Singapore To Lose Half An Hour

Thursday, 31st December 1981

All over the island, people are preparing to move their clock at 11:30pm half an hour forward to 12am. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) had a special segment on television and radio at 11:30 pm to help viewers to adjust their watches and clock.

It was an historical moment for the clock tower at the Victoria Memorial Hall, it was the first time in 75 years for the grand clock to changes it time. The was donated by the Straits Trading Company to the Singapore municipality in 1906.

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