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The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Singapore.
Incumbents
- President: C.V. Devan Nair (until 28 March), Wee Chong Jin (Acting) (28 to 29 March), Yeoh Ghim Seng (Acting) (29 March to 2 September), Wee Kim Wee (starting 2 September)
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events
January
- January - Funan Centre opens to the public. It evolved to Funan The IT Mall, and finally Funan DigitaLife Mall, closing its doors on 30 June 2016.
February
- 1 February – The Small Claims Tribunal is established as part of the Subordinate Courts (present day State Courts of Singapore), which mainly deals with small claims.[1]
March
- 28 March – Singapore's third President Devan Nair resigns.[2] Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin and later Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng temporarily serve as acting president during that time.
April
- 2 April – The NTUC Pasir Ris Resort starts construction. When completed, the resort will have a wide array of recreational activities, supporting up to 1,400 people at any time. The resort is officially opened in 1988.[3]
- 15 April – The Feedback Unit is formed to allow people to feedback their concerns to the Government. It has since been replaced by REACH in 2006.[4]
May
- 16 May – The first case of HIV is diagnosed at the Communicable Diseases Centre (present day National Centre for Infectious Diseases). The patient is subsequently warded at the CDC.[5]
- 23 May - An 18 year old student, Winnifred Teo Suan Lie became a victim of rape and murder. Her naked body was discovered in bushes by police along Old Holland Road. It remains an unsolved case.
June
- 24 June – The National University Hospital is opened to the public, the first government-owned hospital to be privately run.[6]
August
- 30 August – Wee Kim Wee becomes the fourth President of Singapore.[7]
December
- 2 December – The Second Series Coins are launched, with the 5-cent, 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins the first to be issued.[8]
Date unknown
- Singapore slips into its first recession during that time, as well as the Pan Electric crisis.
- Shop N Save starts operations as a supermarket.[9]
- Sheng Siong starts operations as a supermarket, taking over from the Savewell supermarket chain, which closed down the following year due to financial problems.[10]
Births
- 22 January – Yan Xu, table tennis player[11]
Deaths
- 15 February – Chen Chong Swee - Artist (b. 1910).[12]
- 2 March – Runme Shaw - Founder of Shaw Organisation, philanthropist (b. 1901).[13]
References
- ^ "ABOUT THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS". State Courts of Singapore. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ John, Alan (29 March 1985). "President resigns". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Pasir Ris Resort for workers" (PDF). NAS. 2 April 1985. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Feedback Unit is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Tai, Janice (20 May 2018). "Last HIV candlelight memorial at CDC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "National University Hospital". NLB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Dr Wee Kim Wee". Istana Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Circulation Currency: Coins". MAS. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Lim, Jessica (3 April 2013). "Shop N Save outlets rebranded as Giant stores". Asiaone. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Sheng Siong". NLB. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "XU Yan". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Chen Chong Swee". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Runme Shaw". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.