Cheong (b. 1937). 21 August – Paddy Chew – Actor, HIV patient (b. 1960). 28 August – Ho Rih Hwa – Businessman, ambassador (b. 1917). 28 September – A. P. Rajah – Singapore's first High Commissioner to UK, first Supreme Court judge to remain after 70 (b. 1911). 1 December – Hsu Tse Kwang – Former tax commissioner for 21 years (b. 1929). References Singapore Years of the 20th century in Singapore