Clifford Pier used to be a hive of activity for sea travellers. Among the commuters who used the pier were devotees going to Kusu Island, one of the Southern Islands.
The island, which houses a Chinese temple, among other things, attracted people such as Madam Tan Bock Eng, 80, and Madam Poon Soo Lan, 86, who in their youth would visit the island once a year with their friends to pray.
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