Tree-Planting Tradition in November
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MCI (P) 109/11/2020 October-December 2020 㹻㔩 TTree-plantingree-planting ttraditionradition SSCALESCALES NNEWEW HHEIGHTSEIGHTS MP forf Yio Chu Kang SMC Mr Yip Hon WeWengn (left) and MP for Kebun Baru SMC Mr HenryH Quek (below) also joined the Armed with shovels, MPs for Ang Mo Kio GRC (from left) Mr Darryl David, Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin, treetree-planting event. Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Mr Gan Thiam Poh and Ms Ng Ling Ling planted bonsai trees on a rooftop garden. ree Planting Day may be an annual event, WHPSDWPHOHWDNNHUHWDEHUWLQJNDWGLb%ORN but this year’s took on a new twist – it took Hougang Avenue 9 pada 1 November. place for the first time on the rooftop garden Sepuluh pokok bonsai, Podocarpus Tof a multi-storey car park at Block 933 Hougang macrophyllus, yang juga dikenali sebagai pokok Avenue 9 on 1 November. Buddhist Pine, ditanam oleh PM Lee dan rakan-rakan MP dari Ten bonsai trees, Podocarpus macrophyllus, GRC Ang Mo Kio, SMC Kebun Baru dan SMC Yio Chu Kang. also commonly known as the Buddhist Pine, were Selepas menanam pokok, PM planted by PM Lee and his fellow MPs from Ang Lee telah melawat kawasan herba Mo Kio GRC, Kebun Baru SMC and Yio Chu dan rempah di taman atas bumbung, Kang SMC. The bonsai trees not only beautify the yang menempatkan tanaman seperti garden, but are also easy to maintain. They are kemangi, daun laksa dan pudina epal. also regarded as a feng shui tree as many believe Berikutan wabak COVID-19, acara that they bring good fortune. menanam pokok diadakan tanpa After planting the trees, PM Lee visited the SHQ\HUWDDQƓ]LNDOSHQGXGXNWHWDSL rooftop garden’s herbs and spices area, which houses disiarkan secara langsung di laman plants such as basil, laksa leaves and apple mint. Facebook Majlis Bandaran Ang Mo Kio. “The rooftop garden provides a gathering Majlis Bandaran juga mengagihkan Horticulture Manager space for residents to catch up with one another. 160 beg benih tanaman salad kepada Ms Tan Shou Keng (middle) introduced the rooftop garden's We hope to hand over the rooftop community peserta secara dalam talian. herbs and spices area to PM Lee. garden space to residents in the future so they can pursue their passion for gardening,” said Mr Darryl THE FIRSTS IN A TREE-PLANTING EVENT David, Chairman of Ang Mo Kio Town Council. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tree- • First tree-planting event held on a rooftop garden planting event was held without residents’ physical • First time bonsai trees were planted participation, but live-streamed on the Ang Mo • First live-streamed tree-planting event with no residents' physical participation Kio Town Council’s Facebook page. The Town Council also gave away 160 grow bags of salad crop seedlings to the online participants. BY THE NUMBERS To date, there are 42,443 trees in Ang Mo Kio GRC, Tradisi menanam pokok ke tahap Kebun Baru SMC and Yio Chu Kang SMC. These estates lebih tinggi are also home to 30 rooftop gardens and 69 community Tahun ini, Hari Menanam Pokok dilakukan gardens. buat pertama kali di taman atas bumbung ANG MO KIO TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES