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When the British surrendered on 15 February 1942, Singapore came under the Japanese rule. The Japanese Occupation was a very bitter period of years and had brought hardship to our people. We lived each day in constant fear of the fresh disasters the day would bring. My family consisted of my parents, my elder brother, my younger brother and me. We were very close to each other because we wanted to spend time together before anything might happen to one of us, anytime. Once during the mass screening operation the Japanese carried out on all Chinese men between 18 and 50 years old, or Sook Ching, my father and elder brother were ordered to report at a mass-screening center where they were questioned by the Japanese.
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