The 30 years since Singapore's independ ence has seen a great change in Rochore as in the whole nation. Urban renewal has given a new face to the traditional downtown residential sites. With the improved physical environment arising from the government's will to act, the social fabric of the place has been transformed dramatically. This book is a testimony of the people who lived, worked and served in the Rochore Community during this era of change. This is their story; an eyewitness account