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Stepped in history, it was at City Hall where the British accepted the surrender of the Japanese on 12 September 1945, formally ending the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. It was also here where Lee Kuan Yew, as Prime Minister, proclaimed self-government for Singapore on 5 June 1959 and merger with Malaysia on 16 September 1963.
It was also here that the British accepted the surrender of the Japanese on 12 September 1945, formally ending the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.
After Separation, the first fully-independent Singapore Government was sworn in at City Hall on 9 August 1965.
As part of the transformation of Singapore’s civic district into a bustling arts and cultural hub, City Hall will be converted into a world class national art gallery by 2013.
City Hall served to unite the people in various ways. It was here that many important significant historical events that changed Singapore forever happened here, such as the declaration of the independence of Singapore. Thus, the historical events that happened here educates people about the history of Singapore. It was designed by Municipal Architect A. Gordon and Assistant Architect F. D. Meadows and built between 1926 and 1929. It is presently occupied by the Judiciary.
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Singapore has a unitary system of government. It has not had a mayor or a city council since the end of British rule. The ruling People's Action Party abolished the City Council and the Rural Board in 1959, and the role of the mayor disappeared. In place are the five Community Development Councils (namely Central Singapore, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest), established in 1997. The CDCs are not elected bodies, rather each of them consists of 12 to 80 members appointed by the People's Association Chairman or Deputy Chairman. Each of the five CDCs is headed by a mayor.
In 1987, the building underwent a massive upgrade to allow the building to house governmental offices. In 1988, twelve courtrooms of the City Hall were transferred to the Supreme Court. This restoration work earned it a Good Effort Award in 1994 by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The City Hall was later the place where Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had his inauguration ceremony and the swearing-in of the cabinet. The building was used for many government events over the years, it was used as a venue for the Singapore Biennale, and also for the IMF and World Bank Meetings when it was held in Singapore as a registration centre.
The City Hall, together with the adjacent Old Supreme Court Building, will be converted into the National Art Gallery of Singapore by 2012.
In 1959, Lee and his eight cabinet minister were sworn into political office in the chamber of the City Hall before the first Yang-di Pertuan Negara, William Goode, Yusof bin Ishak succeeded Goode later that year, with the latter's oath taken at the City Hall as well. Lee Kuan Yew read out the Malaysia Proclamation at the City Hall in 1963, and declared Singapore no longer part of the British. The people celebrated the first Malaysia Day at the Padang which is outside the City Hall. The first National Day Parade was held there in 1966 and subsequent years. The steps of the City Hall is use as a VIP seating area at National Day Parades held there.