英和和英

語源

From vertical (referring to high-rise buildings) + kampong.

発音

• (Singapore) IPA: /ˈvɜːtɪkəl ˈkʌmpɔŋ/, /-oŋ/

名詞

vertical kampong (countable and uncountable, plural vertical kampongs)

1. (Singapore, uncountable) A programme that aims to instill a sense of social cohesion in communities living in high-rise apartments through informal volunteerism.
   • 2011 January 25, Goh Chok Tong, “Speech by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister, at the opening plenary of the 21st International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) World Volunteer Conference”, in National Council of Social Service‎, archived from the original on 6 March 2016:

     I am happy to note that the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is going to promote informal volunteerism through the Vertical Kampong initiative.

   • 2012, “Reclaiming Singapore's Lost Soul: An Interview with Stanley Tan”, in Singapore Management University‎, retrieved 2015-10-25:

     That’s why NVPC has a programme called “Vertical Kampung” — to recapture the spirit of the kampong in our high-rise jungles.

   • 2014 February 10, “Community building, the Singapore way”, in National University of Singapore‎, archived from the original on 1 December 2015:

     They are the most powerful asset, said one of the radio show’s panellists, Jason Ng, who oversees Vertical Kampong, an initiative that aims to raise the kampong spirit by promoting neighbourhood-based volunteerism.

2. (Singapore, countable) An integrated high-rise complex with public facilities such as housing, health care, and hawker centres.
   • 2013 August 17, Feng Zhengkun, “Woodlands to get "vertical kampong"”, in The Straits Times‎, retrieved 2015-10-25:

     The “vertical kampong” that is being planned in Woodlands will bring together homes, shops, clinics, childcare and eldercare services, a hawker centre, gardens and public spaces under one roof.

   • 2013 August 19, Khaw Boon Wan, “Speech by Minister Khaw Boon Wan at the HDB Exhibition 2013”, in Ministry of National Development‎, archived from the original on 4 March 2016:

     And just last month, in my own constituency in Woodlands, I launched the new integrated development next to Admiralty MRT station, described as a vertical kampong where exciting integration of various kinds of diverse facilities, health, childcare, and elderly living, a hawker centre and a community plaza all in one development.

   • 2015 June 30, “Can We Nurture Kampung Spirit in Singapore?”, in Challenge‎, archived from the original on 6 July 2015:

     But “vertical kampung” suggests something different – more greenery, I assume, being infused with everyday living, multi-generational arrangements, and amenities and other provisions all in the same place.