Event Details: CHANGING WORLDS #3

Topic: Operation Cold Store – Remembering 2 February 1963
Speaker: Dr Lim Hock Siew
Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Time: 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Venue: 22 Marshall Road, Singapore 424858

About the Speaker:
Dr Lim Hock Siew, a youthful physician and a prominent Central Committee Member of Barisan Sosialis, found himself swept into the pages of history during Operation Cold Store on 2 February 1963. Alongside more than 120 others, he faced arrest and an indefinite period of imprisonment without trial. For the ensuing two decades, Dr Lim endured the confines of various prisons, steadfast in his convictions. His release, albeit with limitations, finally materialized on 7 September 1982.

Returning to his vocation, Dr Lim resumed his role at the Rakyat Clinic on Balestier Road – an institution he had established before the events that changed his life. Unwavering in his socialist ideals, he continues his medical practice to the present day, operating from Rakyat Clinic. A unique aspect of his approach is his practice of charging patients based on their financial capacity, reflecting his commitment to equitable healthcare access.

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