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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->WITH the spate of letters debating the issue of the foreign sports talent scheme, it seems everyone has long forgotten our disloyal runaway foreign imported paddler, Zhang Xueling, as well as a problem footballer and a third, a problem shot putter.
Does granting these talent citizenship, and rewarding them lucratively for the medals they earn for Singapore, imply they will remain loyal to Singapore and stay put to represent the country as long as they are physically and mentally capable?
Zhang answers this question. After winning medals in the Asian, Commonwealth and South-east Asia Games, she called it quits in the prime of her career and left Singapore.
Let's compare Zhang's example with the case reported on Monday of the Norwegian brothers, who were born here but left when they were still young. They cannot return to Singapore because they defaulted on their national service ('Give up citizenship? Brothers must do NS first').
Shouldn't the Singapore Sports Council apply the same ruling to similarly
disloyal foreign sports talent who decide to give up on us in the prime of
their career?
=> U dun call Peesai 1 cuntry, 2 systems for nothing!
It is only just that certain terms and punishment be imposed on these disloyal foreign imports if they decide to give up citizenship and stop playing for Singapore after the country has spent so much effort and money to nurture and reward them. This is also only fair to devoted sports followers and tax-payers.
However, rather than resolve these problems, I feel the foreign sports talent scheme should be abolished to avoid these possible hassles. It is high time we started spotting and nurturing local sports talent instead.
Vernon Sim
My hatchet is only meant for hacking NSmen, not FTrash pets. Make no mistake about it. *hee*hee*
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->WITH the spate of letters debating the issue of the foreign sports talent scheme, it seems everyone has long forgotten our disloyal runaway foreign imported paddler, Zhang Xueling, as well as a problem footballer and a third, a problem shot putter.
Does granting these talent citizenship, and rewarding them lucratively for the medals they earn for Singapore, imply they will remain loyal to Singapore and stay put to represent the country as long as they are physically and mentally capable?
Zhang answers this question. After winning medals in the Asian, Commonwealth and South-east Asia Games, she called it quits in the prime of her career and left Singapore.
Let's compare Zhang's example with the case reported on Monday of the Norwegian brothers, who were born here but left when they were still young. They cannot return to Singapore because they defaulted on their national service ('Give up citizenship? Brothers must do NS first').
Shouldn't the Singapore Sports Council apply the same ruling to similarly
disloyal foreign sports talent who decide to give up on us in the prime of
their career?
=> U dun call Peesai 1 cuntry, 2 systems for nothing!
It is only just that certain terms and punishment be imposed on these disloyal foreign imports if they decide to give up citizenship and stop playing for Singapore after the country has spent so much effort and money to nurture and reward them. This is also only fair to devoted sports followers and tax-payers.
However, rather than resolve these problems, I feel the foreign sports talent scheme should be abolished to avoid these possible hassles. It is high time we started spotting and nurturing local sports talent instead.
Vernon Sim
My hatchet is only meant for hacking NSmen, not FTrash pets. Make no mistake about it. *hee*hee*
