Each immigrant group is assigned an area…

Each immigrant group is assigned an area of the settlement under the new plan.

The Chinese, who are the fastest growing group, are given the whole area west of the Singapore River adjoining the commercial district; Chinatown is further divided among the various dialect groups.

The temenggong and his followers are moved several kilometers west of the commercial district, mainly in an effort to curtail their influence in that area.

The headmen or kapitans of the various groups are allotted larger plots, and affluent Asians and Europeans are encouraged to live together in a residential area adjacent to the government quarter.