GORDON, Martin Laing
Economic Development of Singapore,
Accession Number 002421
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Jason Lim (Dr)
Interviewer
- 01:30:58
Total Running Time
- English
Language
Overview : See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 15 Sep 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:45
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from interviewee
Conditions Governing Access
Overview
See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
Synopsis
Reason for his first visit to Singapore in mid-1970s. Met officials from Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). Business deals in Singapore. Anecdote about incident with competitor at Raffles Hotel in 1976. Impression of local banking sector in mid-1970s. Impressions of Raffles Hotel before its refurbishment in 1986. Attitude of Siegmund Warburg towards overseas business. Studied possibility to open branch of SG Warburg in Singapore in 1976.
Remarks
See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
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Reel/Disc 2 of 3
Metadata
- 15 Sep 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:44
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from interviewee
Conditions Governing Access
Overview
See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
Synopsis
Studied possibility to open branch of bank SG Warburg in Singapore in 1976. Changing attitudes of officials from Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Why SG Warburg did not open Singapore branch in 1976. Anecdotes of events as Adviser to Government of Indonesia. Role of bank in privatisation of Singapore Airlines (SIA) in 1985. Effects of Pan-Electric crisis on stock exchange in 1985. Admired Chairman's Statements by J Y Pillay in SIA Annual Reports.
Remarks
See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 15 Sep 2000
Recording Date
- 00:29:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Citation/reproduction requires written permission from interviewee
Conditions Governing Access
Overview
See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
Synopsis
Role of bank SG Warburg in privatisation of Singapore Airlines (SIA) in 1985. Professional relationship between SG Warburg and the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). Role of SG Warburg in privatisation of DBS Land in 1987. Impression that British understood Singapore market better than Americans in 1980s. Work of SG Warburg (later SBC Warburg and then UBS Warburg) in Singapore after 1987. Liberalisation of Singapore market.
Remarks
See also the acquisition from the British Library National Sound Archive of an oral history interview conducted with Martin Gordon (Acc. No. 2384/21).
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