LO Hong Ling (Dr)
Medical Services in Singapore,
Accession Number 002770
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 19
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 08:46:01
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 19
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- 13 Jun 2003
Recording Date
- 00:29:17
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Born in Singapore in 1931. Delivered by the famous Chinatown midwife, Fong Si Neong. Recollections of his grandfather who migrated from China. His admiration for his grandmother who single-handedly raised up the children. How his father started his own business selling medical products. The war years and its impact on the family. Recollections of his relationship with his father.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 19
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- 13 Jun 2003
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- 00:29:31
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How they were sent back to China for early education. Historical background of the “Lo” clan. Vague recollections of the school in China. Returned to Singapore at age of eight. How his grandmother made her own way to Singapore during the Sino-Japanese war. His parents’ connection with the Chinese Kuomintang.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 19
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- 13 Jun 2003
Recording Date
- 00:28:35
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His fond recollections of his grandmother. How his grandmother was able to make contact with the other world. How ancestral worship and filial piety were entrenched into the family. How the war disrupted his schooling years. Left Outram Primary School for Yong Ching School. His childhood days. Recollections of his friends who were caught up with the wave of socialism. Reason he was not interested in politics.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 19
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- 20 Jun 2003
Recording Date
- 00:27:05
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Recollections of his best friend, Ho Cheok Yin. Reason his friends from Chinese High School were attracted to socialism. How the Chinese educated were discriminated in society. Recollections of Mr Lam Yew Cheong, principal of Yong Ching School. Description of canning in school. How schools were segregated along the clans. Difference between English and Chinese schools. His opinion of the struggle between the Barisan Sosialis and the Peoples’ Action Party on the governing of Singapore.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 19
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- 20 Jun 2003
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- 00:29:36
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Description of a comfort house at Bukit Pasoh during the Japanese Occupation. Description of the kempeitai headquarters at Chinatown. How Tong Mun Ng, a Chinese informer for the Japanese, was killed in Chinatown. Description of the Sook Ching operation. Building of bomb shelters in Chinatown houses. Japanese songs he sang during the occupation years. Description of the British treatment of the Chinese during post war. How the family shifted to Endau during the Japanese Occupation. How his family ran a restaurant at the village. Description of “Tai Lup Yin” the storyteller in Endau.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 19
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- 20 Jun 2003
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- 00:29:01
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Description of “Tai Lup Yin” the story-teller in Endau. Administration of the Endau village. How Force 136 used flyers to educate the villagers about the war. How he spent his leisure time in Endau. How he lost his way in the jungle. An incident when he fell into a well. How food were being prepared. Continued his education in Endau. Description of post-war Singapore.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 19
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- 22 Jun 2003
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- 00:30:11
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Description of his schooling years during postwar Singapore. Tuberculosis was prevalent during post-war. How he became effectively bilingual. His good impressions of British civil servants. Recollections of the medical subjects he studied in school. Recollections of his teachers in medical school.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 19
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- 22 Jun 2003
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- 00:30:14
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Comparison between the expatriate and local lecturers. His opinion on the treatment of Chinese speaking locals by the English speaking class. His recollections of ragging days. Friendship fostered during medical school days. Gathering of his leftist friends at Hoe Cheok Yin’s house. Life as a houseman was harsh. His recollections of Prof Ransome.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 19
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- 22 Jun 2003
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- 00:30:08
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Importance of clinical diagnosis. His posting to Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) as a houseman. His recollections of Trafalgar Home. His work experience at Woodbridge Hospital. Relevance of his paediatric training in private practice.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 19
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- 22 Jun 2003
Recording Date
- 00:28:40
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Reason for setting up his own private practice at 23 Smith Street in 1959. How Chinatown was divided into various dialects enclaves. Description of the various trades in Chinatown. How he saved some lives at the death houses in Sago Lane. Description of the death house. Types of supporting services available along the death houses. Description of the gambling dens. Description of the prostitutes and brothels at Keong Saik Street.
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