HO Yeow Koon 何耀焜
Pioneers of Singapore,
Accession Number 000034
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Lim How Seng
Interviewer
- 02:45:16
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 27 Mar 1981
Recording Date
- 00:30:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Born in China. Prosperous family until 1909. Reason for decline of family fortune. Family background. Living conditions in village. Mother's struggle to support family after father's death. Received five and a half years primary education. Worked as odd job labourer at 16. Came to Singapore in 1939. Living conditions on board ship. Description of immigration procedures on arrival.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 27 Mar 1981
Recording Date
- 00:29:17
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Anxiety to earn a living. Working conditions and life as assistant in rice shop. Took refuge in Yio Chu Kang during Japanese invasion of Singapore. Became member of Vigilante Corps. Looting of godowns and display of decapitated heads. Description of mass screening during Japanese Occupation. How he formed Keck Seng Company.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 27 Mar 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:35
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Ventured into landed property business in 1956. Keck Seng (Singapore) Pte Ltd affected by Indonesian Confrontation. How withdrawal of partners led to formation of Keck Seng (Malaysia) Ltd and Keck Seng (Singapore) Pte Ltd in1967. Danger in big scale speculation. Invested in rubber esttates, rubber factories and oil palm plantations in 1960s. Became housing developers by forming Goodland (Pte) Ltd.
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