A roaring lion once perched on top of a biscuit factory, overlooking the junction of Alexandra Road and Tiong Bahru Road for almost 50 years.

Sporting a penetrating glare and a fierce snarl, the fibreglass statue was known by many as the symbol of one of South-east Asia's largest biscuit factories - the Thye Hong Biscuit and Confectionery Factory, which produced cream crackers and Horlicks biscuits.