Chronicles of Old Singapore

Chronicles of Old Singapore | Wan Chan Peew – Naval Base, Kowloon Road & Sembawang Shipyard Ep1


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

Wan Chan Peew’s father came from Hong Kong to become a fitter in the naval dockyard, as was his brothers, while he did payroll in the Finance Department. Peew talks about growing up along Kowloon Road in the Naval Base and how it was like working for the British Navy.

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Chronicles of Old SingaporeBy Loh KS