The National Archives of Singapore preserves a record of the Punggol Central football-field official opening on 27 March 2005. Its catalogue links the event to Raymond Lim’s community visit to Punggol Central division.
The record comes from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts Collection. It names community and parliamentary representatives present at the event, placing the field opening within the wider history of neighbourhood recreation.
The archival name is “Punggol Central football field”. This article preserves that historical wording: the catalogue does not provide a street address, pitch dimensions or evidence that the field is identical to any present-day facility.
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The NAS photograph catalogue gives the covering date as 27 March 2005 and identifies the visit as including the field’s official opening. The record’s image number is 20050327164–0061.
Raymond Lim was then Acting Second Minister for Finance and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The description also names Teo Chee Hean, Charles Chong, Penny Low, Dr Michael Lim and PA Chief Executive Director Tan Boon Huat.
The date refers to the documented occasion. It does not independently establish the day construction finished or the first day residents played on the field.
A historical division name should not automatically be interpreted as the location of a modern road with a similar name. To connect this field to a present-day site, a dated map, address record or other independently identifiable evidence is needed.
Likewise, an opening record does not establish later redevelopment, continued operation or today’s booking arrangements. The article records a historical milestone rather than directing visitors to a pitch.
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Historical interpretation: Field openings belong alongside schools, shops and transport in a neighbourhood timeline. They document public recognition of places where people could meet through sport.
A ceremony record captures one moment in that story. Players’ memories, team photographs and contemporary programmes could add the everyday experiences that an official catalogue does not describe.
For a family archive, keep the original event name and date attached to photographs. If the location is uncertain, mark it as unresolved rather than matching it to a familiar modern venue.
