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The following lists events that happened during 1957 in Colony of Singapore.

Incumbents

Governor:
- until 9 December: Sir Robert Brown Black
- starting 9 December: Sir William Goode
Chief Minister: Lim Yew Hock
Chief Secretary:
- until 9 December: Sir William Goode

Events

March

11 March - The second Merdeka Talks took place.^[1]
21 March - The Singapore Industrial Promotion Board was formed to develop various industries in colonial Singapore.^[2]

April

11 April – The UK Government agrees to allow Singapore its self governance.
27 April - The first Pontianak film was released, establishing the horror genre in the local film industry.^[3]

June

29 June - By-elections in two constituencies were held, with Lee Kuan Yew winning his seat and Soh Ghee Soon from the Liberal Socialist Party winning the other.^[4]

July

1 July - The Berita Harian is launched.

November

1 November - The Citizenship Ordinance in 1957 commenced with registration of Singapore citizenship.^[5]
3 November - The Workers' Party is launched.^[6]

December

21 December - The City Council elections was held, with the People's Action Party winning a majority of the seats.^[7]
24 December - Ong Eng Guan is sworn in as the first Mayor of Singapore.^[8]

Births

14 January - V. K. Rajah, former Attorney-General of Singapore.
25 February - Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singaporean politician and 9th President of Singapore.
1 August - Davinder Singh, lawyer.
24 September - Lee Hsien Yang, business executive.
George Quek, founder of BreadTalk.^[9]

Deaths

1 January - Lim Boon Keng - Doctor, reformer (b. 1869).^[10]
29 January - Tay Koh Yat, Chinese community leader and founder of the Tay Koh Yat Bus Company (b. 1880).^[11]
2 April - Chew Hock Seng, Eldest son of Chew Boon Lay (b. 1883).

References

^ "Merdeka talks - Second all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Singapore Industrial Promotion Board is formed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Pontianak - a pioneer horror film series". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "June 1957 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Singapore Citizenship Ordinance is passed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Inauguration of the Workers' Party". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "City Council Election is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Ong Eng Guan is appointed Mayor of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "George Quek". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "Lim Boon Keng". NLB. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Tay Koh Yat". reference.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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