▁B anks . ▁The ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁Grande ur , ▁Class ▁and ▁being ▁the ▁biggest ▁structure ▁built ▁in ▁Singapore ▁displaying ▁the ▁authority ▁and ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Col onial ▁rule . ▁In ▁addition , ▁The ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁operated ▁with ▁tax ▁pay ers ▁money ▁meant ▁as ▁a ▁government ▁building , ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Club ▁for ▁the ▁Col onial ▁El ite ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁exclusive ▁club ▁that ▁took ▁up ▁almost ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁sq ▁m ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁which ▁further ▁elabor ated ▁the ▁position ▁and ▁authority ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁has ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁l ighth ouse ▁on ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Building , ▁called ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Light , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁ships ▁ash ore ▁and ▁to ▁anchor ▁along ▁the ▁pi ers . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Fort ▁C anning ▁Light , ▁which ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁gradually ▁blocked ▁because ▁of ▁global ization ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁more ▁high - r ise ▁buildings ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁The ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁l ighth ouse ▁is ▁now ▁being ▁occupied ▁by ▁The ▁L ighth ouse ▁R estaur ant , ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁modern ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Full erton ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁( G PO ) ▁was ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁en vision ed ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁this ▁strateg ic ▁purpose ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁commission ed .