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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Who is the developer of this project? |
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Spring City is developed by a foreign joint venture company. Local partner is the Yiliang government, whereas foreign partner is a consortium led by Keppel Land and comprise of Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thai companies. Keppel Land Limited is the property arm of the Keppel Group, one of Singapore’s five largest multinational groups with core businesses in offshore and marine, telecommunication, infrastructure and property. Keppel Land is the third largest listed property company by total assets on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. Stock quote "Kepland". The Company is an established developer of premier residential properties and investment-grade offices. It is geographically diversified in Asia including Singapore, China and Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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How many years in operation? |
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We started operation in November 1998. The project was brainstormed in December 1992 and the construction commenced in 1993.
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Why would Keppel Land chose to develop a golf resort in Yang Zong Hai in Yunnan province? |
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This project was discovered by Dr. Goh Keng Swee who was the former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and the economic advisor of China at that time. He chose YZH during his study trip in Yunnan and recommended the project to Keppel. Keppel was also the leading developer in Su Zhou Industrial Township at that time.
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Why not in coastal cities? |
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We foresee the potential in tourism development in Yunnan and it was also too competitive in the coastal cities.
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Is there any other golf courses developed by your company in China or else where in the world? |
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Yes. Other than Spring City, we have courses in Tianjin and Jiangyin. In addition, our Ria Bintan in Indonesia is currently ranked as one of the best in Asia too.
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How big is your site? |
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The total site area is 500 hectares which is 7650 mu.
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What is your future development? |
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We have recently launched the second phase, La Quinta II, comprises of 62 units and site area of 58,601 sqm. We offer apartments, semi-detached villas and villas with built up area ranging from 156 sqm to 330 sqm.
Our upcoming launch will be sometime in Jun 2010.
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How many holes in total and who are the designers? |
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We have two championship golf courses, 36 holes. They are designed to hold international golf tournaments. Jack Nicklaus is the designer for Mountain Course and Robert Trent Jones Jr. is the designed for Lake Course. Both of them are world renowned golf course designers.
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Is this the No. 1 Golf Course in Asia? |
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There is no official ranking for golf course in Asia yet. However, we have garnered over 70 awards from various world recognised publications for the last decade. For more information on list of awards, please refer to Awards & Accolades section.
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How come your green is so fast? |
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We use bent grass in tee, fairway, rough and green. Bent grass is the best grass in the temperate climate. With Bent grass in green, we can cut it so low that green speed can go as fast as 12 to 13 which matches the US PGA standard. Most of the top golf courses in the States use Bent grass, like Pebble Beach and Augusta National.
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Have you held any international golf tournament? |
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Not yet, although our golf course is designed for holding international golf tournaments, but our priority is to take care of our house owners and members.
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Do you have any affiliated clubs where your members can also enjoy member’s privilege there? |
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We are in process of tying up with some of the renowned clubs in the world.
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Is there any pollution cause by your golf course? |
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No. It’s a misunderstanding people tend to think that golf course is pollution. Golf course does more good to the environment when it is managed properly. For example, before we build the golf course, the site is barren land and suffers erosion and land slide in rainy season. However, our turfing prevents such things happening. We also adopt the computerized system for irrigation and fertilization. The local government has also built the piping system around the lake to collect our storm water discharge so everything will be treated properly. We also have a sewerage treatment plant to treat the sewers in clubhouse and villas. The treated water is recycled for irrigation to the golf course. In 2009, these efforts has awarded Spring City as Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International.
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Which course is more difficult? |
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Mountain Course is relatively easier as it has wide fairways and designed for high handicappers. Lake Course is narrower and has smaller greens, it requires high accuracy. However, if you are good golfer, you would love the challenge.
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How many phases have you built so far? |
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We have completed three phases so far and the fourth will be completed in mid of 2010. We have recently launched the fifth phase, La Quinta II and we will be expecting to launch our sixth phase in June 2010.
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How many types of homes? |
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We have designed four types of resort homes in our fifth collection, La Quinta II. These types are villa, semi-detached villa, one bedroom and two bedroom apartment.
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How you name your phases of houses? |
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In the beginning, the first three phases of resort homes are named after flowers, Primrose being the first, Magnolia and lastly Azalea. Since fourth and fifth phase resemble and promises luxury Spanish lifestyle, we named it as La Quinta I and latter La Quinta II. “La Quinta” in Spanish is known as “small estate on the outskirts of a town” or “villa”.
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What's your target market? |
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In the beginning when we launch Primrose, our primary target is Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. Our second phase is still Hong Kong, Singapore and China. As we develop, Chinese has become the dominant market segment and we have buyers from Beijing, Shanghai and Local Kunming. Our ultimate market is China and we will focus in Beijing, Shanghai and Kunming.
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