My Chinatown Complex Tour featuring the People, Places and Practices of the Hawker Centre with Fruit Juice Hawker Koo Fook Tho
Explore a medley of tantalising flavours and everlasting friendships as fruit juice hawker Koo Fook Tho take you on a reinvigorating tour of the bustling Chinatown Complex to meet some of his long-time friends and favourite hawker stalls. Enjoy the friendly banter and light-hearted exchanges that keep your smiling throughout the tour!
About the Programme
- What You'll Do
- Meet Your Host
- More Details
What You'll Do
Let Koo Fook Tho take you on an exclusive tour of the bustling Chinatown Complex! You’ll get to meet some of his friendly friends and find out his favourite stalls. Join us as we explore this vibrant location filled with culture, tradition and history while Uncle Toh enlightens us about the community in Kreta Ayer before Chinatown Complex. So come along for a different kind of adventure with Koo Fook Tho during the My Chinatown Festival!
Meet Your Host
Koo Fook Tho, the friendly owner of a fruit juice hawker stall in Chinatown Complex, is also the Vice Chairman of the Chinatown Complex Hawkers’ Association. Originally selling whole fruits along the bustling streets of Chinatown, he later transitioned to specialising in fruit juice. Since his stall relocated to Chinatown Complex in 1983, Fook Tho has forged enduring friendships and strong bonds with his fellow hawkers and shopkeepers.
More Details
What to bring?
- Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably!
- Participants should bring along an umbrella and a bottle of water.
- Participants are encouraged to bring their own earphones (with a standard 3.5mm audio jack) because we will be using radio guides for the tour!
- Please ensure that you bring along any personal medication. Asthmatic individuals are reminded to bring their inhaler.
Other important information
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the event for registration.
- The event will proceed rain or shine.
- Parking is available at Chinatown Complex. Alternative parking is available at Chinatown Point and Maxwell Food Centre.
- The venue is not wheelchair accessible.
- Photography is allowed at event premises.
Disclaimer
- Each ticket admits only one participant.
- By agreeing to participate in the event, every participant will be responsible for any injury, loss of damage due to careIessness of other actions on his/her part or that of children under his/her charge.
- It is compulsory for a parent/guardian to accompany any child of or under the age of 12.
- Videos and photographs may also be taken during the event. By registering for this event, you give My Community full rights to use the photos for marketing and publicity.
Time and Duration
Days & Dates
Sunday, 6 August 2023
Sunday, 13 August 2023
Sunday, 20 August 2023
Ticket Price
(excluding Eventbrite service fee)
Meeting Point
Ending Point
Language(s) / Age Limit(s)
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