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A Preliminary Study of Chinese Leadership in Singapore, 1900–1941

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Yong Ching Fatt
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Under the direct rule of the British Colonial Government in nineteenth-century Singapore, the Chinese leaders held little political power. They were essentially community leaders, charitable and enterprising. They worked for peace and harmony in a multiracial society and were closely attached to the British Colonial administration. Though the Chinese leadership played various roles in economic, political, diplomatic and social fields, it was in the social arena that it contributed most. These nineteenth-century leaders were essentially social workers who had established no radical traditions nor shaped any unique patterns of leadership.

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Journal of Southeast Asian History , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , September 1968 , pp. 258 - 285
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 1968

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