Over the last 10 years, the only greenery left in the vicinity of the canal has also been developed into SMU and ION Orchard. Today, everyone is discussing whether the Orchard Road floods are due to over development in the areas around the water canal. It is therefore timely to examine the heritage and history of this ?water passage', and decide which direction it should head towards from the historical and geographical perspectives.
Lianhe Zaobao