Bukit Ho Swee (TV series)

Bukit Ho Swee (河水山) is a Singaporean Chinese language TV series aired in 2002 on Channel 8. With the "kampungs" of Bukit Ho Swee, a prominent Chinese estate notorious for its cramped squatters and gangsters at that time, as a backdrop, the series is set during the 1950s prior to the infamous fire of 1961.[1]

Bukit Ho Swee
河水山
GenrePeriod drama
Directed byFoo Seng Peng 符之炳
StarringAllan Wu
Priscelia Chan
Qi Yuwu
Opening theme河水山 by Lee Wei Song, sung by Maggie Theng
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes29
Production
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp TV Channel 8
Release29 May (2002-05-29) –
8 July 2002 (2002-07-08)

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The story revolves around the tenants who live in Bukit Ho Swee. The tenants engage in petty squabbles with one another frequently and it is only during times of difficulties that some of them realise the strong bonds that have been forged along the way as well as the importance of harmonious living.

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  1. ^ "Pre-hipster Tiong Bahru was a cemetery before becoming a "nest" for rich men's beautiful mistresses". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-17.

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