MA Hong Fee
Japanese Occupation of Singapore,
Accession Number 003014
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 10
Total Reels
- Lim Lai Hwa
Interviewer
- 05:00:11
Total Running Time
- Cantonese
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:31:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Preparations for the interview. Interviewee traced his origin to Guangzhou in China and described his family background. Mentioned his parents. He also recollected his childhood and activities. Family farm in China. His schooling days.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:29:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Team leader brought him to Singapore. Description of interviewee's jobs in Singapore. Hindered from joining his brother in Trengganu due to war. Structure of air-raid shelter used for protection against artillery bombardment. His life and work during Japanese Occupation. Had enough food and rice. Stayed with friend's family and did odd jobs. Japanese atrocities. Women disguised as men. Witnessed a rape by Japanese soldiers.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:30:09
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee's further description of the rape of his Teochew neighbour by Japanese soldiers. Victim shouted for help after the incident. Description of Japanese POWs in Malaysia after the war. Anti-Japanese forces captured some Japanese soldiers. Recalled a Japanese POW killed by Anti-Japanese forces in Malaya. Life in Singapore during Japanese Occupation. Interviewee migrated to Endau. Application through Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) by his friend. Incentives for people going to Endau. Worked in metal factory. Transported to Endau by lorries. Mentioned Shinozaki. Interviewee's arrival to Endau.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:30:25
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee lived in longhouses in Endau. Partitions within. Land allocation. Interviewee did odd-job there. Worked as lorry driver. Befriended a Japanese. His odd-job stint in Endau. Harmony in the village. Described Anti-Japanese forces. Traitors killed by Anti-Japanese forces after the war. Other revenge killings when Japanese surrendered in Malaya. Interviewee knew those traitors that were killed. Incident with his identity card.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:28:57
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee went to Endau as the 43rd batch and settled in Lorong 3. The New Syonan Village. Many wealthy people went to Endau. Rice rationing at Endau. Interviewee worked in metal factory. His working experiences after the war. His stint as bus driver for metal factory. Factory partly razed by fire. Lived in longhouses. Composition of people there during Japanese Occupation. Further elaboration of his driver stint. Exodus of people from Endau back to Singapore after the war. Interviewee's reasons to remain in Endau. Recollection of his driver stint after the war. Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) allocated plantation to interviewee. Elaboration of the land and its use. Sold his land later. Reasons for not cultivating land. How he met his wife.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:29:15
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Interviewee reared and sold pigs in Endau. Price of pigs then. Bought fodder on credit from shops. Population of Endau then. Current name of village. British Queen visited the area of Endau via helicopter. Described village headmen and their roles. Daily trading activities in village. Present neighbourhood school. Public transport in the area. Villagers now possessed their own transport. Private school managed by a lady teacher during Japanese Occupation. Provisions shops and coffeeshops in Endau at that time. Mentioned a provisions shop owner. Lorong 2 was centre of activities in the village during Japanese Occupation. Described vicinity of village in Endau. Newcomers settled in longhouses. Described other lorongs. Mentioned some restaurants there. Interviewee and his metal factory boss went to Air View Restaurant for dinner treat. Food prices and set-up of the restaurants.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 10
Metadata
- 7 Jan 2006
Recording Date
- 00:30:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Villagers had to dig water wells in Endau during Japanese Occupation. Kerosene lamps used for lighting. No entertainment in village. 'Shanghainese' police managed village area. Clinic and medication available then. Village quite inaccessible due to primitive roads. Some Japanese POWs hired as plantation workers. Japanese POWs in the vicinity. Low crime rate then. Described the Japanese POWs camp there. Vegetable sellers in Endau. Identity card issued after the war. Japanese surrender announced by Anti-Japanese forces and pamphlets. Security measures in village against communist infiltration after the war. Japanese POWs in Endau. Interviewee's recollection of his arrival at Endau. Arrangement by Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) for people to settle in Endau. A few Japanese officials administered New Syonan. Described longhouses. Partitions within. Cooked rice provided for settlers.
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