Media Release
Singapore, 17 April 2020 – In support of national efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Singapore Sports Hub has converted the OCBC Arena Halls to temporarily accommodate about 800 foreign workers (FWs) from Friday, 17 April 2020. This is in response to the government’s urgent need to house FWs who do not have symptoms to alternative living areas.
Strict protocols will be in place to manage the FWs’ entry and presence at all times. They will be required to remain within the arena halls, follow strict health and safety measures and practise safe distancing during their stay. The public’s access to the halls, including the Arena Park, will be restricted.
The well-being of the foreign workers is our utmost importance, Singapore Sports Hub will be working with partners to provide catered meals, medical support, sanitation and laundry facilities.
Singapore Sports Hub will continue to work closely with government agencies to ensure that the surrounding neighbourhood, our staff, and the FWs are safe
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ABOUT SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB
The Singapore Sports Hub is a fully integrated sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub, with programming that comprises world-class recreational and competitive events, as well as community events, to serve children, youth, working adults, seniors, families, and less privileged population segments in Singapore and tourism sectors. Consisting of unique cluster development of world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of Singapore’s sports industry, excellence, and participation. Its vision is to be the region’s premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle destination.
Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub includes the following facilities:
▪ A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating
▪ The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium
▪ A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards
▪ A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout
▪ Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing
▪ 41,000 sqm Kallang Wave Mall, including an indoor climbing wall and Splash-N-Surf facility (Kids Waterpark, Stingray and Lazy River)
▪ 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium
▪ Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum
▪ Sports Hub Library
▪ Shimano Cycling World
▪ Daily community facilities and activities, including beach volleyball, hard courts (futsal, basketball, and netball), lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park, and running & cycling paths
The Singapore Sports Hub, which is managed by SportsHub Pte Ltd, is one of the largest sporting Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the world. It is also Singapore's largest flagship PPP project of this nature and has won the Project Finance International (PFI) award in London in 2011, World Architecture Festival Awards for Best Future Project in the leisure-led development category in 2013 and Sports Building of the Year in 2014.
For more information, please visit the Singapore Sports Hub:
▪ Website: www.sportshub.com.sg
▪ Facebook: sporesportshub
▪ Twitter: @sgsportshub
▪ Instagram: sgsportshub
