There is an overlap between the areas of Kreta Ayer (Hokkien) Area and China Square https://www.marcs.studio/post/singapore-chinatown-china-square. Hong Lim Park September 2017 September 2017 Hokien Street Built in the 1820s, Hokien Street is one of the oldest roads in Singapore. The road appears in the 1828 Jackson Plan (or Raffles Town Plan) of Singapore as “Hokien Street”. As its name implies, Hokien Street was a main settlement area for early Hokkien immigrants from China