Bukit Ho Swee (other)

	Bukit Ho Swee (other) Bukit Ho Swee may refer to: * Bukit Ho Swee, subzone within the planning area of Bukit Merah, Singapore. * Bukit Ho Swee (TV series), Singaporean Chinese language TV series. * Bukit Ho Swee Constituency, constituency in Singapore. * Bukit Ho Swee fire The Bukit Ho Swee fire was a conflagration that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on 25 May 1961. This fire resulted in 4 deaths and injured another 54. It also destroyed more than 2,800 houses around the Bukit H ... , conflagration that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on 25 May 1961. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bukit Ho Swee Bukit Ho Swee () is a subzone within the planning area of Bukit Merah, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Its boundary is made up of the Alexandra Canal in the north; Kim Seng Road and Outram Road in the east; Zion Road and Jalan Bukit Ho Swee in the south; Delta Road and Lower Delta Road in the west. Etymology The name Bukit Ho Swee derives from both Malay and Hokkien: ''Bukit'' is Malay for hill, and ''Ho Swee'' commemorates Tay Ho Swee () (18341903), an influential Chinese opium and spirit farmer, timber merchant and ship owner.Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, He was also the son of Tay Han Leong, the first opium and spirit dealer in Singapore. When Bukit Ho Swee got its official name in 1907, it was an area with many plank and attap houses. History Bukit Ho Swee had a prominent Chinese community dating back to the days when Singapore was under Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bukit Ho Swee Constituency Bukit Ho Swee Constituency (SMC) was a constituency in Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree .... It used to exist from 1968 to 1984. It was carved out from Delta SMC. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s References Singaporean electoral divisions Tiong Bahru {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]