The following lists events that happened during 1990 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Wee Kim Wee Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (until 28 November), Goh Chok Tong (starting 28 November) Events January 1 January – YES 933, a Mandarin radio station, starts broadcast. 22 January – DBS Land (present day CapitaLand) through its subsidiary Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd is awarded the project to restore Clarke Quay, which will be completed by 1993 along with Boat Quay. These conserved shophouses will have shopping, entertainment and recreation facilities. February 7 February – The Ministry of Health allows the transplant of heart and liver on a pilot basis, making it the first such transplant. 13 February – The Singapore Aviation Academy starts construction, formed from the previous Training Centre. The Academy's new building will have more aviation courses, state-of-the-art equipment, among other stuff. The facility, when completed by end 1991, will be the first in Asia. It officially opened in 1992. March 10 March – The Branch MRT line is opened from Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang. It merged into the North South MRT line in 1996 following the Woodlands Extension. 24 March – The first phase of the Seletar Expressway opened. April 1 April – Class 95FM starts broadcast. 2 April – The first bidding for Certificates of Entitlement took place. 6 April – Temasek Polytechnic was established as Singapore's third polytechnic. May 4 May – The combined Fraser and Neave and Asia Pacific Breweries factory opens in Tuas. July 1 July – Medishield is launched as an insurance scheme, providing an additional buffer for medical costs. It has since been replaced by Medishield Life in 2015 for universal coverage. 6 July - The MRT system is completed with the opening of Boon Lay. Singapore's first heart transplant is performed on Wee Soo Hup, a 59-year-old retired information officer suffering from terminal heart disease, led by Dr Tong Ming Chuan from the Singapore General Hospital. The operation is declared a success. September 29 September – Singapore's first liver transplant is performed on 25-year-old Surinder Kaur, led by Dr Susan Lim from the National University Hospital. The operation is declared successful. October October - The Singapore National Eye Centre starts operations. 13 October – The first 8 Days issue is published. 31 October – SingTel launched Teleview, a service which provides information instantly. The launch of Teleview makes it the first picture-quality