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	History of Singapore
		Lim Yew Hock, Marshall's deputy and minister for Labor became the Chief Minister.
		The March 1957 constitutional mission to London led by Lim Yew Hock was successful in negotiating the main terms of a new Singapore Constitution.
		The main terms of the merger, agreed on by him and Lee Kuan Yew, were to have central government responsibility for defense, foreign affairs and internal security, but local autonomy in matters pertaining to education and labor.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hi/History_of_Singapore.html (2647 words)

	Lim Chin Siong Summary
		Lim Chin Siong was involved in organizing strikes and boycotts among workers and Chinese middleschool students in the early 1950s, when Singapore was trying to break free of British colonialism.
		Lim Chin Siong (Chinese: 林清祥; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiáng; 28 February 1933 - 5 February 1996) was an influential leftwing politician and trade union leader in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s.
		At a young age of 22, He was elected into the legislative assembly as a member for Bukit Timah in 1955 and together with Lee, represented the PAP in the 1956 constitutional talks in London.
	www.bookrags.com /Lim_Chin_Siong (995 words)

	Singapore - People's Action Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lim had the backing of organized labor and led the procommunist wing of the party while Lee led the noncommunist wing.
		On August 21, the Lim Yew Hock government reacted to the situation by arresting thirty- five communists, including five of the new members of the PAP Central Executive Committee, some PAP branch officials, and labor and student leaders.
		Lim Yew Hock led the Singapore delegation to the third round of constitutional talks in April 1958.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-11798.html (2649 words)

	Yew Shrub (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lee Kuan Yew - Lee Kuan Yew (; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew), CH, was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
		Lim Yew Hock - Lim Yew Hock (; 1914- 30 November 1984), later renamed Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock, was Singaporeâs second Chief Minister from 1956 to 1959.
		Fortingall Yew - Fortingall Yew, an ancient yew (Taxus baccata) stands in a churchyard in the village of Fortingall in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
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	Lim Yew Hock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		'''Lim Yew Hock''' (1914-1984) was Singapore’s second Chief Minister from 1956 to 1959.
		It alienated a large portion of the Chinese-speaking electorate and this enabled the PAP to win the 1959 general election and form a new government.
		Lim Yew Hock Lim Yew Hock Category:Singaporean politicians
	lim-yew-hock.area51.ipupdater.com (222 words)

	Singabloodypore - The history of the PAP - Singabloodypore
		Lim Yew Hock arrested five Left Wing PAP members, newly elected onto the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) in August 1957, delivering the PAP from what was effectively a Left Wing Coup.
		Lim Yew Hock was given a hero’s welcome on his return and a noisy motorcade from Kallang Airport.
		Lim Chin Siong and his colleagues, released from jail amidst a flurry of doves, were tucked into obscurity as Political Secretaries in the Ministries.
	singabloodypore.blogspot.com /2006/02/history-of-pap.html (2430 words)

	Lim Yew Hock
		David Marshall, would resign for having failed to gain full independence, Mr Lim Yew Hock told the press that he did not want the top job "if he had the choice".
		Lim’s government confirmed its reputation for toughness in its handling of the Chinese middle school riots in October 1956.
		Known as a man of the common people, Lim became a tough Chief Minister, making moves that were to cost him dearly.
	ourstory.asia1.com.sg /independence/ref/lyh1.html (370 words)

	Towards Independence
		After David Marshall stepped down from the seat of chief Minster, Lim Yew Hock took over his seat in 1956 when the communists and pro communists’ problem was very active.
		Lim yew hock went to London in 1957 to ask for full self-government.
		Lee Kuan Yew becomes the first prime Minster and Yusof Ishak become the first head of state.
	library.thinkquest.org /12405/20.htm (705 words)

	Index Li-Ll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lim carried his reputation for discipline and swift retribution into the mayor's office; jaywalkers commonly stood in cages on the side of the street for up to two hours, as did offenders of the city's new antilittering and antismoking laws.
		Lim declared bars, nightclubs, massage parlours, and "love motels" illegal and gave owners a June 30, 1993, deadline to leave the city.
		Lim Yew Hock attended the Singapore constitutional conference at Lancaster House in London (1957), at which self-government was conceded.
	www.manic-raven.com /rulers/indexl3.html (9050 words)

	hock \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Hock ist die englische Bezeichnung für deutschen Wein, insbesondere für solchen aus dem Rheingau.
		to disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.hock \hock\ (?), n.
		any of several white wines from the rhine river valley in germany (`hock' is british usage) [syn: rhine wine, rhenish] 2.
	www.babylon.com /definition/hock/All (289 words)

