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1993 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Singapore.
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Incumbents
- President: Wee Kim Wee (until 1 September), Ong Teng Cheong (starting 1 September)
- Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong
Events
January
February
- 11 February – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat is set up in Singapore.
- 20 February –
- NTUC Comfort announced that it will corporatise to help in its expansion plans.[2] The plan went through, which resulted in the formation of Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd later in June.[3]
- The Senoko Incineration Plant is officially opened, making it the third incineration plant in Singapore.[4]
- 21 February – The World of Aquarium closes due to bad business, less than two years after it reopened.[5] The building reopens as the Fort Canning Aquarium after a few months.[6]
March
- 6 March – St Luke's Hospital starts construction in Bukit Batok, sparking opposition from residents which is eventually solved.[7]
April
- 1 April – Medifund is set up to provide for medical treatment when Medisave and Medishield are not able to completely cover medical costs.[8]
- 29 April – The first meeting between Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and Straits Exchange Foundation.[9]
May
- May – Shaw House (Lido) is opened to the public.[10]
June
- 8 June – Gardenia's new bakery is officially opened.[11]
- 12–20 June – Singapore hosts the 17th Southeast Asian Games. It clinched fourth place with a total of 164 medals.[12]
August
- 1 August – The National Heritage Board is formed to manage museums and encourage a vibrant cultural and heritage scene.[13]
- 5 August – An MRT collision takes place at Clementi station during the morning rush hour, resulting in 156 injuries.[14][15]
- 28 August – Ong Teng Cheong wins the first-ever presidential election by 952,513 votes, with Chua Kim Yeow getting 670,358 votes.[16][17]
September
- 1 September – Ong Teng Cheong is sworn in as the first elected president.[16][17]
- 21 September – Ngee Ann City is officially opened.[18]
October
- 3 October – The Great Singapore Workout is launched as part of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, encouraging people to live healthily.[19]
- 30 October – The Institute of Mental Health (then called Woodbridge Hospital) is officially opened in Hougang.[20]
November
- 1 November – SingTel is listed on the then Stock Exchange of Singapore (present day Singapore Exchange) after an IPO in October.[21]
- 9 November – The Special Tactics and Rescue Unit of the Singapore Police Force is commissioned.[22]
- 10 November – The Fire Safety Act is passed to ensure safety of buildings in the event of fires.[23]
- 27 November – Junction 8 is opened to the public.
December
- 5 December – The Jurong section of the Pan Island Expressway opened to traffic.
- 17 December – The Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital (present-day Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital) is officially opened. The hospital works with General Practitioners, which will mainly serve the elderly living in the area.[24]
Date unknown
- The National Cancer Centre Singapore starts operations.
- Chinatown Point and Wheelock Place are opened.
- 261 O-Level papers are lost in transit.[25]
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Births
- 8 January – Amanda Lim, national swimmer.
- 22 January – Zhang Zetong, Mediacorp actor
- 12 February – Khaw Xinlin, influencer and actress
- 27 March – Benjamin Tan, Mediacorp actor
- 14 June – JianHao Tan, Singaporean Youtuber
- 16 June – Richie Koh, Mediacorp actor and Best Actor winner in Star Awards 2023
- 24 September – Narelle Kheng, The Sam Willows member.
- 11 October – Tasha Low, ex-Skarf member turned Singaporean actress
- 4 November - Noah Yap, actor.
- 10 November – Raeesah Khan, former politician.
- 17 November – Ayden Sng, Mediacorp actor
- 11 December – Boon Hui Lu, singer.
Deaths
- 11 January – John Le Cain, first Asian as Singapore Police Force commissioner (b. 1912).[26]
- 15 March – Georgette Chen, painter (b. 1906).[27]
- 3 June – Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parliament (b. 1918).[28]
- 5 August – Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State (Education) (b. 1940).[29]
- 1 December – John Chia Keng Hock, former footballer (b. 1913).[30]
References
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