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Hong
Lim
Park
is
a
site
for
storytelling
and
a
place
that
tells
Singapore’s
story.
Of
historical
and
national
significance,
the
park
was
originally
named
after
the
first
Superintendent
of
Police,
Thomas
Dunman.
But
in
1876,
the
park’s
name
was
changed
to
Hong
Lim
Green
in
honour
of
Cheang
Hong
Lim,
a
wealthy
businessman
who
donated
the
land,
making
it
Singapore's
first
privately-owned
public
garden.
Through
its
history,
the
park
has
served
as
an
important
recreational
area
in
Chinatown
and
is
still
the
venue
today
for
many
community
events.
It
started
its
storytelling
tradition
during
the
Japanese
Occupation.
In
the
1950s
and
1960s,
it
was
used
as
a
cricket
ground
by
members
of
the
Singapore
Chinese
Recreation
Club
and
the
Singapore
Cricket
Club,
and
in
the
1960s
and
1970s,
the
storytelling
resumed
in
another
medium
as
Chinese
operas
were
performed
on
the
stage.
The
park
also
served
as
the
venue
of
many
of
Singapore’s
first
political
rallies.
In
September
2000,
in
recognition
of
the
park’s
storytelling
and
political
legacy,
the
Singapore
Government
designated
the
park
as
the
venue
for
Speakers'
Corner.
How
to
get
there:
By
MRT,
stop
at
Clarke
Quay
station,
Exit
A
Park
size:
0.97
hectares
Park
lighting
hours:
7.00pm
to
7.00am
Nearby
Parks/Park
Connectors:
Duxton
Plain
Park,
Pearl’s
Hill
City
Park,
Fort
Canning
Park
Accessibility:
Wheelchair
accessible