ANG MO KIO AVENUE 1 OFFICE ANG MO KIO-HOUGANG SERVICE CENTRE Block 342 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Tel: 6453 0511 Block 662 Hougang Avenue 4, Tel: 6385 1631 : amktc #01-1561, Singapore 560342 Fax: 6453 0122 #01-415, Singapore 530662 Fax: 6387 4052 : amktowncouncil ANG MO KIO AVENUE 10 OFFICE KEBUN BARU SERVICE CENTRE Block 528 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Tel: 6456 1633 Block 161 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, Tel: 6552 9455 Essential Maintenance Service Unit #01-2385, Singapore 560528 Fax: 6456 1225 #01-500, Singapore 560161 1800 241 7711 (24 hours) FERNVALE OFFICE Email : [email protected] ITOWN@SG Scan to browse Free download from Apple App Store the past issues of Block 410 Fernvale Road Tel: 6634 9215 ƓQDQFH#DPNWFRUJVJ or Google Play Store Our Home (multi-storey car park), Fax: 6634 9219 #01-01, Singapore 790410 Website : www.amktc.org.sg AMK Oct_Dec 2020_v4_Tp.indd 1 19/11/20 12:02 PM Dear residents, ello everyone! I am happy to be part of the Ang parks and community gardens around our town. Mo Kio Town Council team. A bit of background As this year draws to an end, and we take stock of about myself – I was part of the team that helped the unprecedented period, know that we are with you Hto establish the Municipal Services Office (MSO). MSO all the way. Do continue to wear a mask in public, wash is a national, inter-agency outfit that coordinates and your hands frequently, practise safe distancing and look solves municipal issues across Government agencies out for one another. and Town Councils. I look forward to harnessing my Do also check out the 2021 calendar printed on the skills and work experience to better serve residents’ centrespread, which also contains essential contacts and needs. Ultimately, the aim is to build a better living information about our Meet-the-People sessions. We environment for all residents to enjoy and call home. welcome you to connect with us through the various As you all may know, we hold our Tree Planting channels and to give us your valuable feedback on issues Day annually. I’m glad the number of COVID-19 cases or concerns about the estate. Together, we can build in Singapore remains low, so we can proceed with our Ang Mo Kio town as a home with a more conducive tree-planting tradition in November. The event this year environment which we can be proud of. was unique. We were not planting trees on the ground, but on the rooftop garden of a multi-storey car park. This not only beautifies the built-up environment and brings greenery closer to your home, but also helps to cool the Yip Hon Weng ambient temperature. I hope you and your family will Vice Chairman of Ang Mo Kio Town Council frequent the beautiful rooftop gardens and the many Member of Parliament for Yio Chu Kang SMC ϟ❞⮱ᅲℾ喟 Penduduk sekelian, Ⴜ㠯ᶒጯ䩴⤳θч Hello semua! Saya gembira dapat menjadi sebahagianڒ㘪์ߍڡ๔უສ喆ᒵ倅 キ⪒ౝϸ㏺㜗ጞ⮱ጒ҉㏼侹ÿÿ pasukan Majlis Bandaran Ang Mo Kio. Sedikit latar belakangٵ⮱๔უᏚȡ䃖 ప䌕ᱧᲱ䘕 mengenai diri saya – Saya merupakan sebahagian pasukan yangڕᰫࡼߖ䃫⿸ࡧθߎ㒟ȡႰ᭜̭͗ 䬕喑䉌䉐ࡼ䄰ऱ͗ᩬᏉᱧᲱ⮱ጒ҉喑Ꭳ̻ጯ䩴чव membantu menubuhkan Pejabat Perkhidmatan Perbandaran 喑ᰶ᩵㼐۠ࡧθߎȡጹ᱈㘪䓽⩕䔆ψឭ㘪হ (MSO). MSO merupakan agensi nasional yang menyelaraskan҉ -㏼侹喑ᰡສౝͧᅲℾߎȡ䄡ݝᏂ喑Й⮱Ⱋᴴᅞ dan menyelesaikan isu-isu bandaran merangkumi agensi ᭜ͧᅲℾᐧ䃫ᰡ㒻ສ⮱უచȡ agensi Pemerintah dan Majlis Bandaran. Saya berharap dapat ⰥԎ๔უ䘪ⴒ䖀喑ЙᎡ䘪ч䙺वḺᴾᬒͫ memanfaatkan kemahiran dan pengalaman kerja saya untuk 䃷⫲Ҹ㐡 memberi perkhidmatan yang lebih baik kepada penduduk. Yang⫲ۍߋḺᴾ≨ߕȡᎳᎥ⮱᭜喑ߍಎ⮱ ᠮౕ䒰ѻⅡᎠ喑䔆䃖Й㘪์ౕᰵᐣ㐚Ḻᴾэ paling utama, tujuannya ialah membina persekitaran tempat .