April 27, 2007
POLICE spokesman Liu Xiangling said that from January to March this year, there were four reports of serious hurt and 14 cases of rioting at nightspots.
Its reported that earlier this month that there were 57 cases of reported nightspot brawls last year - about one fight a week.
In 2004, there were 55 such fights, with cases rising to 64 the next year.
Mr Chua's death is just one in a series of violent incidents at Clarke Quay.
Here are some fights which took place at Clarke Quay:
On 17Apr 2003, Mohamad Sadik Senin, 19, died as a result of a clash with the rival Ubi Boys gang outside Jams The Club.
On 20 May 2000, Mr Zulkifly Mahmud, 21, was at Daddy J's Pub when he was stabbed to death by 10 men.
On 30 Dec 1995, 15 young women, aged 18 to 25 years, were involved in a fight there.
They were all hauled to court.