20-year PR takes up citizenship to gain easier school entry for child. Surprised?

[Confuseous]

By Janice Heng

Ms Hoo Kai Peng, who has lived here for more than 20 years and been a permanent resident for almost as long, has witnessed the growing list of measures to differentiate between citizens and PRs in recent years.

With her youngest son starting Primary 1 next year, she decided to start thinking about taking up citizenship to give him a better chance of getting into the school of their choice. Married to a fellow Malaysian PR who works in engineering, the 43-year-old put in her application three months ago.

Referring to last year's ruling which gives absolute priority for citizens when there are more applicants than places in a school, the accounts manager said: "It will be hard to get a place in school if we are PRs."

School fees for her three children were also another factor, as these rose by between $50 and $80 a month for PRs this year.

Education is not the only area in which PRs stand behind citizens in the line. Over the past two years, there have been changes in health care and housing as well, as the Government moved to sharpen the distinctions between citizens and PRs in the wake of citizens' unease over increased immigration.

Just last week, a three-year waiting period was imposed on new PRs before they can buy resale public flats. Previously, there was no restriction.

These measures, coming one after another, may push more PRs like Ms Hoo to apply to be citizens, or translate into fewer applications for permanent residency.

 

[Cestbon]

This type of PR are bo money. Cannot afford that why the need to convert to Sg citizen in order to survive .
If rich or income more than $200k/year unlikely anyone want to convert to SG citizen.

 

[garlic]

At this rate, many Citizens will be able to vote in next GE..

 

[wendychan]

and nothing will change.... hope is a dirty word

 

[chonburifc]

and nothing will change.... hope is a dirty word

Will change. Your job to educate the 60% to vote wisely in 2016.

 

[cunnosieur]

Dear All

The PAP is still fixated on the old school of GDP measurement of a country's success and therefore the minsters' pay. This is a naive and outdated model. PM LHL should upgrade himself to stay relevant.

GDP = Govt Spending + Exports + Private Investments + Consumption.

There is how much a Govt can spend (widening CTE, PIE, digging holes here and there); exports are down with the strong SGD, Private Investments (other countries are catching up). The GDP is shrinking. The aim of the white paper is to boost Consumption; ie, by importing more FTrash.

In our immigration policy, I think we should differentiate between JOB AND WEALTH CREATORS vs LOWLY SKILLED WORKERS and JOB COMPETITORs. I am in if we are getting in the right people, like the next Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Kuek Leng Beng or Li Kah Hsing, etc, that helps to create jobs and opprtunities for S'poreans. However, I think we should avoid the Indian and Bangla Shitskins, Burnese, Vietnamese, and Pinoys, etc, ie, robbers, cheats and prostitutes, etc. These lowly third world fucktards are eating into our country's limited resources (eg: MRT and HDBs), and in reality dont contribute much, and yet many are complaining about S'pore no good here and there, and expensive! Such ingrates should be sent back to their shitholes.

Meantime, I think PM LHL should not only be talking about enhancing social safety net, but rather, look at ways to help upgrade and equip lower paid Sporeans to upgrade their skills and compete better in more high tech and knowledge-based areas and jobs. More study and upgrading grants can be given to S'poreans.

 

[halsey02]

she chew hu kia

Husband & wife, chew hu kia...these are the type cannot make it to Australia, England etc...Cantonese will say " law die chan" ( the oranges at the bottom of the barrel), the better ones, few will leave here, after milking the country. Many whose sons almost reached NS age..ship them out somewhere to complete their studies & then they leave...

These are the ones, the low quality flotsam & jetsam , we get...

 

[wendychan]

Dear All

The PAP is still fixated on the old school of GDP measurement of a country's success and therefore the minsters' pay. This is a naive and outdated model. PM LHL should upgrade himself to stay relevant.

GDP = Govt Spending + Exports + Private Investments + Consumption.

There is how much a Govt can spend (widening CTE, PIE, digging holes here and there); exports are down with the strong SGD, Private Investments (other countries are catching up). The GDP is shrinking. The aim of the white paper is to boost Consumption; ie, by importing more FTrash.

In our immigration policy, I think we should differentiate between JOB AND WEALTH CREATORS vs LOWLY SKILLED WORKERS and JOB COMPETITORs. I am in if we are getting in the right people, like the next Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Kuek Leng Beng or Li Kah Hsing, etc, that helps to create jobs and opprtunities for S'poreans. However, I think we should avoid the Indian and Bangla Shitskins, Burnese, Vietnamese, and Pinoys, etc, ie, robbers, cheats and prostitutes, etc. These lowly third world fucktards are eating into our country's limited resources (eg: MRT and HDBs), and in reality dont contribute much, and yet many are complaining about S'pore no good here and there, and expensive! Such ingrates should be sent back to their shitholes.

Meantime, I think PM LHL should not only be talking about enhancing social safety net, but rather, look at ways to help upgrade and equip lower paid Sporeans to upgrade their skills and compete better in more high tech and knowledge-based areas and jobs. More study and upgrading grants can be given to S'poreans.

wow, for once i read a readable post.from you ... thank you:*: