oh ▁are ▁given ▁Mal ay ▁street ▁suffix es , ▁( i . e .: ▁" J al an ▁To a ▁Pay oh ", ▁" L or ong ▁S atu ▁To a ▁Pay oh ") ▁as ▁when ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁conce ived , ▁Singapore ▁was ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁History ▁To a ▁Pay oh ▁was ▁once ▁an ▁extensive ▁and ▁not orious ▁squ atter ▁district . ▁Most ▁squ at ters ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁far ming ▁and ▁re aring ▁p igs . ▁The ▁others ▁were ▁ha w k ers , ▁factory ▁workers , ▁mechan ics ▁or ▁domestic ▁help ers . ▁ ▁The ▁squ at ters ▁started ▁moving ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁increased ▁compens ation ▁rates ▁and ▁other ▁practical ▁indu c ements ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Government . ▁Clear ance ▁work ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁commence ▁and ▁the ▁re development ▁started ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁To a ▁Pay oh ▁New ▁Town ▁is ▁Singapore ' s ▁second ▁oldest ▁satellite ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Development ▁Board ▁after ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Queen st own ▁by ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Im prov ement ▁Trust ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Before ▁its ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁resident ial ▁town , ▁To a ▁Pay oh ▁was ▁a ▁squ atter ▁district , ▁with ▁a ▁prominent ▁agricult ural ▁her itage ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁up ▁till ▁the ▁beginning