Hello everyone,
We will be using this blog to give our readers insights into the vibrant culture of Jalan Besar as well as chart the progress of our project on conserving the unique history of Jalan Besar itself.
Watch this space for our daily updates featuring unique aspects of Jalan Besar's culture as well as updates on our progress!
Please also feel free to give us any comments you have regarding our project, so as to facilitate our PW report. Thank you!
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09A14's most awesome PW group (:
Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)
Conservation of Knowledge on Local Neighbourhoods
Amadea Ng
Nicholas Chiang
Nigel Poh
Sandra Chan
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Jalan Besar Town Council
URA: Conservation of Built Heritage
HCunite
Hwa Chong
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 7:41 AM
Sook Ching
Sook Ching, meaning a purge or purification, represented the attempt by the Chinese to remove any anti-Japanese sentiments in the Chinese population of Singapore.
Shortly after the British surrendered Singapore to the Japanese in 1942, the Kempeitai (the Japanese military police) assembled all Chinese males at designated mass-screening centres, one of which was Jalan Besar - here, even women and children were ordered to register themselves.
In all, 242 victims of Sook Ching who were screened at Jalan Besar were massacred at Changi Beach.
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