 The original market was built in 1915, and was located across the street between Hastings Road and Sungei Road.When it was torn down in 1982 and relocated at its present site, the new multi-use complex was named Zhujiao Centre (), the pinyin version of "Tek Kha".However, to locals, especially non-Chinese, the new word "Zhujiao" was both hard to read and pronounce and bore no resemblance to Tekka.