Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jeffrey Eng is the 3rd generation owner of Eng Tiang Huat, a shop selling traditional Chinese cultural goods such as embroidery and musical instruments. He recalls the Teochew community along Merchant Road in the 1960s where the shop was originally located, and how his father did business with suppliers in China, when the business was still good.

00:00 Introduction

01:22 Merchant Road & the Teochews

12:25 The Story of Eng Tiang Huat

18:27 The Business in the ‘80s

24:51 Import & Export Trade with China

37:39 Opening Up of China

45:53 Conserved Shophouses

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I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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