Alan Whicker dials Singapore 999
Tonight we hit Arab Street
A chicken squawks, a cry of death, a knife flashes and the spouting blood religiously collected cleanses the sins of a dead woman.

The Chinese have many traditions, but in the new city state of Singapore things must change. A multiracial society is not easy to control and in this impression of Singapore, Alan Whicker observes its police force: patrolling its seas for infiltrators; discussing murder and kidnap; raiding opium dens; dealing with secret societies; steering an ancient society towards a newer way of life.
(First shown on BBC-2)