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1. Mangrove To Metropolis (1966)

Synopsis: A comprehensive study of the growth of Singapore: the highly efficient port, its facilities and associated trades, the new airport, the banks, business houses and hotels. Emphasis is laid on the recent development of the Jurong Industrial Estate where many millions of dollars have already been invested in major industries: a steel mill, an oil refinery, a wharf for ocean-going ships and large modern factories.

Shot Description: Cathay Organisation; map; Denmark House; farmers; HDB provision shops; steel mill; beauty saloon; Chinatown streets; Collyer Quay; workers loading sacks on a ship; "trolley" goods; fish ponds; "kelong"; fishermen casting nets; "sampan"; village on water; vegetable farm; poultry farm; chickens, collection of eggs; statue of Sir Stamford Raffles; frontal view of statue; Arab Street; old cars; "saree"; tourist; port; Singapore River bumboats; Keppel Harbour; unloading of New Zealand apples; ship repair; pan shot of harbour (off Clifford Pier); rubber factory worker; copra; rattan; China Bank; Raffles Hotel; Paya Lebar Airport; planes, Qantas/Malayan Airways; Singapore River; Anderson Bridge; bumboats; female students; peanut oil factory; canning; glass bottles; shipyard building; oil refinery; car assembly; furniture; lamp shades; textiles; exterior of Jurong site and factories; steel mills; oil refinery; shipbuilding; socks (Swan brand); Jurong housing estate; railway and train; power station; plywood; education for adults; health care; flats; street lighting; civil service; unloading of sacks at port; traffic in the city; Raffles Square; goldsmith; furniture; technical education; playground; lion dance; hotel kitchen; canteen; hawker, restaurant service; tourist-type shops; souvenirs; shops; local trades - tailor, "dhoby" man, barber, 5-foot-way barber, cobbler; loading of sacks; welding; women in factories; 70 Collyer Quay; and Victoria Memorial Hall.

2. Island of Hope (1961)

Synopsis: The experiment of Singapore's penal settlement at Pulau Senang. The commentary concludes, "A successful experiment? Only time will tell. But worth trying, and something a self-respecting society may well be proud of.

Shot Description: (Introduction) Pulau Senang opened by the Singapore Government in 1960 as a penal settlement for about 600 secret society gangsters; prison van transporting young men detained for criminal activities; ship transporting them to Pulau Senang from Changi Prison; prisoners embarking on the island from a boat; temporary shed to house prisoners; transport of food and amenities to the island; prisoners chopping wood as part of their rehabilitation labour; prisoners building their new prison quarters on the island, digging the hill, laying the bricks, fixing the roof and painting the building; prisoners moving into their new quarters; a prisoner finds a family photograph; fun in the sea; prisoners ploughing the soil with machines and growing crops on the island.