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August 29th, 2010 |
Author: Your Correspondent
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...-wont-affect-ethnic-composition-in-singapore/
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spent nearly a hour “selling” his immigration policy to Singaporeans during his National Day Rally speech as he tried to convince them that the immigrants are “essential” for the continued growth of the Singapore’s economy.
For the first time, PM Lee also allay concerns among the ethnic minorities in Singapore they will be swarmed by the newcomers without substantiating his claims with concrete evidence or statistics.
Ethnic Chinese used to make up about 75 percent of Singapore’s population followed by Malays at around 17 percent and Indians 7 percent.
However, the bulk of the immigrants hail from China and India, raising questions if the ethnic composition in Singapore will be disrupted.
PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew admitted in an interview with National Geographic magazine in January this year that it is a “good thing” that Singapore is welcoming more Chinese immigrants (from mainland China) as they are more “hard-striving” and “hard-driving” than the locals.
On the low number of Malays among the new arrivals, PM Lee explained that “it is not easy attracting Malay or pribumi talent from Southeast Asia” to Singapore.
“We must work hard to integrate new arrivals into our society, so that over time they will become Singaporean in their outlook and identity,” he added.
PM Lee should release the exact figures of the number of PRs and citizens arriving at Singapore from China and India each year as well as the percentage of the population they now constitute to convince Singaporeans that our ethnic mix will not be affected by the new arrivals.
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...-wont-affect-ethnic-composition-in-singapore/
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spent nearly a hour “selling” his immigration policy to Singaporeans during his National Day Rally speech as he tried to convince them that the immigrants are “essential” for the continued growth of the Singapore’s economy.
For the first time, PM Lee also allay concerns among the ethnic minorities in Singapore they will be swarmed by the newcomers without substantiating his claims with concrete evidence or statistics.
Ethnic Chinese used to make up about 75 percent of Singapore’s population followed by Malays at around 17 percent and Indians 7 percent.
However, the bulk of the immigrants hail from China and India, raising questions if the ethnic composition in Singapore will be disrupted.
PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew admitted in an interview with National Geographic magazine in January this year that it is a “good thing” that Singapore is welcoming more Chinese immigrants (from mainland China) as they are more “hard-striving” and “hard-driving” than the locals.
On the low number of Malays among the new arrivals, PM Lee explained that “it is not easy attracting Malay or pribumi talent from Southeast Asia” to Singapore.
“We must work hard to integrate new arrivals into our society, so that over time they will become Singaporean in their outlook and identity,” he added.
PM Lee should release the exact figures of the number of PRs and citizens arriving at Singapore from China and India each year as well as the percentage of the population they now constitute to convince Singaporeans that our ethnic mix will not be affected by the new arrivals.
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