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(Clockwise from top left) Mr Gareth Quek, Mr Wang Xinghao, Mr Ethan Lim and Ms Sabrina Koh.

(Clockwise from top left) Mr Gareth Quek, Mr Wang Xinghao, Mr Ethan Lim and Ms Sabrina Koh.

PHOTOS: GARETH QUEK, WANG XINGHAO, VALERIE ZHU, SABRINA KOH

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SINGAPORE – Student Gareth Quek spends much of his free time watching Hokkien drama series on YouTube and transcribing the episodes.

The 17-year-old Raffles Institution student’s motivation? A fascination with the dialect and a desire to preserve Singaporean heritage. 

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