1957 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1957 in Colony of Singapore.

Incumbents

Events

March

  • 11 March - The second Merdeka Talks took place.[1]
  • 21 March - The Singapore Industrial Promotion Board was formed to develop various industries in colonial Singapore.[2]

April

  • 11 April – The UK Government agrees to allow Singapore its self governance.
  • 27 April - The first Pontianak film was released, establishing the horror genre in the local film industry.[3]

June

July

November

  • 1 November - The Citizenship Ordinance in 1957 commenced with registration of Singapore citizenship.[5]
  • 3 November - The Workers' Party is launched.[6]

December

Births

Deaths

  • 1 January - Lim Boon Keng - Doctor, reformer (b. 1869).[10]
  • 29 January - Tay Koh Yat, Chinese community leader and founder of the Tay Koh Yat Bus Company (b. 1880).[11]
  • 2 April - Chew Hock Seng, Eldest son of Chew Boon Lay (b. 1883).

References

  1. ^ "Merdeka talks - Second all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Singapore Industrial Promotion Board is formed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Pontianak - a pioneer horror film series". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "June 1957 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Singapore Citizenship Ordinance is passed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Inauguration of the Workers' Party". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ "City Council Election is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Ong Eng Guan is appointed Mayor of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ "George Quek". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Lim Boon Keng". NLB. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Tay Koh Yat". reference.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.


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