ᓰ㷮喑̺᭜ౕᎠౝͫ㵹喑㔹᭜ tinggal yang lebih baik bagi semua penduduk nikmati dan diamiܧ㐌ȡϷᎡ⮱≨ߕݘ ౕ㏱ᅸ็ᅯ։䒓౧⮱๖झ㟞చḺᴾȡ䔆̺ϲ㘪㒻ࡃ Seperti yang anda ketahui, kami mengadakan Hari Menanam ⣜ධȠ⌨㏱ᅸࡧ⮱㐬ᘼ喑Όᰶߖλ䭺ѻকడ⮱⍖ Pokok setiap tahun. Saya gembira bilangan kes COVID-19 di Ꮣȡጹ᱈ҍЙহუϧ㘪㏼፥ݝ䃬䔆ψ㒻ͪ⮱๖झ Singapura kekal rendah dan kita dapat meneruskan tradisi .చহࡧ㤉చȡ menanam pokok November ini. Acara tahun ini memang unikڙ⮱ڲ㟞చ喑ВࣷЙጯ䩴 ϷᎡࢠᄳ㐀喑㮪♣䃥็ϧ䘪䲏͡ݺ᱗ᰶ⮱ Kami tidak menanam pokok di kawasan tanah, tetapi di taman ᬣ atas bumbung tempat meletak kereta bertingkat. Ini bukan sahajaٸڞ㞝䯫ᬣ喑ѳЙԊ䃮ᄳ̻ҍЙᎣ㗖ह㵹喑 㞝ȡ䄤䃝ᓄ㐔㐚䛴ः䭟㠰ᣗ喑ౕใܧᬣᝡऐ㒖Ƞ memperindah kawasan persekitaran dan bawa kehijauan lebih 䌊⻨ࣷⰥο⚔Ꮑȡ dekat dengan kediaman, tetapi juga membantu menyejukkanڕࠑ≄Ƞ̻ЃϧԊᠮႶ 䔆̭Ȩუచȩ⮱͚䬡䌕䶢᭜Ꭱ⮱Ꭱࢳ喑 suhu sekitaran. Saya harap anda dan keluarga akan kerap ࠲क़γᩬᏉᱧᲱぶ⮱ͨ㺮㖁㈨ᐼࣷᣒ㻮ℾф≨ߕ mengunjungi taman-taman di atas bumbung yang indah ini dan ⮱Ԏᖜȡ⁏䓻ҍЙ䕇䓴ऱ⍍䖀̻Й㖁㈨喑Ꭳ banyak taman dan taman masyarakat di sekitar bandar kami. हិႼ㠯ᶒጯ䩴ក Sedang kita menghampiri akhir tahun, dan menghitungڞᄦѼႲࡧ䬛䷅⮱䉢ᘼ㻮喑ܧ ⮱㒻ສუచȡ keadaan yang luar biasa ini, ketahuilah bahawa kami sentiasaן䕍ЙᑂВͧ bersama anda. Sila terus memakai pelitup di kawasan awam, cuci tangan secara kerap dan amalkan penjarakan sosial serta jaga satu sama lain. Sila lihat kalendar 2021 di tengah halaman, yang mengandungi nombor telefon dan maklumat penting mengenai sesi Bertemu Rakyat. Kami mengalu-alukan sekiranya anda hubungi kami menerusi pelbagai saluran dan memberi maklumat berharga णⅶ㢐 mengenai isu-isu atau keprihatinan mengenai estet kita. Bersama, Ⴜ㠯ᶒጯ䩴⤳θчޜͨፚ kita dapat membina bandar Ang Mo Kio sebagai kediaman yang Ვ࣊⍜ࢂ䔶ࡧపч䃛অ lebih kondusif yang boleh kita banggakan. Yip Hon Weng Naib Pengerusi Majlis Bandaran Ang Mo Kio Anggota Parliamen SMC Yio Chu Kang For Yio Chu Kang residents, I look forward to connecting with you. You can reach me at https://yck.cues.sg/ Ვ࣊⍜⮱ᅲℾ喑⁏䓻ҍЙ䕇䓴IUUQTZDLDVFTTH喑̻㖁㈨ȡ %DJLSHQGXGXN<LR&KX.DQJVD\DJHPELUDGLKXEXQJLDQGDb$QGDEROHKKXEXQJLVD\DGLKWWSV\FNFXHVVJ xs¿mmÀȸ³mÝÊsÝzàîr§mʶrmâÝwÑËmxÈsãî¯âJVVRU[EMEWGUUIxt¡¿¬§Ý¬¨Ð|îté| Ëm¾ AMK Oct_Dec 2020_v4_TP.indd 2 18/11/20 10:41 AM MPs ON THE GROUND ᔭℾᗲڠࡧڒ䊝 Check out what our MPs have been up to during their engagements with residents and community activities. JALAN KAYU 䃖ЙᲒⰸⰸ䃛অЙ䓾̻ᅲℾ⮱οߕহࡧ≨ߕȡ handing out colourful paper lanterns to children at Serangoon North playground before the Mid-Autumn Festival and showing them how to light the lanterns up. ߍ⩞ࡧθߎ⮱叱⣟⣟ຠธౕ͚㞯ݺڝ䉌䉐ᘦ ANG MO KIO- ݝ哆ᇄࡄ⍥ͽ౧≫ࣾ㏥▜ど㐆႖〒喑ᎣᠴᄩЃЙ HOUGANG ຯ҂◦▜どȡ giving Care Packs to Town Council workers as an appreciation of their hard work in their upkeep of the estate. The Care Packs contain hand sanitiser, insect repellent, oral thermometers, medicated plasters and supermarket vouchers. 䉌䉐Ⴜ㠯ᶒÿऻ⍜ࡧθߎ⮱Ოͽ ᔭ࠲㐆ጯ䩴чঅጒ喑ᙌڠ䊍䔮⩌ٵ ᥀ᔭ࠲क़ᰶڠȡܧ䅏ЃЙ⮱䓈ࠑЅ ⋟Ƞ侞㮘ݯȠҀ⍖䃎Ƞ㢜㚼ጰহ䊲 KEBUN BARU catching up with residents ጯ⊵䉦ݥȡ during his walkabout at Mayflower Market and Food Centre.