1975 in Singapore
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Events
January
February
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.
