1. Marina Bay
Social Studies Assignment
Ho Bin Ling(5)
3S1

2. Question
Explain how Marina Bay serves as a model to the
Principles of Governance deployed to help Singapore
sustain its growth in the 21st Century.

3. Marina Bay Sands
How does Marina Bay Sands contribute to the growth of
Singapore?

4. Marina Bay Sands
More tourists will come to Singapore
= Increase Prosperity of Singapore

5. Marina Bay Sands
Attracted Foreign investors to raise image of Singapore

6. How is MBS linked to
good governance?
• Anticipate change and stay relevant:
- Try new ideas to attract foreign investors:
- Introduction of Integrated Resorts (Resorts world
and Marina Bay Sands)
- Marina Bay Sands was developed and planned
by Las Vegas, (Foreign investing)
• A stake for everyone, opportunities for all:
- Provide more job opportunities:
- In Casinos and the foreign investors shops.
- Gave everyone a chance to feed back before
making decision to have IRs in Singapore

7. How is MBS linked to
good governance?
• Reward for work, Work for reward:
- With new staff recruited at the MBS, they could be
said as highly motivated individuals, as based on
personal experience, when we went to the MBS
the staff there were patient, nice and passionate
about their jobs. This goes to show that they were
highly interested and passionate about their jobs,
and the Government would give them rewards
for it.

8. Planning of Marina City
Government employed the URA to plan the city.

9. Planning of Marina City
Under good leadership, and planning.

10. Planning of Marina City
Developed vibrantly, introduction of Arts and Culture to
improve the quality of life of Singapore

11. Planning of Marina City
Marina city is built on reclaimed land, thus helping
accommodating to Singapore’s limited space

12. Planning of Marina City
Also saving our countries resources, Marina City uses
eco-friendly structures.

13. How does the planning of Marina City
link to good governance in Singapore?
• Leadership is key:
- The planning of Marina City was under the good
leadership of the government, and the government
had employed the Urban Development Agency to
plan the area.
- Under the good leadership, they were able to
have a good division of labour and plan things well,
so as to have everything taken care off, and also
taken into consideration

14. How does the planning of Marina City
link to good governance in Singapore?
• A stake for everyone, opportunities for all:
- During this process, the Government had also
taken into consideration of the public feedbacks,
and see what they could do.
- Part of the Marina City plan was also to give
people in Singapore more job opportunities too,
and also, by good planning, they had managed
to fully utilise the reclaimed land, by going
underground.

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