	Singapore - Road to Independence
		Two former members of the Singapore Labour Party, Lim Yew Hock and Francis Thomas, and a prominent lawyer, David Marshall, formed a new political party, the Labour Front, in July 1954.
		Marshall, who was a member of Singapore's small Jewish community, had studied law in Britain, fought with the Singapore Volunteer Corps during the Japanese invasion, and worked in the coal mines of Hokkaido as a prisoner of war.
		Both Lee Kuan Yew and Tengku Abdul Rahman toured the island in an effort to restore calm, and they agreed to avoid wrangling over sensitive issues for two years.
	countrystudies.us /singapore/10.htm (3789 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Lim and Fong looked the right type: well-mannered, earnest and sincere in demeanor, simple in their clothes, Fong to the point of shabbiness.
		They were in marked contrast to the shallow characters whom colleagues and I had earlier met at David Marshall's flat, when he and [Lim] Yew Hock of the Labor Party were discussing the formation of a political grouping that would later emerge as the Labor Front.
		Lim Chin Siong and Fong Swee Suan were the exact opposite of Marshall and company, and I liked what I saw.
	www.timeinc.net /asiaweek/98/0925/cs2-2.html (1020 words)

	History of Singapore - SgWiki
		His successor as Chief Minister, Lim Yew Hock, launched a crackdown on communist and leftist groups, imprisoning many trade union leaders and several pro-communist members of the PAP under the Internal Security Act.
		In response, Lee called for a referendum on the merger, to be held in September 1962, and initiated a vigorous campaign in advocation of their proposal of merger, possibly aided by the fact that the government had a large influence over the media.
		Lee Kuan Yew initiated preparations for a national defence force from 1967, to be called the Singapore Armed Forces, to be established by the time of the British withdrawal.
	www.sgwiki.com /wiki/History_of_Singapore (8859 words)

	Untitled Document
		He was succeeded by deputy chief minister Lim Yew Hock.
		Lim led another constitutional mission to London in 1957, which was successful in negotiating the main terms of a new Singaporean Constitution.
		On June 3, 1959, the new Constitution confirming Singapore as a self-governing state came into effect and the first government of Singapore was sworn in two days later with Lee Kuan Yew as Singapore’s first Prime Minister.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~heale20b/classweb/WorldPolitics/page2.html (728 words)

	Lee Kuan Yew Summary
		Lee Kuan Yew was born in Singapore on September 16, 1923.
		Before he took office, Lee demanded and secured the release of Lim Chin Siong and Devan Nair who were arrested earlier by Lim Yew Hock's government.
		In 2002, Lee Kuan Yew was formally admitted to the Fellowship of Imperial College London in recognition of his promotion of international trade and industry, and development of science and engineering study initiatives with the UK.
	www.bookrags.com /Lee_Kuan_Yew (6708 words)

	NUS: Library: A Sense of History: Singapore, 1955-1965: Self-Government, Merger & Separation
		Barr, Michael D. Lee Kuan Yew in Malaysia: a reappraisal of the Lee Kuan Yew's role in the separation of Singapore from Malaysia.
		A close friend of Lim Chin Siong, and like him, Said Zahari was detained by the government in 1963.
		Contains articles on Lim Chin Siong’s role in Singapore politics in the mid-fifties and early sixties, ad tributes by his close friends and colleagues.
	www.lib.nus.edu.sg /bib/sh/sing1955.html (3206 words)

	Lee Kuan Yew @ Y2U.co.uk
		Lee Kuan Yew (Chinese: 李光耀; Pinyin: Lǐ Guāngyào; born September 16, 1923; also spelt Lee Kwan-Yew) was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
		The eldest child of Lee Chin Koon and Chua Jim Neo, Lee Kuan Yew was born at 92 Kampong Java Road in Singapore, in a large and airy bungalow.
		Fortunately for Lee and the party's moderate faction, Lim Yew Hock ordered a mass arrest of the pro-communists and Lee was reinstated as secretary-general.
	y2u.co.uk /Knowledge_Information/RN_lee_kuan_yew.htm (4679 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Hock
		Ken Hock proved a brave but ultimately outclassed opponent as he was prevented from taking further punishment in the fourth round of their bout at the Mohegan...
		Party secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock said recent newspaper reports that the DAP and Keadilan had resumed talks on the issue were not true.
		Deborah Hock filled with rage when she learned several years ago that her elderly mother, who lived in a convalescent hospital, was being mistreated and abused...
	nametraq.com /genealogy_jan04/H/Hock.shtml (2810 words)

