The islanders were all resettled onto the mainland by the 1980s due to Singapore's urbanisation and land reclamation works were carried out by the government to merge Pulau Tekong Kechil with the larger Pulau Tekong.
By the 1980s, the islanders had been moved to the mainland due to Singapore's rapid development and urban growth. As part of this process, the government carried out land reclamation projects to merge the smaller island with the larger one.