NG Chin Heng 黄进兴
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 000096
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 8
Total Reels
- Chua Ser Koon
Interviewer
- 03:36:47
Total Running Time
- Teochew
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 8
Metadata
- 1 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:54
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Father's occupation. How pre-war residents came to live in Jalan Payoh Lai. Assistance to immigrants from China. Immigrant's objectives in coming to Singapore. Remittances and letters to China. How pre-war residents learnt about news. Patriotic speeches and sketches. Donations to China. Pre-war schools and teachers. Medium of instructions and subjects taught.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 8
Metadata
- 1 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:52
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Students's role in raising funds for China. Night of first bombing in Singapore. What happened during air raids. City dwellers took refuge in countryside. Imminent Japanese invasion of Singapore. Local resistance against Japanese army in Bukit Timah. Landing of Japanese army in Ponggol. His first encounter with Japanese soldiers. Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Japanese soldiers' desire for women and girls. People called up for mass screening.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 8
Metadata
- 1 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:55
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
What happened at mass screening. Discovery of corpses. Decapitated heads of looters put on show. Some residents in Jalan Payoh Lai taken away by Japanese. Serious crimes dealt with by Japanese military police. Recruitment of workers. Works done in military camps. Prisoners of war (POWs) made to carry and store ammunitions. Working conditions. His work in Japanese military camps.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 8
Metadata
- 1 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Worked as cook in military camp. Transferred to work with Japanese sentries. Ran errands for Japanese sentries. Daily supply of food from headquarters. Inflation and prices of commodities. Film shown to Japanese soldiers. Duties of various Japanese officers and soldiers. Japanese ranks and file. Solutions to shortage of food. Food and rice given to workers. Food consumed by people. Film entertainment for workers.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 8
Metadata
- 1 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:54
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Workers encouraged to learn Japanese. Popular Japanese songs. Recreation for Japanese soldiers. Substitutes for bread and noodles. Restaurants open to local populace and Japanese army personnel. Consumption of locally-brewed liquor. Japanese soldiers' living quarters. Javanese brought to work in Singapore. Singaporeans taken elsewhere to work. Plight of Javanese workers. Diseases and sickness. Recruitment of local citizens as auxiliary soldiers. Formation of trade associations.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Employment of workers through foremen. Poultry farm and fish ponds run by Japanese civilians. Comparison between different Japanese army regiments. Types of fish eaten by Japanese. Distribution of foodstuff to various military establishments. Import of foodstuff from Malaya and rice from Siam. Worker's remuneration. Worked in Chinese import and export firm. Food and rice sold in black market. Farmers encouraged to increase farm produce.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:53
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Poultry and farm produce collected by Japanese army. Rationing of rice and other commodities. Night Patrol. Labour Service Corps and Civil Defence training. Japanese system of civil administration. How thieves and petty criminals were dealt with. Means of transport. Verbal communication between Japanese and local populace. Street performance of Teochew opera. Few people read newspapers. People had to work for a living.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Sep 1981
Recording Date
- 00:21:38
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How people came to know of imminent Japanese surrender. Their hopes and reaction towards Japanese surrender. Invalidity of Japanese currency notes; its effect on people. Indications of Japanese surrender. Air raids by allied bombers. Welcomed return of British Armed Forces. Sale of surplus goods. People's uncertainty over validity of Japanese money. Alterations of bicycles into trishaws. People's livelihood after Japanese surrender. Revenge against wrong-doers.
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