CHOK Chai Mun 卓济民
Pioneers of Singapore,
Accession Number 000122
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Loh Yew Wah
Interviewer
- 02:44:33
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 28 Nov 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:35
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family background. Hard life in village. Depended on remittances from elder brother. His childhood and school life. Subjects taught in school. Customs and religion in village. Reason why he stopped schooling and came to Singapore in 1937. Preparations made for departure. Advice from elders. His ambition.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 28 Nov 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:25
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Food and living conditions. Reason for leaving brother's employment. Became a hawker selling foreign goods in Kampar. Helped brother to sell pens and spectacles. Set up a small shop to sell pens and spectacles. Took refuge in Kampar when war broke out. Smattering knowledge of Malay and some Chinese dialects. Member of many clan associations. Life in Malaya during Japanese Occupation.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 28 Nov 1981
Recording Date
- 00:27:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Mass screening by Japanese. His impression of Japanese. Why he resumed business in spectacles after Japanese surrender. Set up Chai Ming Optical and Pen Company in Upper Hokkien Street in 1954. How he overcame business difficulties in the beginning. Moved to South Bridge Road in 1958. Business expanded. Dealings with Hong Kong businessmen. Training of technicians. Difficulty in retaining skilled technicians.
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