Operation coldstore, sometimes spelled operation cold store, was the code name for a covert security operation carried out in singapore on 2 february 1963 which led to the arrest of 1 people, who were detained without trial under the preservation of public service security ordinance psso. He was addressing more than 150 people in the audience which had turned up for the launch of the keenlyawaited book by exisa detainee, ms teo soh lung. Said zahari, a former anticolonialist newspaper editor, launches the chinese edition of his autobiography the long nightmare my 17 years as a political prisoner at the southern college in johor, malaysia on 1st july 2007. This video recording of a speech by dr lim hock siew, singapores 2nd longestheld political prisoner, is banned by the singapore government on grounds that it is against public interest. Abolish the internal security act, mr lee hsien loong. Lim hock siew infopedia nlb eresources national library. If anyone was entitled to be bitter, it was dr lim hock siew. My detention is completely unjustifiable and i will not lift a single finger to help lee kuan yew to justify.
Mr see was also asked to remove the film from youtube. Expolitical prisoner speaks out in singapore banned in. Lim siew hong is a doctor in bedok north, singapore dr. View lim siew lians profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Up to today, many of them still feel very much for him. Lim hock siew sues four parties over book offending words tarnished my reputation, says expolitical detainee by cai haoxiang straits times former political detainee lim hock siew, 80, is suing four parties for defamation over a news item in a book.
Lim hock siews speech that was put up by martyn see on youtube. He was a popular politician, namely because of his strong command of the hokkien dialect which allowed him to appeal to the masses. To find out more about the story, seah shin wong and i visited dr. Dr lim hock siew speaks from singapore prison date 18. Lim siew hong practices at lee clinic in bedok north, singapore. Lucy studied law in england in her youth and it was then that she met a young engineering student from hebei, chen xu, who was the son of a key kuomintang military and political figure. For that conviction, that idealism, dr lim 21 feb 1931 4 jun 2012 sacrificed 20 years of his life, his family and his medical career. Remembering dr lim hock siew, singapores freedom fighter. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lims connections and jobs at similar companies. Lim siew lian senior manager planning and operations. In singapore, the voices of dissent grow louder knau. Dr lim hock siews account for the oral history centre, taped between 1982 to 1986 was probably only. A founding member of the peoples action party pap, he later joined the barisan sosialis malay for socialist front and was arrested during operation coldstore, a mass arrest against alleged procommunists, in 1963. In 1963, he was arrested and detained without trial for nearly 20 years before his release in 1982.
On 26 july 1961, thirteen leftwing pap assemblymen who had abstained in a crucial vote of confidence for the government held five days earlier were expelled from the pap. The video includes an introductory speech by dr lim hock siew, himself a former political prisoner detained without trial for 20 years under the singapore government. Aug 08, 2011 born in 1931, incarcerated in 1963 and released in 1981. Lim hock siew, singapores second longestheld political prisoner. Of course martyn had to comply with the mda who required him to take it down. Dr lim hock siew on operation cold store function 8. Main page contents featured content current events random article. Lim was a member of the pap from its inception until 1961, and as its member campaigned in the 1955 and 1959 singapore general elections. After his release in 1967, he started working in kuala lumpur and johor bahru. Lim linear induction motor is a form of electromagnetic propulsion. They replace a traditional lift hill and do not contain any moving parts. If he is a young person who grew up with the staple of pap history books. It contains lim chin siongs handwritten answers to questions he had been posed for a radio interview in 1992 but which did not.
Lim hock siew was a singaporean politician, political prisoner and medical doctor. Believe it or not, lim chin siong founded the pap together with lee kuan yew in 1954. Apr, 2015 fellow detainee lim hock siew said mr lim was a leftist who fought for the exploited and against the british, but broke with mr lee because he felt the terms of merger with malaya were unfair. Jun 09, 2012 on january 1972, nine years into his detention, dr lim hock siew was brought before two senior special branch officers. The event was supposed to have taken place on 19 may 2012 but it was. Though the exact cause of his death is yet unknown, yahoo. It shows dr lim, 79, giving a speech last november at a book launch where he.
