YEO Guan Chin 杨元真
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 000361
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 14
Total Reels
- Tan Beng Luan
Interviewer
- 06:35:28
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 14
Metadata
- 15 Nov 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:41
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and family background. His education. Became teacher in private school. Got married in his village. Why he was in debt. Why he came to Singapore. Stayed in relatives' house in Market Street upon arrival. How he came to Singapore. Life on board ship. How he came to work as a clerk in Tan Kah Kee's factory. Nature of his job.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 14
Metadata
- 15 Nov 1983
Recording Date
- 00:28:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Low prices of commodities at that time. Appearance of Singapore city. Led hard life before he found first job. Went to work in Khoo Aik Cheong Company when Tan Kah Kee's factory was about to close. Nature of Khoo Aik Cheong business. Why Tan Kah Kee was unable to pay his workers in full. Working hours in Tan Kah Kee's factory.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 14
Metadata
- 15 Nov 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:22
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Working conditions in Tan Kah Kee's factory. Nature of work. Different types of shoes manufactured by factory. Type of food provided for factory workers. Different departments in factory. Factory's rules and regulations. Attire of male and female workers. Factory's security system. Main dialect groups of workers and supervisors.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 14
Metadata
- 6 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:28:07
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Why he resigned and went to work in Khoo Aik Cheong Company. Why Tan Kah Kee had to close factory. Nature of his job in Khoo Aik Cheong Company. Stopped working when Japanese invaded Singapore. Evacuated to Kampong Bata. Aftermath of bombing in village. Peace Maintenance Meeting held in village after British surrender. Why he evacuated to Kampong Bata. How they build air raid shelter.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 14
Metadata
- 6 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:56
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Many villagers in Kampong Bata injured and killed by bombing. His encounters while taking refuge from air raids. Mass screening in village. Comparison of usefulness of different passes. Attire of Japanese soldiers. Why he moved out of Kampong Bata. Geylang residents thought British were counter-attacking Japanese troops when they heard explosions.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 14
Metadata
- 6 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:59
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Villagers in Kampong Bata were mainly Peranakans. Villagers's occupations. What happened when Peace Maintenance Meeting was held in village. How people were informed of meeting. How security passes were obtained. Why and when he left village and returned to stay in city. Worked in Khoo Aik Cheong Company which became a rice distribution outlet. Nature of his work.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 14
Metadata
- 27 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:32
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Went to work in Endau. In charge of warehouse. His salary. How he came to work for Overseas Chinese Association. Rice belonging to Japanese government stored in Khoo Aik Cheong's warehouse. How warehouse workers stole rice from warehouse. His encounters when conducting Census Taking List. Job's remuneration. How he got involved in household census. How he conducted household census.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 14
Metadata
- 27 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:28:04
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Difficulties encountered when conducting Census Taking List. Working hours. His work history. How he joined Overseas Chinese Association and became its accounts clerk. What he saw when he went to Endau to do auditing.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 14
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- 27 Dec 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:59
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How houses in Endau settlement were built. When Overseas Chinese Association was disbanded. He was paid in banana notes; wrote to Chen Jinchi and asked to be paid in Straits dollars. Supervisors and general staff of Overseas Chinese Association's different sections; number of workers in different sections. Transportation section" duties. Transportation of goods in Goods and Commodities Section.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 14
Metadata
- 3 Jan 1984
Recording Date
- 00:28:03
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Types of goods provided by Goods and Commodities Section. Source of goods and commodities. Number of workers in Singapore Overseas Chinese Association Goods and Commodities Section. Location of Goods and Commodities Section godowns. Why some goods were not stored in godowns. Number of workers in Endau's Overseas Chinese Association.
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