FAPee: $60 to Produce 1 Small Plastic Woh!

[makapaaa]

Jun 21, 2010

IC replacement fee covers production cost

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WE REFER to Mr Ng Tuck Kay's Forum Online letter, "Why no free replacement of worn-out IC?" (last Thursday).
The identity card (IC) is a polycarbonate card that has been subjected to stringent tests for durability. Nonetheless, we are aware that a small number of cards may be damaged due to excessive wear and tear and/or the way they are kept.
The $60 fee for replacing a damaged IC is to recover the production cost, which includes manpower ($$$ ministers?), material, as well as other costs incurred in producing a new card. The fee has not been increased since the current polycarbonate IC was introduced in 1991.
Unlike the $60 replacement fee for damaged cards, the replacement fee for a lost IC is $100 for the first loss and $300 for the second and subsequent losses.
Chia Hui Keng (Ms)
Head, Public & Internal Communications
Corporate Communications Division
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

 

[Cestbon]

$60 is quite high.
Maybe should reduce to $25 same as driving license fro replcement. If lost different story $100/$200 is ok due to the person never take care of his own belonging.

 

[manokie]

Ng Tuck Kay is another meek sinkie

If they don't charge you $60 for their card, how can they afford to hire so many people to process documents for new foreign talent entering sinkieland???

 

[cooleo]

My foreign trash dogs will even pay $300....yes look at my fingers.....for what you called small plastic!

 

[eQuipment]

there's no law that makes it an offense to not carry that plastic identification with us. so, in order not to risk any wear & tear, seal in zip-lock bag, lock it in a safe at home. if mata on the streets ask for IC, just answer... never bring out. if mata ask, why never bring out... just answer. if wear & tear & need replacement... $60 u pay ah??

 

[nickers9]

Cross my fingers! Hope that this $60 con job can conned for me another $60 millions in another 3 years time.

Hahahahahahaha!