Title
Syonan Charter for Thong Chai Medical Institution
Year/Period
1942–1945
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 23.0 x 15.0 cm,
Object size: (Opened) 23.5 x 87.3 cm,
Object size: (Closed) 23.5 x 11.0 cm
Object size: (Opened) 23.5 x 87.3 cm,
Object size: (Closed) 23.5 x 11.0 cm
Accession No.
2023-00314
Collection of
This document is the official charter for Thong Chai Medical Institution written during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Thong Chai is a charity hospital which provides free Chinese medical treatment to all individuals regardless of race, religion, and nationality. This updated Charter allowed the hospital to continue its operations under Japanese rule.