PRs queuing up to join grassroots organizations in Geylang

[Manisha]

Permanent residents are flocking to serve in grassroots organizations that they have to be put on the waiting list at the Geylang Neighborhood committee due to a little-known cap of 15 per cent of the grassroots committee members who can be PRs.

According to a report by TODAY, there are 1,360 PRs now serving as grassroots leaders, comprising 4.6 per cent of the 29,400 grassroots leaders in Singapore.

This number is almost double the reported number of PR grassroots leaders serving in November 2007 and four times the number in August 2000.

Minister of Community, Youth and Sports revealed lately that there 4,500 new citizens who are serving as grassroots organizations in various estates.

All the grassroots organizations in Singapore such as the Residents’ Committees and Community Clubs are under the control of the People’s Association (PA), a quasi-PAP organization headed by none other the Prime Minister himself.

A PA spokesperson told TODAY that “the involvement of PRs in community work helps build better understanding between PRs and Singaporeans.”

For example, in Yew Tee, a group of PRs from China help to promote interest in Chinese language by volunteering to teach the Chinese Classics weekly in the community club.

The percentage of grassroots leaders who are Singaporeans versus new citizens and PRs is not known.

PRs are probably more keen to join grassroots organizations than locals because of the perks which come along with it.

Besides helping them expand their social network in Singapore and to boost their chances of getting a citizenship if they have plans to settle down here, their children will also get priority in enrollment in primary schools.

As a result of Singapore’s liberal immigration policy, foreigners now make up 36 per cent of the population, up from 14 per cent in 1990.

The ruling party has been courting the newcomers with goodies to make them feel welcomed in Singapore.

A $10-million dollar Community Integration Fund is launched to help the new citizens integrate into Singapore society.

Since immigrants will usually vote for the government which has given them the opportunity to start life afresh in their adopted homelands, the increasing number of new citizens will have an impact in future elections.

Over at Geylang Neighbourhood Committee which has already hit its quota for PRs, the PR grassroots leaders play an important role in getting their friends involved in community activities.

The committee serves an area between Geylang Lorong 22 to 42, which is just a stone-throw away from Singapore’s famous red light district.

 

[kaipoh]

is this a good sign or bad? serving resident committee at several years will has certain privilege? anyway, beware of bad phony.

Permanent residents are flocking to serve in grassroots organizations that they have to be put on the waiting list at the Geylang Neighborhood committee due to a little-known cap of 15 per cent of the grassroots committee members who can be PRs.

According to a report by TODAY, there are 1,360 PRs now serving as grassroots leaders, comprising 4.6 per cent of the 29,400 grassroots leaders in Singapore.

This number is almost double the reported number of PR grassroots leaders serving in November 2007 and four times the number in August 2000.

Minister of Community, Youth and Sports revealed lately that there 4,500 new citizens who are serving as grassroots organizations in various estates.

All the grassroots organizations in Singapore such as the Residents’ Committees and Community Clubs are under the control of the People’s Association (PA), a quasi-PAP organization headed by none other the Prime Minister himself.

A PA spokesperson told TODAY that “the involvement of PRs in community work helps build better understanding between PRs and Singaporeans.”

For example, in Yew Tee, a group of PRs from China help to promote interest in Chinese language by volunteering to teach the Chinese Classics weekly in the community club.

The percentage of grassroots leaders who are Singaporeans versus new citizens and PRs is not known.

PRs are probably more keen to join grassroots organizations than locals because of the perks which come along with it.

Besides helping them expand their social network in Singapore and to boost their chances of getting a citizenship if they have plans to settle down here, their children will also get priority in enrollment in primary schools.

As a result of Singapore’s liberal immigration policy, foreigners now make up 36 per cent of the population, up from 14 per cent in 1990.

The ruling party has been courting the newcomers with goodies to make them feel welcomed in Singapore.

A $10-million dollar Community Integration Fund is launched to help the new citizens integrate into Singapore society.

Since immigrants will usually vote for the government which has given them the opportunity to start life afresh in their adopted homelands, the increasing number of new citizens will have an impact in future elections.

Over at Geylang Neighbourhood Committee which has already hit its quota for PRs, the PR grassroots leaders play an important role in getting their friends involved in community activities.

The committee serves an area between Geylang Lorong 22 to 42, which is just a stone-throw away from Singapore’s famous red light district.

