My Chinatown Complex Tour 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
Attire
- Participants are encouraged to dress comfortably and wear covered shoes.
What to bring?
- Participants should bring along an umbrella and a bottle of water.
- 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 tour for registration. To be fair to all participants, we will not wait for latecomers.
- 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 wheelchair accessible.
- Photography is allowed during the event.
Terms and Conditions
- All ticket sales are final. There will be no refund if you wish to cancel your tickets.
- Each ticket admits only one participant.
- By agreeing to participate in the tour, 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.
- 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
Saturday, 9 November 2024
Sunday, 10 November 2024
Ticket Price
(excluding Eventbrite service fee)
Meeting Point
Ending Point
Language(s) / Age Limit(s)
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