Clementi Avenue/Crescent/Loop/Street/New Town

Located in the south western part of the island, this New Town was developed on land occupied by squatters and the British armed forces barracks. The New Town and the roads therein are named after Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1887 and 1893. The governor was an accomplished Chinese Scholar. Among his achievements during his stint in office were laws brought into force to control secret societies in Singapore. The road was called Reformatory Road because there was a boy's home situated along the road.