[1] The inscription on the plaque reads: On 23 February 1942, some 300–400 Chinese civilians were killed along Punggol foreshore by Hojo Kempei (auxiliary military police) firing squad.

They were among tens of thousands who lost their lives during the Japanese Sook Ching operation to purge suspected anti-Japanese civilians among Singapore's Chinese population between 18 February and 4 March 1942.

In 13 March 1977, a human skull and some bones was brought to light when a man dug a hole in the sand around the area.

[3] In December 1997, a man digging for earthworms as bait found a skull with two gold teeth as well as parts of an arm and a leg near the shore.

The area, including the jetty that is situated there, underwent development[4] and reopened as Punggol Point Park on 20 November 2011.