• Seah Street spans between North Bridge Road and Beach Road, running parallel to Purvis Street and Middle Road.
• Situated at the intersection of Middle Road and Beach Road, the Kheng Chiu Tin Hou Kong temple and Hainan Hwee Kuan served as places of worship and community centres for the early immigrants from Hainan.
• Parallel to Middle Road (“海南一街”, meaning “first Hainan street”) is Purvis Street, followed by Seah Street, which are known as “海南二街” (“second Hainan street”) and “海南三街” (“third Hainan street”), respectively. After Seah Street, one can find the renowned Raffles Hotel.
• Apart from the Kheng Chiu Tin Hou Kong temple, which is dedicated to Mazu, and the Hainan Hwee Kuan, which catered to the needs of the Hainanese community, eateries selling Hainanese coffee, cuisine, and snacks were also found at the three aforementioned streets.
• From the 1950s to the 1960s, Seah Street was home to many clan associations and organisations. One of the more well-known ones was “新合盛”, an association for Hainanese sailors.

From 10 am tomorrow, Seah Street, which links North Bridge Road and Beach Road, will be officially converted by the Land Transport Authority into a two-way road. (Lianhe Zaobao, 16/5/2001)