<0x9F> ) ▁covers ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation , ▁and ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁Singapore ' s ▁independence . ▁The ▁Aw ak ening : ▁Da wn ▁at ▁the ▁Equ ator ▁( <0xE9> <0x9C> <0xA7> <0xE9> <0x8E> <0x96> 南 洋 之 赤 道 朝 陽 / <0xE9> <0x9B> <0xBE> <0xE9> <0x94> <0x81> 南 洋 之 赤 道 朝 阳 ) ▁covers ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Singapore ▁after ▁its ▁independence ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁rum oured ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁have ▁it ▁end ▁after ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁pre empt ed ▁the ▁second ▁series . ▁It ▁was ▁rum oured ▁that ▁S BC ▁decided ▁to ▁film ▁a ▁second ▁series ▁because ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁Singapore ' s ▁ 2 5 th ▁National ▁Day ▁independence ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ 1 st ▁series ▁ ▁Hu ang ▁W eny ong ▁as ▁He ▁Ah ▁Sh ui ▁ ▁X i ang ▁Y un ▁as ▁Ah ▁Me i ▁ ▁Wang ▁Yu q ing ▁as ▁He ▁Gu or ui ▁ ▁Chen ▁Sh uch eng ▁as ▁Dr ▁Ch u ang ▁Y uan he ▁ ▁Hu ang ▁Pe ir u ▁as ▁Q ian ▁T ian lan ▁ ▁Li ▁J ian ▁Han ▁as ▁He ▁T ian ▁Sh eng ▁ ▁Li ▁Y ong ▁X i ▁as ▁Ch u ang ▁De ▁X ing ▁ ▁X u ▁Lin ▁as ▁Ch u ang ▁X ia olan ▁ ▁Chen ▁B if eng ▁as ▁X iao ▁Pe i ▁ ▁Wu ▁Wei qi ang ▁as ▁Q ian ▁J