on an adjacent 10-hectare site, bringing the estimated total investment to about 900 million to one billion yuan (S$199 million to S$222 million).
The school will be located in Tianjin Eco-City's four sq km Start-Up Area.
Together with the 1,300 residential apartments project, the two-in-one project will set the scene for the start of stage two development.
Stage one was launched in September last year by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
Expected to start operating in 2011, the international school will cater to about 600 foreign students, ranging from pre-school to high school.
SSTEC CEO Goh Chye Boon said the school is a key part of SSTEC's plan to attract foreign talent.
'The influx of expatriates will draw further investments, stimulate growth opportunities, promote expertise, inspire fresh ideas and create high value-added jobs,' he said.
Chiway and EtonHouse have track records of developing and operating international schools in Chinese cities such as Suzhou and Wuxi.
Their decision to develop a school in Tianjin Eco- City is a vote of confidence in the project, Mr Goh said.
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By MICHELLE YEO
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Keppel's Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co (SSTEC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Chiway Holding Group Co and EtonHouse yesterday to develop the school in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. The consortium is a project by Keppel Corp.
The consortium will also develop 1,300 residential apartments on an adjacent 10-hectare site, bringing the estimated total investment to about 900 million to one billion yuan (S$199 million to S$222 million).
The school will be located in Tianjin Eco-City's four sq km Start-Up Area.
Together with the 1,300 residential apartments project, the two-in-one project will set the scene for the start of stage two development.
Stage one was launched in September last year by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
Expected to start operating in 2011, the international school will cater to about 600 foreign students, ranging from pre-school to high school.
SSTEC CEO Goh Chye Boon said the school is a key part of SSTEC's plan to attract foreign talent.
'The influx of expatriates will draw further investments, stimulate growth opportunities, promote expertise, inspire fresh ideas and create high value-added jobs,' he said.
Chiway and EtonHouse have track records of developing and operating international schools in Chinese cities such as Suzhou and Wuxi.
Their decision to develop a school in Tianjin Eco- City is a vote of confidence in the project, Mr Goh said.
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