LOW, Peter Por Tuck 刘坡德
Political History of Singapore 1945–1965,
Accession Number 000002
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 19
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- Robert Chew Yew Hock
Interviewer
- 10:25:26
Total Running Time
- English
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Reel/Disc 1 of 19
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- 7 Jan 1980
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- 00:33:48
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Family background. As apprentice in Tanjong Rhu Shipyard. Primary and secondary education. Active in fund raising. Classmates; Jek Yeun Thong; Chan Sun Weng. Became black-listed students. Sympathetic feelings towards new China. Participation in new China cultural activities. Detention.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 19
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- 7 Jan 1980
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- 00:33:57
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- Open Access
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Classmates Chan Sun Weng and Wong Ho Cheng also detained in Outram Remand Prison. Evaded arrest. How he was eventually arrested. Life in prison. After release, continued with education. Apprentice in radio shop, then junior clerk in Sime Darby. Conditions of release for detainees. Reasons for being detained a second time. Building up of anti-colonial feeling.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 19
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- 9 Jan 1980
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- 00:34:06
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- Open Access
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First interest in politics. Impression of People's Action Party (PAP). Participation in PAP's activities; helping in 1955 election in Kreta Ayer area. Joined Party through Tanjong Pagar Branch; became committee member and later Secretary. His impression of Lee Kuan Yew as a member of opposition, comparing him with others. Became full-time member. Party's headquarters. Size of PAP at the beginning.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 19
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- 9 Jan 1980
Recording Date
- 00:34:14
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Ong Pang Boon's role in People's Action Party (PAP). Finances of Party. Chan Choy Siong was treasurer. Shifting of Party's headquarters; employing 3 full-time staff. Activities provided to attract membership. Approval of membership. Encouraging the English-educated to join. Communication between English and Chinese speaking members. Publishing Party's organ, Petir in two language editions.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 19
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- 9 Jan 1980
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- 00:34:12
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Difficulty in getting printers to print Petir. Became Branch Chairman. First Constitutional Mission in 1956; failure of talks. Resignation of David Marshall as Chief Minister. Student riots of 1956; reasons for outbreak. People's Action Party (PAP) sympathised with students. Detention of Party's leaders. Pro-communists in Central Executive Committee (CEC).
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Reel/Disc 6 of 19
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- 9 Jan 1980
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- 00:32:31
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How pro-communists were elected to Central Executive Committee (CEC). Break-in Party's premises. Tightening control of membership. Creation of cadre members. City Council election of 1957. Reason for contesting 14 seats. Ong Eng Guan elected as mayor. His impression of Ong Eng Guan.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 19
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- 9 Jan 1980
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- 00:33:43
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Anti-colonialistic actions displayed by Ong Eng Guan in City Council. Impact of such actions on the public and City Councillors. His role as a City Councillor. His reason for working in Harbour Board Staff Association. His view on the resignation of Chan Yuen Thong. Resignation of all People's Action Party (PAP) City Councillors. His job in Party Headquarters preparing for the 1959 General Election.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 19
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- 11 Jan 1980
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- 00:32:35
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Preparation for the 1959 General election. "The Tasks Ahead" published. Reason for People's Action Party (PAP) to contest in all 51 seats. Selection of candidates by a sub-committee. Chew Swee Kee's corruption exposed. Attack on Labour Front in election campaign. Help offered by Chinese School students to PAP in election campaign. His own efforts - organising rallies in street corner meetings.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 19
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- 11 Jan 1980
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- 00:32:07
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Organising street corner meetings. Financing election campaign activities. Assessment of his opponents in Havelock constituency. His views on the results of the election. Swearing-in ceremony in City Hall. Significance of dressing in white. Nomination of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries. Condition for acceptance of office by Lee Kuan Yew; release of detainees in remand prison. Detainees given non-ministerial positions in government.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 19
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- 11 Jan 1980
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- 00:32:21
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His experience as a Legislative Assemblyman. Responsibility as the government whip. Crisis in Hong Lim Branch; Ong Eng Guan's "Sixteen Resolutions". Ong Eng Guan's aspiration to be Prime Minister made known at Parliamentary Secretaries' meeting. Action taken by People's Action Party (PAP) at the meeting in Cultural Centre. By-election of Hong Lim. S V Lingam and Ng Teng Kian crossed over with Ong Eng Guan.
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