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- ↑ Pulau Ubin Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine , National Parks Board Factsheet, 10 July 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ↑ Concept Plan 2001, Urban Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved 3 June 2009.