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In order to do justice to this beautiful building, FIS worked closely with the Preservation Monument Board in restoring the building to its former glory; all of it privately funded by the school without subsidy from the government. The site was returned to the State at the end of 2019 and work is
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The building is on a 4 hectares (0.040 km; 9.9 acres) site, which in its time as Furen International School, included six hostel blocks, six academic blocks, dance studio, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, laundry block and an air-raid shelter.
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On 22 March 2011, Furen International School (FIS), a boarding school, took over the running of the property. The school converted the building into its administration building, a nerve centre to run the surrounding academic and hostel buildings.
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for development of the area which was won by YESS Group Pte Ltd. In 2010, SLA terminated the contract with YESS Group after it failed to pay rent and took back the land.
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Nanyang University Arch, Nanyang University Memorial and Nanyang University Library and Administration Building
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After the war, the building became the official residence of the Flag Officer, Malayan Area and was renamed
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when the Flag Officers role was subsumed under the command. It was subsequently renamed
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being carried out on it to incorporate it into the Sembawang Sports and Community Hub.
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Koh, Genette (6 December 2002). "Three historic buildings picked for preservation".
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Cheam, Jessica (9 May 2007). "Old Admiralty House to get makeover as country club".
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and Mrs Megan Spooner (née Foster) - a renowned soprano back in Britain.
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In 2007, Karimun Admiralty Country Club vacated the premises and the
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and Former Raffles College, currently the Bukit Timah campus of
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in October 1941 on the residence's first residents, Rear Admiral
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Lim, Jessica (2 July 2010). "Admiral Hill developer dropped".
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The two-storey colonial residence was designed in a unique
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Admiralty House (disambiguation)

1°26′50.92″N 103°49′20.3″E / 1.4474778°N 103.822306°E / 1.4474778; 103.822306
National Heritage Board
National monument of Singapore
Former Admiralty House is located in Singapore
Malay
Chinese
pinyin
Sembawang Planning Area
North Region
Singapore
Rear Admiral, Malaya
Sembawang
General Officer Commanding
Flagstaff House
Air-Officer Commanding
Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser
Ernest John Spooner
Royal Navy
Commander-in-Chief
Far East Station
ANZUK
Sembawang Shipyard
recreation club
renovated
tenant
gazetted
national monument of Singapore
Singapore Land Authority

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