It became one of nine sites in which the British had set up their batteries, and is part of the British overall defense system for Singapore.
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A Caltex oil refinery was set up in the area, and a long oil jetty with a pipeline was built.
The National Parks Board, National Biodiversity Centre, TeamSeagrass and volunteers from the public regularly conduct surveys and monitoring of the seagrasses found in Singapore in the inter-tidal areas such as Chek Jawa and Labrador Nature Reserve.
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