The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Singapore.
Incumbents President: C.V. Devan Nair (until 28 March), Wee Chong Jin (Acting) (28 to 29 March), Yeoh Ghim Seng (Acting) (29 March to 2 September), Wee Kim Wee (starting 2 September) Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events January January - Funan Centre opens to the public. It evolved to Funan The IT Mall, and finally Funan DigitaLife Mall, closing its doors on 30 June 2016.
February 1 February – The Small Claims Tribunal is established as part of the Subordinate Courts (present day State Courts of Singapore), which mainly deals with small claims.
March 28 March – Singapore's third President Devan Nair resigns. Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin and later Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng temporarily serve as acting president during that time.
April 2 April – The NTUC Pasir Ris Resort starts construction. When completed, the resort will have a wide array of recreational activities, supporting up to 1,400 people at any time. The resort is officially opened in 1988. 15 April – The Feedback Unit is formed to allow people to feedback their concerns to the Government. It has since been replaced by REACH in 2006.
May 16 May – The first case of HIV is diagnosed at the Communicable Diseases Centre (present day National Centre for Infectious Diseases). The patient is subsequently warded at the CDC. 23 May - An 18 year old student, Winnifred Teo Suan Lie became a victim of rape and murder. Her naked body was discovered in bushes by police along Old Holland Road. It remains an unsolved case.
June 24 June – The National University Hospital is opened to the public, the first government-owned hospital to be privately run.
August 30 August – Wee Kim Wee becomes the fourth President of Singapore. He takes office on 2 September.
December 2 December – The Second Series Coins are launched, with the 5-cent, 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins the first to be issued.
Date unknown Singapore slips into its first recession during that time, as well as the Pan Electric crisis. (Early 1985) Shop N Save starts operations as a supermarket. Sheng Siong starts operations as a supermarket, taking over from the Savewell supermarket chain, which closed down the following year due to financial problems.
Births 22 January – Yan Xu, table tennis player. 9 April – Romeo Tan, actor. 16 June – Andie Chen, actor.
Deaths 15 February – Chen Chong Swee, artist (b. 1910). 2 March – Runme Shaw, founder of Shaw Organisation and philanthropist (b. 1901). 14 March – Chan Tin Weng (Epsom Jeep), racing consultant and chief racing writer for The Straits Times (b. 1920). 4 May – George Benjamin Armstrong, former Labour Front city councillor for Stamford Constituency and the oldest election candidate in the 1984 General Election (b. 1911). 12 May – Song Kok Hoo, the first Asian to be the Deputy Commissioner of Police (b. 1906). 21 June – Ng Aik Huan, prominent businessman, Chinese community leader and member of the Nanyang University Council (b. 1908). 26 August – S. T. Bani, veteran trade unionist and former PAP and Barisan Sosialis legislative assemblyman for Thomson Constituency and Crawford Constituency (b. 1934). 15 December – Chew Swee Kee, former Minister for Education (b. 1918). 19 December – Wee Tock Sian, Vice-Chairman of the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan and a director of the United Overseas Bank (b. 1891).
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