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SCGS old girls launch campaign to conserve former 37 Emerald Hill campus

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Melody Zaccheus

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SINGAPORE - A group of forward-looking Chinese men including lawyer Sir 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 of almost 70 years - from potential redevelopment.
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