The Lives They Live

The Lives They Live: Tiong Bahru Market's 'chicken boy'

For more than 60 years, Mr Chan Lay Boo has been selling chickens at Tiong Bahru Market and its predecessor Seng Poh Road Market, earning him the moniker "chicken boy".
Mr Chan Lay Boo, 82, has been selling chickens at Tiong Bahru Market and its predecessor, the Seng Poh Road Market, for over 60 years and even met his wife - the daughter of a vegetable seller near his stall - there.
Mr Chan Lay Boo, 82, has been selling chickens at Tiong Bahru Market and its predecessor, the Seng Poh Road Market, for over 60 years and even met his wife - the daughter of a vegetable seller near his stall - there.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
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