1979 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1979 in Singapore.

Incumbents

Events

January

April

  • 1 April – The Vocational and Industrial Training Board is formed from a merger between the Industrial Training Board (ITB) and the Adult Education Board (AEB). The Board handles vocational and industrial training until the formation of Institute of Technical Education in 1992.[3]
  • 16 April – Plans for Raffles City, a future mixed-use development, are unveiled with a model shown to the public. The development will include a mall, an office block and 3 hotel towers; with one standing at about 200 metres high. Costing about S$600m, the development was targeted for completion in 1983, but it only opened in 1986.[4]
  • 20 April – Mitsukoshi Garden is officially opened in Jurong.[5]

June

July

  • 1 July – The four-digit postal code system takes effect, replacing the previous system used since 1950.[8] The system, first announced on 25 April, will help in automating mail sorting processes.[9]
  • 30 July – The Ulu Pandan Incineration Plant is officially opened, making it Singapore's first incineration plant.[10]

September

October

Date unknown

  • Singapore becomes the world's second busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage.

Births

Deaths

  • 2 September – Checha Davies - Activist, volunteer, social worker (b. 1898).[15]
  • 3 September – Lim Cheng Hoe - Pioneering watercolourist (b. 1912).[16]
  • 2 November – Jah Lelawati - Bangsawan actress, writer (b. 1937).[17]

References

  1. ^ "Singapore refining companies". SG process industry. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Jan Yap. "Singapore Symphony Orchestra". Singapore Infomedia. National Library Board Singapore.
  3. ^ "Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB)". NLB. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The $600m Raffles City". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 April 1979. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "You can now visit Mitsukoshi Garden". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 April 1979. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Launch of first National Courtesy Campaign". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Monorail for Sentosa". New Nation (retrieved from NLB). 28 June 1979. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ "New post code to subdivide districts". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 26 April 1979. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. ^ "New postal code system from July 1". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 3 May 1979. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Singapore's first waste-to-energy plant shuts down". Asiaone. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Speak Mandarin Campaign is launched". NLB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Instant cash' through an automatic teller". The Straits Times. 10 February 1980. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Fast-food chains". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Checha Davies". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Lim Cheng Hoe". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Jah Lelawati". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.