Jul 15, 2010 this is the documentary entitled dr lim hock siew, made by singaporean filmmaker martyn see, which has been banned in singapore. He provided leadership, comfort and understanding, particularly when they were newly arrived, and a bit lost. In official accounts, the operation was a security. In 1957, the first metro store in singapore opened in a twostorey shophouse at 72 high street, where the treasury now stands. Book launch event on 16 nov 20 the 1963 operation coldstore. The fajar generation tells the hitherto neglected story of a remarkable group of men and women who advanced a radical agenda of anticolonialism, democracy, multiculturalism and social justice through the agency of the university of malaya. On the 15th september 2011, malaysias prime minister tun najib razak announced that his government will repeal the 51 year old. My detention is completely unjustifiable and i will not lift a single finger to help lee kuan yew to justify the unjustifiable. Chong ton sin, koh kay yew, tan jing quee, dr lim hock siew, dr poh soo kai and r. Lim also sued book publisher editions didier millet, the national library. Detained as communist under operation cold store in 1963 when singapore was still a selfgoverning state under british rule, dr lim was only released 19 years later into a vastly transformed, independent singapore.
The business current operating status is removed applied to be revoked with registered address at peoples park centre. Operation coldstore took away four years of fongs life. Woodhull, fong swee suan, james puthucheary, dominic puthucheary, dr poh soo kai, dr lim hock siew, and said zahari ibid. Dr lim hock siew with wife dr beatrice chen photo courtesy of lim chin joo see tiong wahs daughter, lucy chen nee see, was the motherinlaw of dr. Jul 19, 2010 i hope other isa detainees like lim hock siew, michael fernandez, wong souk yee, vincent cheng and the others will also go public about their experiences during those years of incarceration or join the democrats in our pursuit for justice, transparency, equality, compassion and inclusiveness.
Among the tombs affected by the governments decision to exhume bukit brown cemetery to make way for roadworks is that of see tiong wah, the grandfather inlaw of dr. If we all rise together, even the pap cannot put us. Now 80years old, dr lim hock siew, sits quietly, his wife by his side, as members of the singapore democratic party sdp and guests pays tribute to him. Dr lim hock siew was a friend of former prime minister, lee kuan yew. A brilliant orator, talented artist and true socialist, he was about 9 years younger than lee. This annual message summarizes the main events for the year 2008 for the lim chean hockkhoo saw saik family. The recording, however, was classified under section 351 of the films act, which allows for the banning of any film that is contrary to public interest. Operation spectrum is an open wound a little black hole in history, playwright alfian saat said in his introductory speech at the legends hotel at fort canning on saturday. Join facebook to connect with lim siew lian and others you may know. And no one should be deprived of their right and held to ransom to extort statements of contrition of repentance and contrition dr lim hock siew.
Lim at his new house in joo chiat terrace on 12 th april without any inkling that it was to. Jun 05, 2012 dr lim hock siew, singapores second longestheld political prisoner after chia thye poh, passed away monday evening from illness at the age of 81, according to his friends. The singapore government has banned this video online since late last year, with the ban set to take effect from 14 july 2010 see article appended below film dr lim hock siew prohibited from july 14. Lim spoke about his unlawful 19year detention without trial by the isd. This is not a question of pride but one of principle. Lim also sued book publisher editions didier millet, the national library board, peter lim and tien wah press in 2011 over a news item in a book, chronicle of singapore. Lim was remembered by fellow detainee tan kok fang. It is an offence for anyone to possess and distribute this video in singapore. Typically lim systems launch the roller coaster from the station extremely quickly. Dr lim hock siew 21 february 1931 4 june 2012 i am not interested in saving. Rajakumar in politics and medicine many witness momentous events in their lives, but few participate, much less leave their mark. Jul 23, 2018 in conjunction with this milestone exhibition, there will be an official book launch of a new comprehensive publication on lim tze pengs life and art on friday, 10 august 2018, 7pm. It consists of a recording of dr lim hock siew, a local.
