SOOK CHING OPERATION...
The Sook Ching massacre was a systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the
Chinese in Singapore by the Japanese military during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, after the British colony surrendered on 15 February 1942 following the Battle of Singapore. The Sook Ching operation was later extended to include the Chinese in Malaya as well. The massacre took place from 18 February to 4 March 1942 at various places in the region.The term Sook Ching means "a purge through cleansing" in Chinese and it was referred to as the Kakyōshukusei (華僑粛清), or "purging of Chinese") by the Japanese.
The Japanese also referred to it as the Shingapōru Daikenshō (シンガポール大検証), literally "great inspection of Singapore". Singapore's National Heritage Board uses the term "Sook Ching" in its publications.The memories of those who lived through that period have been captured at exhibition galleries in the Old Ford Motor Factory at Bukit Timah, the site of the former factory where the British surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942.
Chinese in Singapore by the Japanese military during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, after the British colony surrendered on 15 February 1942 following the Battle of Singapore. The Sook Ching operation was later extended to include the Chinese in Malaya as well. The massacre took place from 18 February to 4 March 1942 at various places in the region.The term Sook Ching means "a purge through cleansing" in Chinese and it was referred to as the Kakyōshukusei (華僑粛清), or "purging of Chinese") by the Japanese.
The Japanese also referred to it as the Shingapōru Daikenshō (シンガポール大検証), literally "great inspection of Singapore". Singapore's National Heritage Board uses the term "Sook Ching" in its publications.The memories of those who lived through that period have been captured at exhibition galleries in the Old Ford Motor Factory at Bukit Timah, the site of the former factory where the British surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942.
There is no dispute in scholarly circles that the massacre took place, but Japanese and Singaporean sources disagree about the death toll. According to Hirofumi Hayashi (see next section), the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs "accepted that the Japanese military had carried out mass killings in Singapore ... During negotiations with Singapore, the Japanese government rejected demands for reparations but agreed to make a “gesture of atonement” by providing funds in other ways http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sook_Ching_massacre- 17 feb 2013
SOOK CHING MASSACRE
SOOK CHING MASSACRE
OPINION:After reading what it means,i was really shocked because Singapore was not able to defend themselves in any way from the Japanese People.In my opinion,Sook Ching mean to clean up an area to take over that part of area,example,in order for the Japanese people,if they want to take over Singapore,they have to get rid of all the people in Singapore but some of the Singaporean not just got killed but some were made into slaves,workers,and they have to live like the Japanese and obey to all their rules.I could imagine how dreadful it would be like if you they start to suffer you like sexual abuse for young women and a lot of beating up for the guys.
