9 November – The Special Tactics and Rescue Unit of the Singapore Police Force is commissioned. 10 November – The Fire Safety Act is passed to ensure safety of buildings in the event of fires. 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. Date unknown The National Cancer Centre Singapore starts operations. Chinatown Point and Wheelock Place are opened. 261 O-Level papers are lost in transit. Births 8 January – Amanda Lim, national swimmer. 24 September – Narelle Kheng, The Sam Willows member. 4 November - Noah Yap, actor. 10 November – Raeesah Khan, former politician. 11 December – Boon Hui Lu, singer. Deaths 11 January – John Le Cain, first Asian as Singapore Police Force commissioner (b. 1912). 15 March – Georgette Chen, painter (b. 1906). 3 June – Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parliament (b. 1918). 5 August – Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State (Education) (b. 1940). 1 December – John Chia Keng Hock, former footballer (b. 1913). References Singapore Years in Singapore