Hooligans, prostitutes, gangsters and crooks
“Guest workers of Chinese origin, but also significant numbers of South Asian origin, converge on Geylang, and not just on the weekends – to eat, to meet, to drink and to shop.
“It is also a traditional red-light area which is an attraction in itself, with an attendant set of challenges not found in Little India.
“Geylang is a hot spot for illegal gambling, street cons, pirate cigarette peddling and drug dealing.
“Geylang’s nightclubs, beer houses and eating places attract also large numbers of locals…
“Budget hotels advertising hourly rates dot the streetscape of Geylang, which is not the case in Little India.
“And it is common knowledge that the gangsters and the crooks like to congregate in Geylang.
“So all in all, Geylang presents an ecosystem which is complex, which is tinged with a certain criminal undertone, and this is quite in contrast with Little India.
“Unlike Little India, all the indications of potential trouble are there in Geylang. Crime numbers are high and disproportionately so and crimes of particular concern like robbery, rioting, affray remain persistent and always threaten to run away.
“Perhaps most worryingly about Geylang is that there is an overt hostility and antagonism towards the police. You may be alarmed to learn that police officers now and then have been obstructed by hooligan crowds from going about their work in Geylang.”
- Police Commissioner Ng Joo Hee, giving evidence last Tuesday to the Committee of Inquiry into the Little India riot
People in Geylang speak of undercurrent of fear
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