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| Upper Peirce Reservoir Park | |
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  Location in Singapore | |
| Location | Singapore |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 1°22′22.5″N103°48′40.0″E / 1.372917°N 103.811111°E |
| Area | 5 hectares |
| Managed by | National Parks Board |
| Status | Open |
Upper Peirce Reservoir Park is a 5 hectares park besides Upper Peirce Reservoir. It was opened by the then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 27 February 1977. [1]
Thomson is a relatively narrow area stretching from Novena in the Central Region of Singapore up north till Sembawang. The area is mainly located within the central catchment area where some of Singapore's reservoirs are located, including MacRitchie Reservoir, Upper Peirce Reservoir and Lower Peirce Reservoir.
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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Singapore.
