Bukit Ho Swee (TV series)

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2002 TV series or program

Bukit Ho Swee
河水山
Genre	Period drama
Directed by	Foo Seng Peng 符之炳
Starring	Allan Wu Priscelia Chan Qi Yuwu
Opening theme	河水山 by Lee Wei Song, sung by Maggie Theng
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	29
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network	MediaCorp TV Channel 8
Release	29 May (2002年05月29日) – 8 July 2002 (2002年07月08日)

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]

Synopsis

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The story revolves around the tenants who live in Singaporean 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.