	Untitled Document
		The British were reluctant to give up Singapore as a colony because Singapore was useful as a free port, it was their military base and Singapore was still facing threats from Communists.
		Many local politicians at that time like David Marshall, Lee Kuan Yew and Lim Yew Hock were keen on achieving independent.
		Then, Lim Yew Hock successfully pinned down the communists and solved the problem.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0117049/sg02road.htm (376 words)

	Commanding Heights : Singapore \| on PBS
		PAP leader Lee Kuan Yew calls for national unity, social and economic reform, and for a Federation of Malaya that includes Singapore.
		Lee Kuan Yew's PAP party sweeps the 1971 elections, and he exploits the victory to press economic and labor reforms.
		Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Finance Minister Goh Keng Swee script a development strategy with the state as principal investor in an export-oriented free-market system.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/sg/sg_full.html (3059 words)

	Rise of the Reds -- Monday, Feb. 03, 1958 -- Page 1 -- TIME
		When outspokenly anti-Communist Lim Yew Hock took over as Singapore's chief minister nearly two years ago, many of the colony's more responsible citizens thought the worst was over.
		Chief Minister Lim moved firmly to break up Communist infiltration of Singapore's Chinese middle schools, responded to a wave of Red-inspired riots by jailing a hot-eyed Communist agitator named Lim Chin Siong.
		But though Lim Chin Siong is still lodged behind the towering grey walls of Changi prison, his colleagues on the outside are still working untiringly to build up popular support for his People's Action Party.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,865737,00.html (425 words)

	Lee Kuan Yew
		Lee Kuan Yew (b.1923) was Singapore's first prime minister and presided over the island city state's progress into one of the richest and most technologically advanced societies in the world.
		Lee Kuan Yew was born to a well-established Chinese family in Singapore.
		Lee Kuan Yew worked first with Lim Yew Hock and David Saul Marshall but eventually decided that he should follow a more radical path, siding with various Communists in forming the People's Action Party (PAP).
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/east_asian_history/118309 (474 words)

	Bio at BlinkBits. Lee Kuan Yew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lee Kuan Yew (also spelt Lee Kwan-Yew) (born September 16, 1923) () was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
		Lee Kuan Yew signed a separation agreement on August 7 1965, which discussed Singapore's post-separation relations with Malaysia in order to continue cooperation in areas such as trade and mutual defence.
		Fortunately, Marshall?s successor, Lim Yew Hock ordered a mass arrest of the pro-communists and Lee was reinstated as secretary-general.
	www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewforum/lee_kuan_yew_bio?f=15578 (9008 words)

	The Electric New Paper, Singapore - The Electric New Paper Speak Up
		In Tiong Bahru, there is a pre-war section as well as a post-war section that we oldies of the neighbourhood call the Lim Yew Hock flats.
		Mr Lim Yew Hock was pre-independence Singapore's second chief minister after Mr David Marshall.
		The Lim Yew Hock section also has walk-up flats, but these blocks are angular and the shapes standardised.
	tnp.sg /speakup/story/0,4136,113050,00.html (1141 words)

	Sintercom
		With the passing of S. Rajaratnam, Singapore first Foreign Minister who helped to establish Singapore’s standing around the world, on 22 Feb 2006 one is tempted to reflect on the differences between the old guards and the new leaders of PAP.
		The old guards of the PAP, namely Dr Goh Keng Swee, Dr Toh Chin Chye, Lee Kuan Yew, S. Rajaratnam, Devan Nair and Lim Kim San were driven by ideology and nationalism to take up politics in the 1950's and 1960's.
		The fight for independence was a dangerous one as there were risks of being detained without trial (a precursor of ISA) by the British government.
	www.newsintercom.org /nucleus/plugins/print/print.php?itemid=410 (502 words)

	Singapore from 1942-1964
		In 1956, unable to keep to the pledge of self-rule for Singapore, Marshall stepped down and was succeeded by Lim Yew Hock, the deputy Chief Minister.
		In the meantime, the PAP continued to court the Chinese community, denouncing in their rallies the Labor Front and the British government for their ineffectiveness.
		In 1957, the radical faction took control of the PAP's central committee that saw the resignation of Lee Kuan Yew and his associates.
	mi.essortment.com /historysingapor_ripo.htm (1427 words)

	Political Parties in Singapore
		"Socialist Front" in Malay, it is the breakaway faction of PAP formed by Lim Chin Siong and Dr Lee Siew Choh on 13 August 1961.
		Formed just before GE1959 by then Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock, it was a revamped force made up of LF, stalwarts from LSP and other parties to counter PAP's growing appeal.
		A detachment with Lim Yew Hock and Francis Thomas that broke away from LP in October 1953 after a leadership tussle, and formed SSP in April 1954.
	www.singapore-elections.com /political_parties.html (1859 words)

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