Squatters into Citizens : The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Making of Modern Singapore Condition:Good Margherita

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Squatters into Citizens : The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Making of Modern Singapore Condition:Good MargheritaThe crowded, bustling, 'squatter' kampongs so familiar across Southeast Asia have long since disappeared from Singapore, leaving few visible traces of their historical influence on the life in the city state. In one such settlement, located in an area known as Bukit Ho Swee, a great fire in 1961 destroyed the kampong and left 16,000 people homeless, creating a national emergency that led to the first big public housing project of the new Housing and