[6] Further land reclamation works were carried out during the 1990s with plans to build a 50-hectare park together with the development of Punggol New Town.

[4] The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said that under the Master Plan, a part of Coney Island was zoned for residential, sport and recreational use but as the land is not immediately required for development, a part of Coney Island would be kept as an interim park for the time being.

The offshore island of Pulau Serangoon (Coney Island), was formerly part of the Changi SMC from 1951 to 1997, then subsumed into East Coast GRC (Siglap division) from 1997 to 2015 before transferring to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC after the growth of Punggol.

[8] However, this has contributed to the beaches being polluted by litter such as discarded cans, instant noodle packets and bottles.

[11] During its first year of operation, a free-ranging Brahman cow was frequently sighted in the area.