1973 in Singapore

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

  Events

February

• 4 February - The first Chingay Parade is held in Singapore.
• 16 February - The Misuse of Drugs Act is passed to deal with the problem of drug abuse more effectively.

  April

• 1 April - The Institute of Education is established, taking over the role of the Teachers’ Training College which started in 1950. This will boost teaching standards in Singapore.
• 22 April - The final Singapore Grand Prix is held before the event is discontinued as a result of safety concerns. It was brought back in 2008 as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

  June

• 2 June - The CPF Building starts construction, housing the new headquarters of Central Provident Fund. The building is completed in 1976, standing for 41 years until its redevelopment in 2017 by Ascendas-Singbridge.
• 27 June - Singapore Zoo opens to the public.

  July

• 21 July - The Former National Stadium, Singapore, in Kallang, is officially opened by prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
• 22 July - The first NTUC Welcome opens its first outlet in Toa Payoh to fight inflation caused by the oil crisis.

  September

• 1–8 September - Singapore hosts the 7th South East Asian Peninsular Games for the first time. It clinched the second place, accumulating a total of 140 medals.
• 12–14 September - Singapore participates in its first General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade event in Tokyo.

  October

• 1 October - The Singapore Sports Council is formed from the merger of National Sports Promotion Board and the National Stadium Corporation. It aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle through sports.

  Date unknown

• Tower 2 of Mandarin Orchard Singapore is opened.
• The People's Park Centre, People's Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex are completed.
• The UIC Building is completed, standing for 39 years until its redevelopment as V on Shenton in 2012, a residential tower completed in 2017.
• UOB Plaza Two is completed as United Overseas Bank's headquarters.

  Deaths

• 12 July – Ong Poh Heng, off-duty police officer, 28. Ong stopped to intervene in an argument between a bus driver and a gunman along Still Road. The gunman shot him twice, killing him instantly.
• 2 September – Mohammed Sanusi Bin Siraj, police officer, killed by a runaway vehicle at the Paya Lebar Police Station.