Total Defence Day
Total Defence Day (Chinese: 全面防卫日) is celebrated annually on 15 February in Singapore. The event is to commemorate the anniversary of the surrender of the British to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, which marked 3 years and 8 months of Japanese Occupation.
Activities
Schools frequently organize activities for students to remind them on the importance of Total Defence to remind students that Singapore is defensible and is worth defending, and only Singaporeans would have the will to defend Singapore.
At 1205 hours, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will sound the Important Message Signal through the island-wide Public Warning System (PWS) sirens. Simultaneously at 1205 hours, 10 local radio stations will sound the important message signal and explain to the listeners on the appropriate measures to be taken for the three different types of PWS signals. After the sounding, schools will read out a Civil Defence message in which students were reminded of the significance of the PWS signals and appropriate measures to be taken upon hearing them.