 

[halsey02]

RCs' in the future will be affliated to the Congress of the Chinese Communist party, and will send their delegation to the annual plenary session in Beijing.

Geylang sub-branch, Yew Tee Sub-bracnh, Tanjong Pagar sub-branch of the SINgapore province... ha ha ha ha

 

[Unrepented]

gl liao liao, effecting the future changes from the root up, no more mei meis in the future

 

[scroobal]

Dear Avantas,

FTs having been queing to volunteer in schools and grassroots organisation in order to gain admission to schools and benefits from perks such as free carparks. Nothing new. That how PA recruits for the PAP and now that Singaporeans have wisened up, they are doing the same to FTs.

Dr Aline Wong was the first FT who came from HK to Singapore in 1971. 13 years later in 1984, she became a PAP MP, who went on to serve as PAP MP for 17 years and even held the political appointment of Minister of State.

She was roped in at that time by the PAP in order to attract quality and professional Hong Kongers to migrate to Singapore. A special program and an office was set up in HK to fast track all HK applications. They were provided with 2 years fo subsidised rental of HDB flats. They were even given a wide choice of flats to choose from all the way to Executive Apts which were already renovated. The rentals were around $200 plus only a month.

As Ngiam Tong Dow revealed subsequently, they came, they eventually bought HDB flats and private apartments, and left when HK remained more or less the same after Chinese takeover. They sold their singapore properties for substantial gain. And we got left with a slump when completed properties came online and the demand disappeared.

Looks like we never learnt from the Aline Wong affair.

As usual Singaporeans can't be bothered about local politics until they start losing their jobs or the jobs of their loved ones disappear.

There was even a Minister of State who was PR in Singapore for donkey years but agreed to become a Singapore on being offered MP post. He became a Singaporean a year before becoming an MP.

 

[Dick4Bob2Suck]

Hahahaahaahaahahaahahahaahahaahahaahahaahahaahaahahaahahaah! guud one mate!

 

[kaipoh]

I will educate my FT friend be more ethical at least serve his mp stunt after I died or 20 years, whichever come first!

Dear Avantas,

FTs having been queing to volunteer in schools and grassroots organisation in order to gain admission to schools and benefits from perks such as free carparks. Nothing new. That how PA recruits for the PAP and now that Singaporeans have wisened up, they are doing the same to FTs.

Dr Aline Wong was the first FT who came from HK to Singapore in 1971. 13 years later in 1984, she became a PAP MP, who went on to serve as PAP MP for 17 years and even held the political appointment of Minister of State.

She was roped in at that time by the PAP in order to attract quality and professional Hong Kongers to migrate to Singapore. A special program and an office was set up in HK to fast track all HK applications. They were provided with 2 years fo subsidised rental of HDB flats. They were even given a wide choice of flats to choose from all the way to Executive Apts which were already renovated. The rentals were around $200 plus only a month.

As Ngiam Tong Dow revealed subsequently, they came, they eventually bought HDB flats and private apartments, and left when HK remained more or less the same after Chinese takeover. They sold their singapore properties for substantial gain. And we got left with a slump when completed properties came online and the demand disappeared.

Looks like we never learnt from the Aline Wong affair.

As usual Singaporeans can't be bothered about local politics until they start losing their jobs or the jobs of their loved ones disappear.

There was even a Minister of State who was PR in Singapore for donkey years but agreed to become a Singapore on being offered MP post. He became a Singaporean a year before becoming an MP.

 

[Watchman]

Shady characters ready to hoard government land
and have a stake in suppressing Singaporean's future .

 

[alvin36]

these people are not joining RC to serve the community, they are just trying to get the community to serve them !

most of them are hoping being RC members, they can get some lobangs, such as helping their kids to the school nearby

 

[Char_Azn]

As Ngiam Tong Dow revealed subsequently, they came, they eventually bought HDB flats and private apartments, and left when HK remained more or less the same after Chinese takeover. They sold their singapore properties for substantial gain. And we got left with a slump when completed properties came online and the demand disappeared.

Is there any links to the article, I'm very interested to read this.

In which case not everyone returned to HK though. 2 of my 3 ex-bosses were Hongkies who came here during that time.

 

[SIFU]

According to a report by TODAY, there are 1,360 PRs now serving as grassroots leaders, comprising 4.6 per cent of the 29,400 grassroots leaders in Singapore.


29,400 por lum pars in sinagpore