LIM Kim Hoon 林锦云
Chinese Dialect Groups,
Accession Number 000938
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 02:51:36
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Jun 1988
Recording Date
- 00:30:10
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family background. Population of his village in China; reasons for the large number of migrants. Why his village was poor. Relationship amongst the fangs（房). Settlement of disputes in the ancestral hall. Village economy. Housing. Corruption. Reasons for his migration to Singapore. His educational background. His first impression of Singapore.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 15 Jun 1988
Recording Date
- 00:30:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
His childhood leisure activities. Transportation in the early days. How he travelled to Singapore. Facilities on board. Further elaboration on his first impression of Singapore. His education in Singapore. Formation of Xing Ya School. Formation of Xi Guang She and its membership recruitment. Lim Chu Kang in the early days.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 22 Jul 1988
Recording Date
- 00:30:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Colloquial name for Lim Chu Kang. The area was divided into various sections. Major surname groups in the area. Majority of the population were Hokkiens. Segregation between the Teochews and Hokkiens before the war. Transportation within the village. Relationship among villagers. Land ownership.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 22 Jul 1988
Recording Date
- 00:30:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Village leadership. The Teochews had their leader, Lim Nee Soon. Why they became village leaders. Reasons why Neo Tiew was more influential than Lim Nee Soon. Relationship between the two leaders. Neo Tiew's influence over secret societies. His opinion of Neo Tiew. Education within the village. How he persuaded Neo Tiew to contribute towards the building of a school in the village.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
Metadata
- 28 Mar 1989
Recording Date
- 00:30:05
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
The village school stopped functioning during Japanese Occupation. Number of students. Medium of teaching. Teachers were given alternative jobs during the war. School fees. Teacher's salary. Interviewee was captured by Japanese during the war and tortured. Circumstances leading to his involvement in Thong Chai Institute of Medical Research. Became the principal of Qi Hua School post-war.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 28 Mar 1989
Recording Date
- 00:20:02
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
How medicine was kept in Thong Chai Institute of Medical Research. Corruption within the Institute in the early days. How problem was resolved. Improvements in the storage of medicine. Why he distant himself from medicine suppliers. Circumstances leading to the use of processed medicine. Supply of medicine. Why medicine was not directly imported from China.
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