Bukit Batok, often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore.
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14 Facts About Bukit Batok
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Bukit Batok largely sits on Gombak norite, a geological formation that is found in high concentrations within the planning area itself, as well as in the western parts of neighbouring Cashew.
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Bukit Batok means "hill" in Malay, thus the name of the town gives the impression of it being hilly.
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WWII: In the early stages of the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II, Bukit Batok became a significant ground for both the Allied and Axis powers.
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Consequently, the British's plans to industrialize Bukit Batok Timah was short-lived and put to an abrupt halt during World War II.
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Ford Factory, which sits at the bottom of the Bukit Batok Hill, was occupied by Nissan, the Japanese Multination Corporation, to supply military vehicles for the Imperial Japanese Army Force.
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Subsequently, the blocks at Bukit Batok Gombak were finished in 1987, with Block numbered 3xx ready for occupancy in 1989.
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Bukit Batok Planning Area is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north and northwest, Bukit Panjang to the northeast and east, Clementi to the south, Bukit Timah to the southeast, Jurong East to the southwest and Tengah to the west.
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Bukit Batok has 1 fire station located at 80 Bukit Batok Rd, Singapore 658072.
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Civil Service Club Bukit Batok Clubhouse offers swimming, bowling and related recreational facilities to civil servants, their families and the public.
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Bukit Batok was a single-member constituency by itself prior to the 1991 elections, which was later mainly consolidated into Jurong GRC until in the 2015 elections, where it carved out as a SMC again.
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For Jurong GRC, Bukit Batok East is the only constituency, of which Rahayu Mahzam is the current MP.
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Bukit Batok Gombak represents as Low Yen Ling MP, while Amy Khor represented Hong Kah North SMC.
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