1975 in Singapore

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See also:	Other events of 1975 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew ^[2]

Events

January

• 1 January – The Singapore Maritime Museum is opened in Sentosa, albeit still under construction. ^[3]

February

• 19 February – The first SAFRA clubhouse is opened in Toa Payoh. ^[4]

April

• 1 April – The Singapore Air Defence Command is renamed to the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
• 30 April – The new Royal Sporting House outlet officially opens. ^[5]

June

• 2 June –
  • The Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) was launched in a bid to control traffic into the city, the world's first area licensing scheme. ^[6]
  • The Jurong Town Hall is officially opened. It served as the headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation (now JTC Corporation) until 2000, spearheading Singapore's economy. ^[7]

July

• 30 July – The World Trade Centre will be ready by 1977. ^[8]

September

• 15 September – The Subordinate Courts Building (present day State Courts) starts operations, centralising various courts which were scattered around the city at that time including the Criminal District and Magistrates' Court; the Traffic Courts; and the Civil District Courts. ^[9]
• 24 September – The last British warship, HMS Mermaid, left Sembawang Naval Basin. ^[10]

November

• 20 November – Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act were passed to introduce the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking cases.

Date unknown

• The Kranji Reservoir and Pandan Reservoir are completed. ^[11]
• DBS Building Tower One is completed.
• 3S Transport Pte Ltd starts operations as Singapore's second private charter bus company after Woodlands Transport the previous year.

Births

• 20 January – Emma Yong, actress, member of Dim Sum Dollies (d. 2012). ^[12]
• 28 January – Tanya Chua, singer.
• 19 September – Michelle Chia, actress.
• 24 September – Calvin Cheng, former Nominated Member of Parliament.
• 6 December – Vincent Ng, martial artist, actor.
• 27 December – Daniel Ong, artiste and radio DJ, co-founder of Twelve Cupcakes.
• Tan Wu Meng – politician.
• Kam Ning – violinist.

Deaths

• 14 January – Foo Chee Fong, Chinese businessman and Hainanese community leader (b. 1898). ^[13]
• 13 February – Franklin Gimson, Singapore's first postwar Governor and commander-in-chief from 1946 to 1952 (b. 1890). ^[14]
• 24 March – Lim Cheng Lock, former Member of Parliament for Kampong Kapor Constituency (b. 1924). ^[15]
• 20 June – Alan Rose, 1st Chief Justice of the State of Singapore (b. 1899). ^[16]
• 20 July – Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff, head of local Arab companies and consul for several Arab countries (b. 1899). ^[17]
• 6 November – Wilfred Lawson Blythe, 2nd Colonial Secretary of Singapore (b. 1896).^{[ citation needed ]}
• 13 November – Neo Ao Tiew, Chinese businessman, philanthropist and a pioneer of Lim Chu Kang (b. 1884). ^{[18] [19]}

References

1. "Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares in his office". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. Mydans, Seth (22 March 2015). "Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singapore, Dies at 91". The New York Times . Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. "17 model ships for Sentosa museum". The Straits Times. 2 January 1975. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
4. "Opening of the SAF Reservists' Association Clubhouse, Toa Payoh" (PDF). NAS. 19 February 1975. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
5. "Official Opening Ceremony of the Royal Sporting House". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 30 April 1975. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
6. "Area Licensing Scheme". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
7. "National Heritage Board Gazettes Jurong Town Hall as Singapore's 69th National Monument" (PDF). NHB. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
8. "Centre to boost trade in sea". New Nation (retrieved from NLB). 31 July 1975. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
9. Hussain, Amir (15 September 2015). "Iconic State Courts building in Havelock Square celebrates 40th anniversary". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
10. "Last British naval units in Singapore withdraw – Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
11. "$132m water supply projects to be ready this year". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 9 February 1975. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
12. "Emma Yong". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
13. "符致逢-文昌当代人物专题". ren.bytravel.cn. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
14. "Franklin Charles Gimson". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
15. "Former MP Lim Cheng Lock dies". NewspaperSG . 25 March 1975. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
16. Corfield, Justin (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-7387-2.
17. "Saudi envoy Alsagoff dies, 76". NewspaperSG . 21 July 1975. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
18. "Neo Tiew". reference.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
19. "開發林厝港功臣梁後宙仙逝訂星期三下午發引安葬". Nanyang Siang Pau . 16 November 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 1 December 2025.