1984 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1984 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: C. V. Devan Nair
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• 16 January – The National Theatre is closed after being declared structurally unsafe. The Theatre is eventually demolished.[1]
• 17 January – The Singapore Science Park I is officially opened. The park will be managed by the Economic Development Board instead of Jurong Town Corporation.[2]
• 20 January – Liang Court is officially opened.[3]
• 22 January – Total Defence is launched to defend Singapore. Since then, Total Defence Day is commemorated on 15 February every year.[4]
• 31 January – The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)'s SBC 12 (or SBC Channel 12) (新广第十二波道) on Channel 12 VHF with a frequency 224.25 MHz was officially and formally formal full grand opening, inauguration, and launching night ceremony took place as Singapore's very third free-to-air terrestrial television channel focusing and showcasing on art, and culture programmes was officially formal opening night ceremony by Minister for Culture S. Dhanabalan on 31 January 1984 at 7:30pm Singapore Time with culture programming on its line-up and broadcast night to four hour and ten minutes per-night broadcasting from 7:30pm to 11:40pm Singapore Time.[5]

March

• 2 March – The Construction Industry Development Board is formed.[6]
• 9 March – Parkway Parade mall is officially opened.
• 15 March – The Punggol Fishing Port and Wholesale Fish Market starts operations, which moved from Kangar market for the construction of Hougang New Town.[7]

April

• 1 April – Medisave is launched as a personal savings scheme for medical bills.[8]
• 17 April – Changi Airport's second runway is officially opened to cater for more flights.[9]

July

• 2 July – The Physical Education College is opened, the first college in Singapore specialising in physical education. The institution is later renamed the College of Physical Education (CPE) and merged into the National Institute of Education in 1991.[10]

August

• 4 August – Singapore Press Holdings is formed from a merger of four companies, namely Times Publishing Berhad, The Straits Times Press (1975) Limited, Singapore News and Publications Limited and Singapore Newspaper Services Pte Ltd, completed on 30 November.[11]
• 9 August (Singapore official public holiday) – Singapore National Day parade celebrated its nineteenth years of anniversary was officially introducing very first slogan, tagline, performance, and theme is "25 Years of Nation Building, 1959–1984" with "Reach Out Singapore", organizer by 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade and held at Padang was officially presidented by President of the Republic of Singapore Devan Nair, and officially prime ministered by Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kwan Yew. Singaporeans celebrate the nation's 19th birthday with the live telecast of the Singapore National Day Parade (NDP) 1984 on Thursday, 9 August 1984 from 5:15pm to 6:45pm Singapore Time at Padang, Singapore. Singapore telecast viewers can enjoy the live telecast parade aired on Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) such as SBC 5 on Channel 5 VHF with a frequency 175.25 MHz, and SBC 8 on Channel 8 VHF with a frequency 196.25 MHz. The commentary on Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) such as SBC 5 on Channel 5 VHF with a frequency 175.25 MHz in Singaporean Standard English (or Singaporean English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish), and Singaporean Malays, and SBC 8 on Channel 8 VHF with a frequency 196.25 MHz in Singapore Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (or Singdarin), and Tamil Singaporeans. Those out and about on Singapore National Day Parade to catch the live screening of the Parade on the outdoor digital screens managed by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) at all Singaporeans shopping centres, hotel, and nightlife (includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, cinemas, and shows). Singapore Broadcasting Corporation radio stations simulcast the parade live over Radio 1 (or Radio One) (90.5 MHz FM) (6 kW), Radio 3 (新加坡电台节目) (第三广播网) (95.8 MHz FM) (10 kW), Radio 2 (Radio Dua) (94.2 MHz FM) (10 kW), Radio 4 (96.8 MHz FM) (10 kW), and Radio 5 (92.4 MHz FM) (10 kW) from 5:15pm to 6:45pm Singapore Time in Singaporean Standard English (or Singaporean English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish), Singapore Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (or Singdarin), Malay Singaporeans, and Tamil Singaporeans respectively officially marked Singapore National Day is celebrated every year on 9 August, in commemoration of Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965 as officially national public holiday in Singapore. This holiday features the National Day Parade (NDP), National Day Message by the Prime Minister of Singapore, fireworks celebrations and even advertisements urging Singaporean residents to procreate.

September

• 1 September – The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is formed to manage Singapore's airspace more effectively, replacing the Department of Civil Aviation.[12][13]

October

• 24 October – The Standard Chartered Bank Building (present day 6 Battery Road) is officially opened.[14]
• 31 October – Creative Technology launches a made-in-Singapore computer called the Cubic 99.[15]

November

• November - The Eat Frozen Pork is launched to reduce reliance on imports of fresh pork supplies. This comes as the Government moves to phase out pig farms. The campaign did not lead to substantial results.[16]

December

• 1–16 December – Singapore hosts the Asian Cup 1984 for the first time, with the tournament ending with a 2–0 finish in favour of Saudi Arabia against the Chinese team.[17]
• 22 December – The PAP wins the 1984 General Election while two members of the opposition parties are elected as members of parliament.[18]

Births

• 2 February – Zhang Zhenhuan, actor.
• 28 April – Xiaxue, blogger and celebrity.
• 19 September – Gerald Koh, radio DJ.
• 8 October – Kendrick Lee, national badminton player.
• 24 October – Felicia Chin, actress.
• 27 December – Dai Xiangyu, actor.

Deaths

• 12 March – L. M. Harrod, librarian, director of Raffles Library (b. 1905).[19]
• 30 November – Lim Yew Hock, former Chief Minister of Singapore (b. 1914).[20]

References

1. "National Theatre". NLB. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
2. "Science Park opening today". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 January 1984. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
3. "Open concept shopping at Singapore's latest shopping centre". Singapore Monitor. 9 November 1983. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
4. Wai, Ronnie; Chew, Lillian; Jacob, Paul (22 January 1984). "Total Defence - What it means". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
5. "What's on Ch 12". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 22 December 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
6. "Construction Industry Development Board Act". AGC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
7. "Kangar fisherfolk to move to new Punggol complex". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 19 February 1984. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
8. "Medisave". NLB. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
9. "Singapore Changi Airport Runway II Commissioning Ceremony" (PDF). NAS. 17 April 1984. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
10. Tan, Julie (3 July 1984). "Students at PE College start with workout". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
11. "Formation of Singapore Press Holdings". NLB. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
12. "Inauguration ceremony of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore" (PDF). NAS. 1 September 1984. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
13. "Establishment of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
14. "Occasion for a lord and a 'lion' to meet". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 25 October 1984. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
15. "The first made-in-Singapore personal computer". Singapore Monitor (retrieved from NLB). 31 October 1984. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
16. "Frozen pork is cheaper and convenient to buy". Singapore Monitor. 16 January 1985. p. 2.
17. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
18. Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific : A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-19-924959-6.
19. "L. M. Harrod". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
20. "Lim Yew Hock". NLB. Retrieved 1 September 2019.