Singapore with its limited land and resources could use Batam and Johor as its hinterland, taking advantage of their rich land, labor and other resources; while Batam and Johor would gain the advantages of Singapore's well-developed sea and air transport links, financial institutions and telecommunications.
土地、資源有限的新加坡可以巴譚、柔佛為腹地，利用其豐富的土地、勞工等資源；巴譚、柔佛則可以藉助新加坡便利的海、空運輸系統、金融設施、電訊設備。