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An old picture of Chui Eng Free School Site. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

Category

Marked Historic Site

Location

Amoy Street, Far East Sqaure. Original building stands


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Chui Eng Free School Site

On this site stood Chui Eng Free School, also known as the Chinese Free School. Built in 1854 and endowed by Tan Kim Seng, a wealthy Straits Chinese merchant, the school was for boys in the Hokkien community.  It closed down in 1954.

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