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Amoy Canning leveraged on the SMF to buildits business in Singapore in the 1950s.Amoy Canning was another SMF pioneer which found itself better able toride the wave of Singapore’s future success after first finding its footing in theSMF. It became a SMF member in 1956, a year after it set up its Singaporefactory.Said its Managing Director, Mr George Huang, PBM, DSM: “When we firstcame to Singapore in 1950, the company comprised people who were fromChina and Hong Kong. We did not have any local contacts or knowledgeof how to do business in Singapore. Because Amoy Canning joined theSMF, we got to know the local food scene and integrated quickly into theSingapore business community.”He added that this advantage still applies today for foreign companieslooking to establish a Singapore presence like ZhongDe Waste TechnologyAG, which became a SMF member in 2012. Specialising in turning wasteinto energy, the German-based company has lofty visions to be a ‘globalcleaner’ and setting up shop in Singapore is part of its expansion plan.“ZhongDe combines the high standards of German engineering withChinese cost advantages, and Singapore is an ideal place for us to furtherour business opportunities in this region,” said ZhongDe’s Chairman andCEO, Dr Chen Zefeng. “We are looking forward to forging business links inSingapore.”Mr Huang continued, “I would say joining the SMF is the fastest way to learnhow Singapore operates.”Braving the Turbulence 1932 – 1965 37
Tiger Beer has been a member of the SMFsince 1966.A year after Singapore became independent, another prominent homegrownbusiness, Asia-Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS), became a SMFmember in 1966. The Tiger Beer manufacturer is a key player in the beerindustry, with over 30 breweries in 14 countries.Said Mr Michael Chin, General Manager of APBS: “APBS is proud to be aMade-in-Singapore company and an iconic brand. Therefore, it was verynatural for APBS to join the SMF.”Singapore was poised at the edge of a new dawn. The challenges weregreat and the SMF members knew that they had much to do.This was Singapore in 1965:• The literacy rate in Singapore was 60 per cent. There was a shortage ofschools as well as qualified teachers for secondary schools and technicaland vocational institutions. This resulted in overcrowded classes.• Rubbish was strewn in the streets, attracting flies and rats. Of 50,000street hawkers, 80 per cent were unlicensed and lacked knowledge ofbasic food hygiene and waste disposal. Diseases such as cholera andtyphoid were rampant.38 Braving the Turbulence 1932 – 1965
Page 2: ChampioningManufacturing- Partner i
Page 6 and 7: ContentsFOREWORDPrime Minister Lee
Page 8 and 9: F o r e w o r dSingapore has progre
Page 10: F o r e w o r dOur manufacturing se
Page 13 and 14: 12 Singapore Manufacturing Federati
Page 15 and 16: 2002 The eSupply Chain Management C
Page 17 and 18: A New EraThe Singapore Manufacturin
Page 19 and 20: The Ascocenda SMF 80 th Anniversary
Page 21 and 22: • 1973: Colombo Court at High Str
Page 23 and 24: Logos that reflect the timesThe SMF
Page 25: Prelude:The FoundingThe Great Depre
Page 28 and 29: By way of entertainment, a symphoni
Page 30 and 31: The man behind the Singapore Manufa
Page 32 and 33: Apart from one Mr Tay Lian Teck, th
Page 34 and 35: A first-hand accountof doing busine
Page 36 and 37: Working with the new GovernmentAt 2
Page 40 and 41: • The city areas were extremely o
Page 42 and 43: In the first flush of Singapore’s
Page 44 and 45: The-then Singapore Prime Minister,
Page 46 and 47: The then-First Deputy Prime Ministe
Page 48 and 49: ASEAN leaders attending the 9 th me
Page 50 and 51: Ford Motor Company’s old Singapor
Page 52 and 53: In 1968, the then-SMF President Ong
Page 54 and 55: The SMF organised several trade mis
Page 56 and 57: The then-Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kua
Page 58 and 59: Motorcades, dinners andVIPsThe trad
Page 60 and 61: Learning expeditionsMany of the ove
Page 62 and 63: • Setting up a bureau to help pla
Page 64 and 65: Trade missions to Malaysia proved t
Page 66 and 67: “We thought it would be good to h
Page 68 and 69: • In 1971, the SMF received 200 q
Page 70: SMF members had good reason for che
Page 73 and 74: One such example is the online arm
Page 75 and 76: The 2008 Economic Crisis2008 was a
Page 77 and 78: Building up core strengthUndoubtedl
Page 79 and 80: She said: “After attending the co
Page 81 and 82: Students can also participate in SM
Page 83 and 84: Senior Minister of State, Ministry
Page 85 and 86: “With more local companies being
Page 87 and 88: Coca-Cola Singapore Beverages is an
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Heading into the futureAs the SMF l
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Epilogue:Mapping theFutureThe manuf
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The biggest question of all is: Wha
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The SMF through its Centre for Corp
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One way it does this is by working
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Having accrued experience invarious
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George and staff group photoTogethe
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Manufacturing is indeed pervasive i
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Current statusTo establish partners
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FutureAs Singapore prospers with mo
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Current statusElectronics is the ma
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Current statusIn the last six years
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Current statusThe group helps to dr
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Current statusThe food industry in
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Current statusBy all measures, Sing
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HistoryThe Lifestyle Industry Group
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FutureThe issue of maintaining stan
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Singapore’s precision engineering
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the group. The PCS is a member of t
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“Manufacturing has been a key eng
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My heartiest congratulations to the
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I am much heartened by the strong s
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I congratulate the SMF on its 80 th
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The British High Commission would l
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I wish to extend our heartiest cong
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In the words of NBA player extraord
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Dassault Systemes Singapore would l
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SPETA would like to send our hearti
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On behalf of the members and staff
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回顾新加坡制造商总
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总会积极配合新加坡
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创新求变 , 持续发展19
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迎接挑战 , 展望未来
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Acknowledgements
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ContributorsMr Douglas FooFounder a
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This specially-commissioned commemo
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