SOH Kang Guan 苏江源
Economic Development of Singapore,
Accession Number 001212
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Ho Yuen Keng
Interviewer
- 03:13:06
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 7
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:29:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Family background. His education. Circumstances of and reasons for migrating to Singapore. Joined a commission agency house (jiubahang). Nature of work. Working conditions. A typical working day. Types of business. Reason for setting up commission agency house in Cecil Street. Size and sources of finance of commission agency house. Peak and off peak periods of commission agency house.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 7
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:29:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Further elaboration on size and capital of commission agency house. Difficulties encountered in setting up business. Various dialect groups who traded in Sarawak's native produce. Business management of commission agency. Staff recruitment and welfare. Constraints to business expansion. How foreign business contacts are established.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 7
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:29:18
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Types of native produce from Sarawak. Terms of trade. Mode of business contract. Risks involved. Types of exports to Sarawak. Using letter of credit. Roles of brokers and exporters. Profit margin. Business strategies. Provision of shipping, warehousing and credit facilities. Founding of Sarawak's Importers and Exporters Association.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 7
Metadata
- 12 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:28:44
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Reasons for employing people from different dialect groups. Various associations joined by commission agency house. Two types of bidding methods used by traders in market. Further elaboration on management style and letter of credit. Reasons for high turnover of commission agencies in early 1950s.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 7
Metadata
- 12 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:28:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Charges for transportation by ships and lorries and warehousing facilities.Quota system imposed by Sarawak Government affected mainly products from China. Relationship with other dialect/ethnic groups. Changes in commodity share. Business in 1950s was boosted due to smuggling between Sarawak and Indonesia.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 7
Metadata
- 12 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:29:27
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Circumstances leading to Sarawak's increasing direct trading. Business during Japanese Occupation. Traded with Malaysia during immediate post-war period. Amount of business dropped during Indonesian Confrontation. Reasons for Singapore's success as an entrepot trade economy.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 7
Metadata
- 12 Nov 1990
Recording Date
- 00:18:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Reasons for business growth in early 1950s. Causes for closing down business. Elaboration on future of trading in Sarawak's native produce.
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