WONG Lock Teng
Special Project,
Accession Number 001987
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Yap Wee Cheng
Interviewer
- 01:49:48
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 28 Dec 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Initial life when first came to Singapore. Father was a hawker at Telok Ayer Food Centre. Journey to Singapore was difficult. Stayed in Killiney Road. Description of coolies hostel. Enrolled into night school. Learnt to process coffee bean. Kampong at Lor Ah Soo. Selling 'pao' for a living. Life after father was diagnosed with cancer. Started selling coffee at Telok Ayer Food Centre. Telok Ayer Food Centre in the early period. Coffee stalls of Telok Ayer Food Centre.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 28 Dec 1997
Recording Date
- 00:28:56
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of the surrounding of Telok Ayer Food Centre in the early period. Description of the stalls in the market. Relationship with the customers. Various type of customers that he had served. Moved to the main Telok Ayer Food Centre in 1972. Assistance provided by People's Action Party after 1955. Hawkers Union of 'Lao Pat Sat'. How they postponed the closing down of Telok Ayer Transit Food Centre in 1992.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 28 Dec 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Their stalls were inspected daily. Secret societies around Telok Ayer Food Centre. Rental in the past and the present. Preferred to serve old customers on Telok Ayer Food Centre Hawkers' Association.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 28 Dec 1997
Recording Date
- 00:21:36
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
On Telok Ayer Food Centre Hawkers' Association and community centres. Hungry ghost festival celebration. Business was constant at Telok Ayer Transit Food Centre. Preparation of coffee powder. An accident that he met and the impact on his life.
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