Have you ever been to Labrador Park? The 16.8-ha site facing the sea in the southern part of Singapore is one of our least known parks but it has a rich variety of flora and fauna. Natures aside, Labrador Park is better known for having been one of the British navy's strategic defense sites meant to protect the harbor of Singapore in World War II.

Formerly known as Labrador Battery, the park contains ruins of command posts, machine-gun posts, observation positions and ammunition storage compartments, all of which are concealed partly by the thick vegetation. For those interested in WW II, there is a history trail, punctuated by storyboards, gives an idea of the battles bravely fought here before the fall of Singapore to the Japanese. One of the monuments along the way is an imposing 6-inch naval cannon pointing out to sea. It is the only remaining site in Singapore where damaged relics of the Second World War is frozen in time. The park also has an underground tunnel opened to visitors, which was constructed, as a storeroom for guns and ammunition. The park is also made up of secondary forest with some rather ancient trees. At the side of a high cliff is a magnificent sea view of Singapore harbor. From here, it leads down to a walkway's staircase to a 372-m-long jetty, where fishing is allowed. The seafront reminds older Singaporeans of the old esplanade waterfront.

You are cordially invited to participate in the coming 20 March 2004 visit. Please register for the visit by providing your name, faculty/department, contact number and email address to Ms Lisa Lui at cgcadmin@nus.edu.sg Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis and only successful applicants will be notified. Limited to the first 90 persons only.

Please do bring along a picnic basket as you will be given some time to relax & enjoy yourself at the Park after the end of the guided tour. Have an umbrella ready in case of rain. As there is no canteen, have a bottled water along would be rather useful.