Australia to return Christmas Island back to Singapore

countdracula SG

been to x’mas island once, apart from having fun driving a 4 wheel toyota rav thru the forest, there’s practically NOTHING to do. boring little place, one hotel resort, one tiny casino, one shitty of a place which is the town centre and lots of boredom. even if it remained with sg, guess what will it turn out…........’please stay away from x’mas island, there’ll be a live firing excercise!’.............nothing to crow about…

oxford mushroom SG

In 1957 the Australian government acquired Christmas Island from the Singapore Government for a compensation of 2.9 million pounds.

oxford mushroom SG

Their crabs cannot eat la....otherwise Singapore would not have sold it....

dragg SG

the money was given to us but the island didnt belong to us. it was a complicated issue. i saw a documentary on this.

countdracula SG

i think you over-complicated the matter, history records as such;

'The island was administered jointly by the British Phosphate Commissioners and District Officers from the U.K. Colonial Office through the Straits Colony, and later the Colony of Singapore. Japan invaded and occupied the island in 1943 and interned the residents until the end of World War II in 1945. At Australia's request, the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty to Australia; in 1957, the Australian government paid the government of Singapore 2.9 million pounds in compensation, a figure based mainly on an estimated value of the phosphate foregone by Singapore. The first Australian Official Representative arrived in 1958 and was replaced by an Administrator in 1968. Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands together are called Australia's Indian Ocean Territories (IOTs) and since 1997 share a single Administrator resident on Christmas Island.'

SGEMP SG

If then, What about the Cocos-Keeling Islands that were transferred to Australia in 1955 under a particular act?

Please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocos_Islands

Dr Who SG

From site quoted above :

"After the Fall of Singapore in 1942 during World War II, the islands were administered under Ceylon (Sri Lanka), while West Island and Direction Island were placed under Allied military administration. On the night of 8/9 May 1942, gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island rebelled. Their mutiny was crushed and three of them were to be the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War. In 1946 the administration of the islands was reverted back to Singapore.?

Wah, so historical- I guess we should also ask for cocos and keeling Islands back

Pay money lah.......... we are no longer poor wat, ya ?

Dr Who SG

Aussies are big bullies.......first they take our island, now they want to hijack our laws............threaten us with International court of justice.......wanna boycott small hapless Singapore.........

Might is Right......phui

SMAPLionHeart SG

christmas island for nguyen you mean?
Confused

LazerLordz SG

It's their opposition.Not their government.

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