Title:SEPC - Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District Singapore - from YouTube
Duration: 3:55 minutes
Description:
The mayor discusses Shells partnership with the Singapore government and how industry sits alongside a city in a garden.
SEPC - Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District Singapore - from YouTube Transcript
[Text displays]
A lengthy and illegible disclaimer or information
[Background music plays]
Bright, energetic music
[Video footage]
A shell tanker truck drives by.
Close-up of two men in protective gear
Split screen: four scenes of various Shell employees in protective gear at work in various fields. The screen splits further into 16 scenes of various Shell employees, and then splits further into 64 small scenes. The screen flashes and moves so that the scenes become indistinct.
[Music ends]
[Text displays]
Shell people
[Mayor, South West District, Singapore]
[Dr Amy Khor]
‘'Hi, I’m Amy, Amy Khor. I’m Mayor of the South West District. That is where the Shell’s new Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex is located. The complex is located on Jurong Island in Pulau Bukom, and that is part of the South West District. When we plan a city, we take into account the fact that we need to have spaces for industry, we need to have spaces for commerce, we need to have spaces for residential, you know, living, and we also need space for recreation, as well as green lungs. So what we have tried to develop in Singapore really is a city within a garden. In fact, now we are going further; we’re saying that it’s a city within a garden and it’s a city of gardens and waters. So even within the industrial areas, for instance, we have always had this philosophy that we need to have green spaces, green lungs.’’
[Video footage]
Camera moves past a group of women walking along a street lined with lush vegetation.
Close-up of giant leaves. The camera pans down to show clusters of pretty pink and white flowers.
Camera draws out slowly to show the lushly-planted flowerbed in which the flowers are growing.
A public garden. Two women do gentle exercises. People walk by through the park.
A gently-flowing, tiered, manmade waterfall.
A public garden. A few individuals are performing gentle exercises.
A few individuals are performing gentle exercises in the public garden.
[Dr Amy Khor]
‘'We need to have areas where there is greenery, there is spaces even for recreation and so on. And I think even in Jurong Island there are actually amenities available for the workers on Jurong Island itself. And that’s probably the reason why I think that Singaporeans are really used to the fact that although we are a city state, we are a very small island and very dense, yet we are able to live side-by-side, you know, whether it’s residential properties or commercial, industrial uses. I am actually very heartened that Shell has shown that it is responsible, that it has not forgotten about its responsibility towards the environment and the community. I think by its very nature, a refinery and petrochemical hub will have some impact on the environment, but Shell has taken steps to minimize the impact on the environment. They have, for instance, you know, the new plant taken steps in terms of improving its efficiency, in terms of ensuring that the plant meets our stringent environmental standards.’’
[Video footage]
Aerial footage of Shell’s petrochemical plant on a very small, flat, barren island with piers jutting out to sea.
A closer aerial view of the tanks in the plant.
Aerial view, but different angle, of the plant.
Aerial view of the further end of the island plant.
Aerial view of the island from the side that has the piers.
Lower aerial view of the tanks and tall chimneys of the plant.
Lower aerial view of another section of the plant. Huge, open-topped tanks and roads can be seen.
[Dr Amy Khor]
‘'And the Government is always keen to continue to work with Shell to continuously improve the environmental performance of its facilities here. So in that sense, I think I’m encouraged. I’m also encouraged because Shell has been a very active environmental champion as well as a very socially responsible corporate partner. Definitely, I know that the SECP is going to be Shell’s largest fully-integrated refinery and petrochemicals hub, and, in fact, Singapore is already Shell’s largest petrochemical production as well as export centre in the Asia-Pacific region, so, you know, Shell is really a valued investor and partner in Singapore’s economic growth. And, in fact, SECP is really yet another key milestone in Shell’s growth and history as well as in our economic development. And we’ll continue to work hand-in-hand with Shell and see how we can promote, you know, the growth and development of the industry, again, like I say, without sacrificing the impact on the environment and the quality of life for our people.’’
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