MENON, T P B
Development of Singapore's Legal System,
Accession Number E000320
- Singapore Academy of Law
Source
- 10
Total Reels
- Foo Kim Leng
Interviewer
- 07:56:33
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 10
Metadata
- 19 Jan 2009
Recording Date
- 00:51:50
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Speaks about his family; his life in Kuala Terengganu during the war and his return to Singapore in 1947. School days at Monk’s Hill School; his teachers and classmates. There was an emphasis on education at home. His father influenced him to read; his mother had the brains. Studied Latin at Raffles Institution. The soothsayers prediction. Speaks about Raffles Institution, his classmates, teachers, and expatriate teachers. Tommy Koh. Description of the accommodation at Raffles College. Purchased 8 Bee San Ave after his father’s death. He ran the household. Radio law by Sheridan inspired him to read law.
