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See also:	Other events of 1975 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during1975 in Singapore.

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 15 September – The Subordinate Courts Building (present dayState 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]

• 20 November – Amendments to theMisuse of Drugs Act were passed to introduce themandatory death penalty for drug trafficking cases.

• TheKranji Reservoir andPandan 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.

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

• 14 January –Foo Chee Fong, Chinese businessman andHainanese community leader (b. 1898).^[13]
• 13 February –Franklin Gimson, Singapore's first postwarGovernor and commander-in-chief from 1946 to 1952 (b. 1890).^[14]
• 24 March –Lim Cheng Lock, former Member of Parliament forKampong Kapor Constituency (b. 1924).^[15]
• 20 June –Alan Rose, 1stChief 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, 2ndColonial Secretary of Singapore (b. 1896).^{[citation needed]}
• 13 November –Neo Ao Tiew, Chinese businessman, philanthropist and a pioneer ofLim Chu Kang (b. 1884).^[18][19]

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