# Formation of Town Councils - **Source:** Ministry of National Development - **Published:** 2020-07-30T04:00:00.000Z - **Author:** Ministry of National Development - **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/formation-of-town-councils-1 - **Topics:** Government & Policy ## Featured rationale The restructuring transfers estate-management responsibilities across affected towns and may influence the continuity and coordination of municipal services for residents from 28 October 2020. ## AI summary MND formed 17 Town Councils after GE2020, including the new Sengkang Town Council, 11 reconstituted councils and five with unchanged boundaries. ## Original article As required under the Town Councils Act, the Ministry of National Development (MND) issued the Town Councils (Declaration) Order 2020 (“Order”) on 30 July 2020 to put into effect the formation of 17 Town Councils following General Election (GE) 2020. The 17 Town Councils were formed at the request of the respective Members of Parliament (MPs), and comprise one newly-established Town Council, 11 reconstituted Town Councils and five Town Councils with unchanged town areas. MND encourages all Town Councils to work together to ensure a smooth transition, so that the needs of residents can continue to be served. The constituencies under the 17 Town Councils are shown in the Annex. Newly-Established Town Council The new Sengkang Town Council has been established with the creation of Sengkang Town comprising Sengkang GRC. The GRC is created from parts of the pre-GE2020 Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, Punggol East SMC and Sengkang West SMC. Reconstituted Town Councils 11 Town Councils have been reconstituted as some areas under their purview became part of other towns due to changes in electoral boundaries or changes in the grouping of constituencies for a town. The 11 reconstituted Town Councils are Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh, Chua Chu Kang, Jalan Besar, Marine Parade, Marsiling-Yew Tee, Nee Soon, Pasir Ris-Punggol, Sembawang, Tampines and West Coast. Town Councils with Unchanged Town Areas Five Town Councils continue to exist with their town areas unchanged compared to pre-GE2020. These Town Councils are Aljunied-Hougang, East Coast-Fengshan, Holland-Bukit Panjang, Jurong-Clementi and Tanjong Pagar. In addition, the Town Council of East Coast-Fengshan has been renamed as East Coast. Take Over of Transferred Areas Under the Town Councils Act, Town Councils have up to 90 days from the date of the Order to take over the management of areas to be transferred. As such, Sengkang Town Council and the 11 reconstituted Town Councils will take over the management of the transferred areas with effect from 28 October 2020. Town Councils involved in the handing and taking over can also mutually agree to an earlier take-over date as permitted by the Town Councils Act. ## Chinese translation > Translation model: grok_cli ### 市镇理事会的成立 根据《市镇理事会法令》的要求，国家发展部（MND）于2020年7月30日发布《市镇理事会（宣布）令2020》（“该令”），以落实2020年大选（GE）后17个市镇理事会的成立。 这17个市镇理事会是应相关国会议员（MP）的要求成立的，包括一个新设立的市镇理事会、11个经重组的市镇理事会，以及五个市镇范围不变的市镇理事会。国家发展部鼓励所有市镇理事会通力合作，确保顺利过渡，以便继续满足居民的需求。17个市镇理事会所辖选区见附件。 新设立的市镇理事会 随着盛港市镇的设立（由盛港集选区组成），新的盛港市镇理事会已经成立。该集选区由2020年大选前的巴西立—榜鹅集选区部分地区、榜鹅东单选区及盛港西单选区组成。 经重组的市镇理事会 11个市镇理事会已进行重组，原因是其部分管辖范围因选区边界调整或市镇选区组合变化而划入其他市镇。 这11个经重组的市镇理事会为：宏茂桥、碧山—大巴窑、蔡厝港、惹兰勿刹、马林百列、马西岭—油池、义顺、巴西立—榜鹅、三巴旺、淡滨尼和西海岸。 市镇范围不变的市镇理事会 五个市镇理事会继续存在，其市镇范围与2020年大选前相比保持不变。这些市镇理事会为：阿裕尼—后港、东海岸—凤山、荷兰—武吉班让、裕廊—金文泰和丹戎巴葛。 此外，东海岸—凤山市镇理事会已更名为东海岸市镇理事会。 移交区域的接管 根据《市镇理事会法令》，市镇理事会自该令日期起最多有90天接管拟移交区域的管理。因此，盛港市镇理事会及11个经重组的市镇理事会将自2020年10月28日起接管移交区域的管理。参与移交与接管的市镇理事会亦可在《市镇理事会法令》允许的情况下，经双方同意提前接管日期。