Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Former engineering apprentice Yan Yim Tong later married his wife Laura and they sailed together around the world on a missionary ship. He recounts the legendary apprentice Chua Chor Teck, who rose to become managing director of Keppel Shipyard. Finally, he reflects on the engineering apprenticeship as a phase in the history of technical education in Singapore, as well as his achievements in the marine industry.

00:00 Further Studies in London & Strathclyde

07:34 Marrying Laura

11:45 The Missionary Ship

23:17 Chua Chor Teck

30:47 Engineering Apprentices in Perspective

35:00 Engineering No Longer ‘Sexy’

38:32 Working Culture Onboard Ships

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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