1973 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Singapore.

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Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

February
  • 4 February - The first Chingay Parade is held in Singapore.[1]
  • 16 February - The Misuse of Drugs Act is passed to deal with the problem of drug abuse more effectively.[2]

April
  • 1 April - The Institute of Education is established, taking over the role of the Teachers’ Training College which started in 1950. This will boost teaching standards in Singapore.[3]
  • 22 April - The final Singapore Grand Prix is held before the event is discontinued as a result of safety concerns. It was brought back in 2008 as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]

June
  • 2 June - The CPF Building starts construction, housing the new headquarters of Central Provident Fund.[5] The building is completed in 1976, standing for 41 years until its redevelopment in 2017 by Ascendas-Singbridge (now CapitaLand).[6]
  • 27 June - Singapore Zoo opens to the public.[7][8]

July

September
  • 1–8 September - Singapore hosts the 7th South East Asian Peninsular Games for the first time. It clinched the second place, accumulating a total of 140 medals.[11]
  • 12–14 September - Singapore participates in its first General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) event in Tokyo.[12]

October
  • 1 October - The Singapore Sports Council is formed from the merger of National Sports Promotion Board and the National Stadium Corporation. It aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle through sports.[13]

Date unknown

Deaths
  • 12 July – Ong Poh Heng, off-duty police officer, 28. Ong stopped to intervene in an argument between a bus driver and a gunman along Still Road. The gunman shot him twice, killing him instantly.[14]
  • 2 September – Mohammed Sanusi Bin Siraj, police officer, killed by a runaway vehicle at the Paya Lebar Police Station.[15]
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References
  1. Henedick Chng (30 January 2017). "Here's what S'pore's inaugural Chingay procession looked like in 1973". Mothership. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. "Misuse of Drugs Act". AGC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. "The Institute of Education is established". NLB. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. Solomon, Eli (2008). Snakes & Devils: A History of the Singapore Grand Prix (Hard cover). Singapore: Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-981-261-584-8.
  5. "Foundation stone laying ceremony for the new CPF Building" (PDF). NAS. 2 June 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Ascendas-Singbridge to redevelop CPF Building for $1 bil". The Edge Property Singapore. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. "Singapore Zoo". NLB. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. Catharine E. Bell (January 2001). Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 1155. ISBN 978-1-57958-174-9.
  9. "A tribute to the Old Lady of Kallang", The Straits Times, 31 May 2007
  10. "Opening of the Consumer Co-operative (Welcome) in Toa Payoh" (PDF). NAS. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. Sharon Teng; Lim Tin Seng (15 May 2014). "The 7th SEAP Games". NLB. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. "Singapore accedes to the GATT". NLB. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  13. "Establishment of the Singapore Sports Council". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  14. "Detective shot dead at pointblank: Hunt for cool killer". The Straits Times. 13 July 1973.
  15. "PC dies after bid to stop bus". The Straits Times. 3 December 1973.


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