http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120525-000…
“Permanent residents contribute in other ways
SECOND-generation permanent residents
(PRs) who are required to serve National Service (NS) are typically
children of professionals who already contribute greatly to the
economic progress of Singapore through the work that they do and
the taxes that they pay.
Educational background, skills, proof of employment and
continued ability to contribute appear to be key criteria for one’s
PR application.
PRs also need to have their re-entry permit renewed every five
years, which means the residency status granted is not really
“permanent”.
Why should a second-generation PR, who holds citizenship in
another country, be required to serve NS to “give back” to
Singapore, when they typically belong to a family of PRs who
already contribute significantly to the country’s economy?
A Singaporean family who already contribute greatly to the
economic progress of Singapore through the work that they do and
the taxes that they pay, and the second generation who will after
completing university to work and contribute. Thus can the second
generation refuse to serve base on this reason?
