Jurong Bird Park owes it founding to the vision of then Minister for Finance, . The idea for a bird park arose from his visit to the Rio Aviary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while attending a World Bank meeting in September 1967. A visit to the Bangkok Aviary the following year convinced him that such a venture was feasible, and could be self-supporting. Goh Keng Swee went on to propose the creation of a bird park for Singapore at the inaugural meeting of the Jurong Town corporation in June 1968.
By the end of 1968, a 20.2-hectare site was chosen on the western slope of Jurong Hill in Jurong for the location of the new bird park. The park was designed by the London Zoological Society’s curator of birds, John Yealland, and aviary architect, J. Toovey. Construction began in February 1969, and was completed by late 1970.s.
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