PRC construction worker given Singapore citizenship
December 20, 2009
The Sunday Times published two full-page articles on the recent
passing out parade of the SAF’s Officer Cadet Corp (OCS) which
includes sons of four ministers as well as new citizens.
No efforts were spared to promote the sons of new citizens
who were commissioned as SAF officers, one of them is China-born
Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Chen Jin Chao.
Mr Chen’s father came to Singapore to find work 12 years ago as
a construction worker before he became a renovation contractor.
He now run a stall in Ang Mo Kio selling noodles with his
wife. Both of them are now Singapore citizens.
Not too long ago, MM Lee Kuan Yew reassured Singaporeans that
the government is “very strict” with the criteria for citizenship
and only the best “talents” are offered Singapore citizenship.
He also said that most foreigners are here to work on a
short-term basis and will return home after their stint ends.
With due respect to Mr Chen, his previous occupation as a
construction worker can hardly be considered as a professional or a
talent.
How he managed to get his Singapore PR and somemore citizenship
is anybody’s guess.
Is Singapore desperate for construction workers and noodle
sellers that we have to “import” them from China to become our
citizens?
Mr Chen’s mother was naturally elated when interviewed by the
state media yesterday:
“Today is a very happy day for us……Jin Chao has proven that
he could tough it out and can now start to contribute to
Singapore’s defence.”
It will not come as a surprise if Mr Chen’s family were to vote
for the ruling party in the next election due by 2011 who gave them
the opportunity to start life afresh after all.
Faced wth dwindling support from locals, the ruling party ha
been actively courting the new citizens. A $10-million dollar
Community Integration Fund was announced lately by the Minister of
Community, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to make the new
citizens feel “welcomed” in Singapore even when he admited his pet
project – the construction of the Singapore Sports Hub would be
delayed due to financial constraints.
There are currently about 4,500 new citizens serving as
grassroots leaders in various estates in Singapore and their
numbers are likely to increase in the future.
Mr Chen is the kind of new citizen so sought after by the ruling
party – he is likely to be hardworking, obedient and most
importantly, politically ignorant, apathetic and inactive which
will help consolidate and entrench its hegemony in Singapore for
the next few decades.
As i said many time before, govt are taking in chinese to
improve chinese population (no racial intended here), and the
result or the fruits of it can only be seen on this foreign chinese
generation, so now you see a true Singapore 2nd lieut born from a
chinese parents, aren't we proud of it. Do you think this 2nd lieut
will think of China??? and when he got married, his decendents will
be truly Singapore, that was what MM said, we have to bear
the culture shock of the initial immigration, nobody like
their house to be enter by strangers, but that is the way to go,
otherwise, we will face a inverted aging population, less army,
less human resources and less Singaporeans.
We should salute this event that is happening before you
eyes even before your generation is gone. Most of our early
chinese ancestor dun even live to see our prosperity and
harmony.