According to
media articles, traces of asbestos, a hazardous material, have been discovered on Kusu Island, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said on Friday (May 4) after
a similar discovery on St John's Island over a week ago.
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Dotted yellow line indicates areas still open to the public.
Photo from Channel NewsAsia |
Meanwhile, survey work on Pulau Hantu is expected to be completed by next week. SLA declared Lazarus Island, Pulau Seringat and Kias Island to be free of the hazardous material thus far.
SLA did not disclose how much asbestos was discovered on Kusu Island, beyond saying the hazardous material was discovered in "pieces of debris".
Popular sites on Kusu Island like the Da Bo Gong (Tua Pek Kong) temple, wishing well, tortoise sanctuary, a temporary hawker centre and the jetty will remain open to public as asbestos was not discovered there.
The daily ferry services to the island, about 5.6km south of Singapore, are unaffected as well, SLA added.
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