zulkifli mahmood wrote on 03 Feb `13, 12:48PM
“I think they mentioned this to test the reaction of
Singaporeans…whether its a good thing to do before the next
GE…trying out the system first then see the reaction of
Singaporeans. I don’t think Singapore will reach that 6.9 millions
rather less than that because Singaporeans and foreigners alike
will run from Singapore when that happens.”
Clivebenss wrote on 03 Feb `13, 12:49PM
“Don’t think this is a test, 7 mil are already here. This is just a
courteous reminder.”
I don’t think so. What they are actually saying is that by 2030
we don’t have enough Singaporean workforce to take up those jobs
which they have projected on for Singapore base upon their planning
to rebuild Singapore industrial and commercial investment
projection until 2030. Now, what I see is their target of building
those industrial and commercial projects all over the island. I’m
trying to clear the smoke here. I’m taking away all those subject
matters that they have mentioned in pertinence to ageing
singaporeans, young singaporeans leaving singapore for better
opportunities overseas and leaving behind their old age parents ,
enough housing for all, quality of life and lastly singapore need
more foreigners to reach that projection of 6.9 millions to even up
and balance the population white paper in order to survive global
economy.
What I see is this…they are actually saying that we have more
and more ageing singaporeans. We going to have lesser and lesser
young singaporeans in the workforce by 2030. However, they fail to
address singaporeans is that eventhough singapore is facing those
issues, we do have plenty of 18 years singaporean students by 2030
but they have yet to fully completed their education to enter the
job market. Therefore, we need foreigners to fill up that gap until
such time our own young singaporean students have completed their
education and join the workforce to fill those jobs available in
the job market.
About their projection of future industrial and commercial
investments or rather land usage for industrial and commercial
building, mrt lines, roads and housing in Singapore until 2030, it
means billions and billions of dollars profit for them. To generate
the Singapore economy they cannot stop building more projects for
investment in Singapore.
So, in other words, they cannot wait for those future young
singaporean students to grow up and start work so we need to take
in more foreigners. Some we take them to become Singaporeans and
others we don’t need to until 2030. And we need to build more
accomodation for not only Singaporeans but also foreigners.
The way I see it, Singapore will not face any housing shortage
for Singaporeans and foreigners alike up to 2030. And Singapore do
not need to have 6.9 millions people living on the island. The way
I see it, 4 or 4.5 millions people living is more than enough and
its a very comfortable figure as Singapore waits for her young
Singaporean students to grow up and start work after they have
completed their education. And with that population 4 or 4.5
millions population, the land usage in Singapore will not be
exploited unnecessarily. Singapore will face shortage of housing
and will be over populated if they take foreign workers from e.g.
China, Myanmar, India, Philippines etc especially those faraway
countries. Singapore will not face housing shortages and over
populated if they take in more and more Malaysians to work in
Singapore because most Malaysians will return to their own homes in
Johor Baru instead of living in Singapore. Currently, the over
crowding problems in public transportation and in public places are
mainly caused not by Malaysians workers rather by other foreign
nationals because they have no choice but to stay in Singapore
unlike the Malaysian foreign workers. Majority of Malaysian foreign
workers stay in Johor Baru.
The housing and over populated issues, will be Johor State
problems and not Singapore but I know Johor state have no problems
with space, transportation and housing shortages. In fact, it will
help to build Johor state economy tremendously.
