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SCGS old girls launch bid to save 37 Emerald Hill
Team prompted to act after learning site of former campus is zoned for residential use
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Singapore Chinese Girls' School alumnae (from left) Daphne Yuan, 34; Lim Swee Keng, 45; Sarah Lin, 35; Melisa Chan, 38; Natalie Kwee, 30; and Jackie Lin, 33, at the site of their old school campus. The team of volunteers launched the campaign to conserve 37 Emerald Hill yesterday.
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Melody Zaccheus
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A group of forward-looking Straits Chinese men, including lawyer Song Ong Siang, set up one of Singapore's first secular schools for girls in 1899.
Now, a group of old girls from Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) are stepping forward to save 37 Emerald Hill - its former campus for almost 70 years - from potential redevelopment.
