# Ghim Moh
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ghim Moh
| settlement_type = Subzone of [Queenstown](/source/Queenstown%2C_Singapore) Planning Area
| translit_lang1 = Name
| translit_lang1_type1 = [Hokkien](/source/Hokkien_language) ({{small|[Pe̍h-ōe-jī](/source/Pe%CC%8Dh-%C5%8De-j%C4%AB)}})
| translit_lang1_info1 = 金毛 (kim-mô͘)
| translit_lang1_type2 = [Teochew](/source/Teochew_language) ({{small|[Peng'im](/source/Peng'im)}})
| translit_lang1_info2 = 金毛 (gim1 mo5)
| translit_lang1_type3 = [Mandarin](/source/Mandarin_Chinese) ({{small|[Pinyin](/source/Pinyin)}})
| translit_lang1_info3 = 锦茂 (Jǐnmào)
| translit_lang1_type4 = [Malay](/source/Malay_language)
| translit_lang1_info4 = Ghim Moh
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| translit_lang1_info5 = கிம் மோ
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ghim Moh within Singapore
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| subdivision_name = [Singapore](/source/Singapore)
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'''Ghim Moh''' ({{IPAc-en|ipa|ˌ|ɡ|ɪ|m|_|ˈ|m|oʊ|,_|-|m|ɔː|,_|ˌ|k|ɪ|m|-}}{{efn|With an [unaspirated](/source/Tenuis_consonant) {{IPA|/k/}}, like the ''k'' in ''sky''.}}) is a neighbourhood located in [Queenstown](/source/Queenstown%2C_Singapore), Singapore.
==Etymology==
According to a mural in [Buona Vista MRT station](/source/Buona_Vista_MRT_station), the name is derived from the [Southern Min](/source/Southern_Min) word 金毛 meaning "golden hair" ([Hokkien](/source/Hokkien): kim-mô͘, [Teochew](/source/Teochew_language): gim1 mo5), likely in reference to the British soldiers stationed in the area.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
==Amentities==
There were a few [schools](/source/List_of_schools_in_Singapore) located within the estate, namely
*Ghim Moh Primary School, which merged with New Town Primary in 2009.[{{cite web |title=Ghim Moh Primary School |url=https://moehc.moe.edu.sg/school-histories/ghim-moh-pri/ |publisher=MOE Heritage Centre |access-date=27 January 2025}}]
*Ghim Moh Secondary School, which merged with Jin Tai Secondary School in 2007.[{{cite web |title=Ghim Moh Secondary School |url=https://moehc.moe.edu.sg/school-histories/ghim-moh-sec/ |publisher=MOE Heritage Centre |access-date=27 January 2025}}]
*Raffles Junior College (1984 to 2004). The campus later housed [Dunman High School](/source/Dunman_High_School) from 2007 to 2008, before housing Raffles Girls Primary School up until December 2015 as it underwent upgrading at its original premises. From 2017 to 2019, it housed [Eunoia Junior College](/source/Eunoia_Junior_College).[{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mount-sinai-will-remain/1895200.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608023338/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mount-sinai-will-remain/1895200.html |archive-date=2015-06-08 |title=Mount Sinai will remain holding site for upcoming JC: MOE - Channel NewsAsia}}] The site now houses the Ministry of Education (MOE)'s Mount Sinai Headquarters.
The Ulu Pandan Community Centre is also located within the estate. Ghim Moh estate also houses a wet market and a food centre, called Ghim Moh Road Market and Food Centre. There are also several coffee shops, salons, dental clinics and medical clinics located within the estate.
It is near to Ministry of Education Headquarters, Fusionopolis, Rochester Park and Biopolis, where many of the life-science businesses are located.
==Transport==
Its nearest [MRT](/source/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)) station is [Buona Vista station](/source/Buona_Vista_MRT_station). There are also several bus routes that serve Ghim Moh and terminate at the Ghim Moh Bus Terminal.
These include routes 92, 100, 111, making it convenient to travel around the country, particularly to Orchard, HarbourFront, and the Central Business District.
==Politics==
Ghim Moh belongs to the [Ulu Pandan](/source/Ulu_Pandan) division of [Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency](/source/Holland%E2%80%93Bukit_Timah_Group_Representation_Constituency), whose [Member of Parliament](/source/List_of_Singapore_MPs) is [Deputy Speaker of Parliament](/source/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Singapore) [Christopher de Souza](/source/Christopher_de_Souza). Between 2001 and 2006, the Member of Parliament was [Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports](/source/Minister_for_Community_Development%2C_Youth_and_Sports) [Vivian Balakrishnan](/source/Vivian_Balakrishnan), who became the Member of Parliament for the Cashew division in 2006. Ulu Pandan existed in its own constituency before 1997 and its Member of Parliament was [Minister (Prime Minister's Office)](/source/Minister_(Prime_Minister's_Office)) [Lim Boon Heng](/source/Lim_Boon_Heng) from 1991 to 2001.
==Gallery==
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| image1 = Ghim Moh night panorama, Singapore - 20110101.jpg
| caption1 = Night view in HDR
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| image2 = Ghim Moh panorama, Singapore - 20101230.jpg
| caption2 = Daytime view in HDR
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== Explanatory notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051230154741/http://www.sbestfood.com/ghimmoh.htm Food outlets in Ghim Moh]
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