TAN Gim Huat 陈锦发
Chinese Dialect Groups,
Accession Number 000731
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 02:49:08
Total Running Time
- Hokkien
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Dec 1986
Recording Date
- 00:28:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and family background. Came to Singapore at the age of three. School life. Reasons for migration. Father was a supervisor in a pineapple plantation at Jurong. Accommodation and workers there. Working hours. Surrounding areas. Switched to rubber planting. Nature of work. How father recruited workers. Payment for rubber. Terms of employment. Working hours. Composition of workers.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Dec 1986
Recording Date
- 00:28:02
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Relationship amongst workers. Supervisor's attitude towards workers. Rubber planting. Description of Singapore. Colloquial name for Toh Yi Road. Reasons behind name. Transportation. Occupation of villagers. Started first job at 20 in transportation. Description of job. Reasons for leaving in 1952. How he first started in transportation.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Dec 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:14
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Lorry hiring business in Albert Street. Rag-and-bone trade were mostly carried out by the Ann Kways. His clients. Hiring charges. Recruitment of employees. Salary. Working hours. Area and work covered. Reasons for better business before Japanese Occupation. What the work involved. Business during Japanese Occupation. Tender for job. Views on giving tips. Work during Japanese Occupation.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Dec 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:05
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Elaboration on job during Japanese Occupation. Took back vehicles postwar. Rent mainly to hardware stores. Terms of payment. Income. Workers received commission besides basic salary. Reasons for not employing own people. Relationship amongst workers. Business competition. Trustworthiness is most important in business. Why most Ann Kways were in hardware business post-war. Commission of workers. Reasons for stopping work in 1952.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Dec 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:58
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How he got into construction industry. Started with $5,000. His learning process in this trade. Business competition. Players in this industry. Projects involved. Supply of materials. Number of workers employed. Choosing of site supervisor. More Shanghainese were involved in construction pre-war; recently more Ann Kways. Overcoming competition.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Dec 1986
Recording Date
- 00:24:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Elaboration on competition. Factors affecting business. Business greatly affected by 1974 and 1980 oil crisis. Joined Singapore Contractors' Association in 1950s. Criteria for entry. Composition of members. Why father joined Singapore Ann Kway Association. Composition of members. Reasons why most members were in hardware business. Why he joined Singapore Ann Kway Association in1946. Business benefited from association membership. Reasons for increased membership.
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