by Jessica Lim

IN A push to adapt to the modern needs of Singaporeans, a community library, air-conditioned bus interchange and even a shopping mall have been added to the list of public amenities at a new government housing estate.

The 40-storey integrated complex - located at the former Clementi bus interchange - will be the first of its kind for public housing here, said the Housing Board, which yesterday called for tenders for the sale of the complex's 25,000 sq m mall.

It will be ready by August next year, with 388 HDB flats - ranging from three-bedroom to five-bedroom units - on offer.

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