By Yeo Ghim Lay & Esther Tan

THE authorities have identified 10 more sites for temporary foreign worker dormitories, with the Queenstown Polyclinic site in Margaret Drive being the closest to residential areas.

The building is across the road from three blocks of HDB flats, a hawker centre and the Queenstown library.

Once it begins operating, in three to six months' time, the dormitory will hold 150 construction workers. The Ministry of National Development (MND) said the site was chosen for its smaller capacity and its proximity to Dover Crescent, where the workers will be building a public housing project.