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Gay World (Happy World), New World Park and Great World" Amusement Park


Cecil Lee

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Gay world (Happy World)

Originally known as Happy World, Gay World offer an escape for families between 1930s and 1960s.

Standing out from other `worlds', it housed a covered stadium that could seat up to 7,000. Top-class boxing matches, basketball, martial arts and other sporting evens were held here. 
Wrestlers such as "Tiger Ahmad" and "King Kong" attracted crowds.

At it's prime, it was even lauded as the "greatest coveredstadium in South East Asia". The Octagonal shaped Happy world stadium was where Singapore first played host to Thomas Cup in 1952, which Malaya had famously won and reigned for three consecutive badminton tournaments.

In 1966, Happy World was renamed Gay World Stadum when the park changed hands. Having opened in the 30's the popular venue was againg, and by 1972, the Basketball Association of Singapore was calling for the (then) National Sports Promotion Board (NSPB) to build a large indoor facility to accomodate more spectators.

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