Chua Chu Kang (expunged)

Chua Chu Kang Road was first cut in the 1840s. Chua Chu Kang used to be a Chinese district, located nine miles from town at the junction of Mandai and Thomson Roads. It was a large village with rubber estates in the vicinity. Chua Chu Kang is a Chinese name. Kang is "river" and chua the seh or clan name of the original headman (kangchu) responsible for the riverine produce. The river referred is the Sungei Berih and the kangchu settled at its mouth.