Ang Moh: SG Has No Talents. So Need to Sayang Foreigners!

[makapaaa]

Published May 22, 2012

Excess hostility may deter foreign talent
Stanchart CEO says important that S'pore does not lose appeal to top talent
By
malminderjit singh

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Mr Ferguson: Foreigners coming to work and live in S'pore will have to play their part in integrating




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<!-- end of media lightbox //-->SINGAPORE needs to be careful that the discussion on foreign talent and immigration does not reach a pitch that prevents multinationals from attracting top talent here, the head of a global bank warned yesterday.
Speaking to BT, Ray Ferguson, CEO of Standard Chartered bank, said that although the hostile sentiment toward foreigners in Singapore has at present not reached a stage that deters top talent from relocating here, it would not take much for this to happen. "We can see danger of that down the road if it is handled wrongly," pointed out Mr Ferguson, whose bank hires 7,000 people in its operations in Singapore.
"We have to be very careful that this dialogue does not create an environment where people coming in feel that Singaporeans don't want to integrate, to know them and to accept them. Such a dialogue is spinning in the direction which indicates that foreigners are not welcome here and that they are going to get a bad deal by coming here."
Mr Ferguson explained that such a negative perception would harm Singapore and it is important that Singapore does not lose its appeal to top talent as a global city.

 

[makapaaa]

How many foreigners has Stanchart employed in SG?

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

How many foreigners has Stanchart employed in SG?

This was going to be my question as well. Stand Chart and Citi are both big hirers of foreigners. It would not surprise me if FT make up 40% of their headcount.

 

[beegs]

.not interest in global city where the most citizens are treated like 2nd class workers, reporting to superior FT
why cant we be a ordinary city where the citizens are happy ,

 

[Leongsam]

.not interest in global city where the most citizens are treated like 2nd class workers, reporting to superior FT
why cant we be a ordinary city where the citizens are happy ,

Name me a couple of ordinary cities full of happy citizens.

 

[wendychan]

careful hor. this bank has a PAP mp working there is a seemingly high position

 

[Merl Haggard]

Name me a couple of ordinary cities full of happy citizens.

Dubai & UAE where the Emiratis live with 80%-90% of foreigners and they're happy with their ruler cos he ensures that only Emiratis are allowed to be citizens of Dubai & UAE.

Unlike Stinkapore where they dish out citizenship so fucking cheaply like prostitutes opening their legs.

 

[red amoeba]

Name me a couple of ordinary cities full of happy citizens.

Bhutan, Lima - if i not wrong, is voted a happier city than Singapore.

 

[wendychan]

Published May 22, 2012



... where people coming in feel that Singaporeans don't want to integrate, .... .

shouldn't it be the other way around?

 

[po2wq]

shouldn't it be the other way around?

he's rite ...

gahmen oways say sinkies muz integrate in2 4eigners, get 2 know dem n b accepted by dem ...

 

[batman1]

Sayang FT ? U mean Saw Phaik Hwa ?

 

[LeMans2011]

How can like that say? Most of us here in SBF has done our part "integrating" with China Meis Meis wad... sorry i meant copulating

 

[gatehousethetinkertailor]

Dubai & UAE where the Emiratis live with 80%-90% of foreigners and they're happy with their ruler cos he ensures that only Emiratis are allowed to be citizens of Dubai & UAE.

Unlike Stinkapore where they dish out citizenship so fucking cheaply like prostitutes opening their legs.

In Dubai on an exceptional basis non-Emiratis have been given nationality - Iranians, Indians and Pakistanis - the Afghani crane driver who finished the Burj Khalifa was given citizenship - some had nationality given to their families back in the old days of being a backwater emirate but Sheikh Zayed changed this and Sheikh Maktoum continued with his ambitious plans.

The once "valued" and "venerated" Singkie passport is now much cheaper of course.

 

[Fook Seng]

Unlike Stinkapore where they dish out citizenship so fucking cheaply like prostitutes opening their legs.

That is the main thing. Do you think the govt is really interested in the other things?

 

[Fook Seng]

How can like that say? Most of us here in SBF has done our part "integrating" with China Meis Meis wad... sorry i meant copulating

Encounter of the Fourth Kind?

 

[Cruxx]

Name me a couple of ordinary cities full of happy citizens.

You're more likely to find happy citizens in those small, ordinary cities like Vancouver, Copenhagen etc. than big global cities such as London, New York, Paris etc.

 

[Capano2121]

Dubai & UAE where the Emiratis live with 80%-90% of foreigners and they're happy with their ruler cos he ensures that only Emiratis are allowed to be citizens of Dubai & UAE.

Unlike Stinkapore where they dish out citizenship so fucking cheaply like prostitutes opening their legs.

Yes! And foreigners are constantly put in their place and are constantly reminded to be mindful of their status!

 

[toolanliao]

Dubai & UAE where the Emiratis live with 80%-90% of foreigners and they're happy with their ruler cos he ensures that only Emiratis are allowed to be citizens of Dubai & UAE.

Unlike Stinkapore where they dish out citizenship so fucking cheaply like prostitutes opening their legs.

hahaha.. yeah.

emirates get free housing from their government when they get married, Singaporean get free NS when they reach 18.

emirates are generally richer than foreigners working there, singaporeans are generally poorer than foreigners working here.

 

[Merl Haggard]

Yes! And foreigners are constantly put in their place and are constantly reminded to be mindful of their status!

hahaha.. yeah.

emirates get free housing from their government when they get married, Singaporean get free NS when they reach 18.

emirates are generally richer than foreigners working there, singaporeans are generally poorer than foreigners working here.

Before those bastards turned to being cheap prostitutes, my Uncle from Jakarta had to put upfront one $1m in the 70's to secure his residency.

They made a travesty of justice by opening the floodgate to the influx of foreign trash and the handout of citizenship so fucking freely.