Whampoa, Singapore
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The Whampoa area has a significantly higher proportion of elderly and has garnered significant media attention with regards to active ageing programmes.[citation needed]
Facilities
As the area is mainly a housing estate, it consists of many blocks of the HDB flats, along with some recreational facilities such as a wet market and a hawker centre. There is also a community club, a mosque, a NKF kidney dialysis centre in it, and a bus terminal also known as the Saint Michael's Bus Terminal.
Politics
The Whampoa area is part of Jalan Besar GRC (formerly known as Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency until 2011 and as Whampoa Single Member Constituency until 2015). The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Mr Heng Chee How.
