1963 Swearing-in of State Government of Singapore (Berita Singapura)
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Uploaded by pmosingapore on Jun 4, 2009
Post-elections in 1963, witnesses gathered for the swearing in of Singapores State Government at City Hall on 19 October. Head of state Yang di-Pertuan Negara Yusof bin Ishak officiated while Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew took oath of office, followed by other members of the cabinet and parliamentary secretaries.
Among them were Deputy Prime Minister Dr Toh Chin Chye, Minister for National Development Lim Kim San, Minister for Labour Jek Yeun Thong, Minister for Home Affairs and Social Welfare Othman Wok and Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Rahim Ishak.
Shortly after, key leaders headed to Kuala Lumpur for the opening of Singapore's new official residence in the federal capital Rumah Temasek. PM and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew welcomed members of the Malaysian cabinet and other members of the federal government to the new residence. A series of cultural performances by Singapore artistes followed.
The newsreel ends with the opening of the new Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, which was attended by Singapore and Malaysian Ministers.
Berita Singapura newsreels were produced by the Ministry of Culture, Broadcasting Division, in various languages and dialects on the economic and social developments of Singapore in the 1960s.
Video courtesy of National Archives
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zhen86 9 months ago
When CM Lim Yew Hock lost, did/nt Lee become the CM. Second, when did the swearing occur for the first PM of Singapore. Funny, how did Malaysia kick out it's citizens in Singapore!!!
TheDo9thinker 10 months ago
no mistake, it was prime minister. the agreement to form malaysia was hammered out so quickly that many things were glossed over and this was part of the reason for the separation in 1965. imagine a country with two prime ministers!
during the 1963-1965 period, there were many issues such as politics, trade and others that arose because it was not clearly spelt out in the agreement.
melvsim 1 year ago
actually in 1963 shoudnt it be Chief Minister? after all it was the Singapore state government... Well i suppose this shows the differing point of view on Malaysia..
For singapore Sabah and Sarawak it was 4 nations coming together to form one country.
For malaya its 4 new states joining the federation.
Because of this singapore was kicked out and we see the effect in Sabah and Sarawak where they feel like they are just Malayan Colonies....
shriramvenu 1 year ago