Hong Lim Green was Singapore's first private public garden created and maintained by Cheang Hong Lim - business man and philanthropist.
Hong Lim Green today is known as Hong Lim Park and maintained by the government.
Cheang Hong Lim was wealthy businessman. He ran opium and spirit farms which at that time were very lucrative enterprises. His partners were also well-known and prosperous businessman - Tan Seng Poh and Tan Yeok Nee.
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