CHINESE OFFERING UNITS ON MALAYSIAN ISLAND ECO-CITY

• Me Wathana
• 7 April 2016
• International News
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A Chinese developer is promoting residential units on a mega-project located on four artificial islands in the Johor Strait separating Malaysia and Singapore.

Forest City is projected to be a $41 billion, 14 square kilometre self-contained eco-city scheme developed by Country Garden, though no units are yet completed as the islands themselves are still under construction.

The project which began in 2013 and has already cost $1.2 billion, is planned to include a light railway and roads located either above or below ground level to pedestrianise the entire urban space.

It was initially planned to cover almost 20 square kilometres but was scaled back due to complaints from the Singaporean government concerned about the effects of dredging on its coast.