Dr lim hock siew 21 february 1931 4 june 2012 i am not interested in saving lee kuan yews face. Lim hock siew sues four parties over book offending words tarnished my reputation, says expolitical detainee by cai haoxiang straits times former political detainee lim hock siew, 80, is suing four parties for defamation over a news item in a book, chronicle of singapore. Dr lim hock siew 21 february 1931 4 june 2012 by prof arthur lim prof arthur lim is an ophthalmologist in private practice. Join facebook to connect with lim li siew and others you may know. Adrian lim for hosting this writeup in his website. Singapore democratic partys facebook page so, the main democratic right to participate in politics is a fundamental constitutional right of the people of singapore. The singapore government has banned this video online since late last year, with the ban set to take effect from 14 july 2010 see article appended below film dr lim hock siew. Lims first public speech at a book launch in 2009, said lim was one of singapores greatest patriots. If anyone was entitled to be bitter, it was dr lim. The video includes an introductory speech by dr lim hock siew, himself a former political prisoner detained without trial for 20 years under the.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Films act now allow for live recordings of an event held according to the law. Jul 22, 2010 on 12 july 2010, the media development authority announced its decision to ban a film starting from 14 july 2010 depicting dr lim hock siew speaking publicly on his experience being detained under the internal security act. A section of the book includes material written by his brother. A notebook used by fernandez to scribble notes while he was jailed is projected behind them at the event held in 2006. Befriend a thousand books, and have the spine to stand by your beliefs 1. Nov 16, 2009 read dr lim hock siew s 1972 press release here. Rajakumar, on the contrary, left an indelible mark at every phase of his eventful life. Singapore understands that lim had been ill in recent years, and had not seen many of his friends.
This is the documentary entitled dr lim hock siew, made by singaporean filmmaker martyn see, which has been banned in singapore. Dr lim hock siew at the launch of the fajar generation in 2009. Jun 05, 2012 a tribute to dr lim hock siew posted on june 5, 2012 by fn8org it is with deep sorrow that we learn of the passing of dr lim hock siew, one of the most vocal, consistent and unwavering former political detainees in singapore, on 4 june 2012. Stepping out of the shadows it was not long ago that former political prisoners were. The singapore government lifted orders today that had confined a former socialist front leader named lim hock siew to a nearby island for the last four years. A founding member of the ruling peoples action party, lim was accused of being a communist and was arrested without trial in 1963, and had his detention prolonged by the then prime minister lee kuan yew until his release in 1982. After his release from detention, lim worked at the rakyat clinic. The doctor completed mbbs from nussingapore in 1982. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Jul, 2010 the film dr lim hock siew fits that bill, and therefore i was confident it would not be illegal, he added. Join facebook to connect with siew chee lim and others you may know. Their purpose was to extract a public statement of repentance from him. They or rather their minder had obviously miscalculated or underestimated dr lims toughness, integrity and courage. In singapore, the voices of dissent grow louder new.
Dr lim hock siew sues nlb and book publisher singapore rebel. Martyn see complies with mdas order but video goes viral the singapore government has banned martyn sees video recording of a speech by dr lim hock siew during the launch of the book the fajar generation in november 2009. Sharing the same title as the exhibition, the book is authored by young historian, tan yong jun, who currently holds a b. Singapore government bans martyn sees film expolitical. Even when he tried to speak up about his detention at an innocuous book launch event, the video of his speech recorded by filmmaker mr martyn see was banned by the authorities. Among the big names taken into custody were lim chin siong, s. Dr lim hock siew is singapores second longestheld political prisoner. Lim hock siew, singapores second longestheld political prisoner after chia thye poh, passed away monday evening from illness at the age of 81, according to his friends.
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