TAN I Tong 陈似桐
Economic Development of Singapore,
Accession Number 002198
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 8
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 03:36:37
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 2 of 8
Metadata
- 7 Sep 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:26
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Informant became commission agent with the help of his father when the Japanese surrendered. Goods traded. His company. Informant ran his company from 1946 - 1958 before coming to Singapore. Company closed down in 1963. Why informant sent his daughters to Singapore for education. Why he left Indonesia for Singapore. He continued his business from Singapore. Products he dealt in. His relationship with Goh Tjoei Kok. How the idea of Natsteel was conceived. How the Natsteel partners were gathered.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 8
Metadata
- 22 Sep 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Government allowance. How Hon Sui Sen provided informant with guidelines in Natsteel's set-up. Informant's impression of Hon Sui Sen and Goh Keng Swee. Natsteel obtained pioneer status and was free from tax for 5 years. Informant's impression of Goh Tjoei Kok. Natsteel's scrap iron supplies. Types of products Natsteel manufactured initially. Natsteel's major clients. Relationship between staff and company. Natsteels' incentives for employees were taken from other steel mills initially. Natsteels' relationship with other steel mills overseas.
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