▁the ▁maj estic ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Building , ▁crow ds ▁declared ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁mer de ka ▁independence . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁In land ▁Re venue ▁Author ity ▁of ▁Singapore ▁used ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁its ▁headquarters . ▁In ternal ▁alter ations ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁General ▁Post ▁Office , ▁under ▁Singapore ▁Post , ▁vac ated ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Though ▁plans ▁were ▁initi ated ▁to ▁con serve ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁after ▁that , ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁a ▁conservation ▁building ▁by ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁S ino ▁Land ▁( H ong ▁Kong ) ▁Company ▁Ltd , ▁a ▁sister ▁company ▁of ▁Far ▁East ▁Organ ization , ▁acquired ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁from ▁the ▁Urban ▁R ede velop ment ▁Author ity ▁( UR A ). ▁It ▁spent ▁close ▁to ▁another ▁S $ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁converting ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁into ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁building ▁the ▁two - store y ▁commercial ▁complex ▁One ▁Full erton ▁opposite ▁Full erton ▁Road . ▁Ren ov ation ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁were ▁completed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁Full erton ▁Hotel ▁Singapore ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁G oh ▁Ch