Group 5: Lim Chin Siong

Group 5: Lim Chin Siong
A hero is an everyday person that can change the world. Usually people think of heroes as people who fight crime in movies or comic books, but those people don’t exist in the real world. Heroes are not only the ones who have achieved what they want to achieve. Some heroes arise from some 'special' circumstances. Lim Chin Siong is one of the hero that changes the history of Singapore. He was the one that co-founded PAP in 1954 with Lee Kuan Yew. He became really poular and was the leader of Chinese workers, trade unions and Chinese middle school students in the 1950s. Lim Chin Siong is considered a hero as he was the one that fought for Singapore's freedom, not Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.
Lim Chin Siong was under-arrested for being blamed for instigating a riot. Chief Minister Lim closed down a Chinese women's group and a musical association. A week later, he banned the Chinese Middle School Union. This causes the locals to be rather unhappy. Undeterred he arrested Chinese student leaders and shut down more organizations and schools, including the Chinese High School and the Chung Cheng High School. Lim Chin Siong could no longer sit down and watch, and so he came to the fore and spoke up for the students. A 12-day stay-in was organised at one of the schools. A mob suddenly started attacking the police by throwing stones and the police then charged towards the mob with batons and tear-gas. The whole riot causes2,346 people to be arrested and more than a dozen Singaporeans killed. Lim Chin Siong was under detention in 1957. Lim Chin Siong did not give up after being detained. He continue to work hard and try to do all his best for Singapore.

Source: http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/articlelimchinsionghistory_part1.html

Below is a short video on Lim Chin Siong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCGLaiKFaX8