Local actress Evelyn Maria Ng has given up her citizenship so
that she can withdraw her CPF savings.
According to Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News, the
Moulmein High (2001) and Light Years (2004)
actress has applied for Irish citizenship at the Immigration &
Checkpoints Authority. Her mother is Irish.
She was quoted as saying, "I did not give up my citizenship
because I don't like Singapore. Actually, I planned to further my
studies in New York and needed some money. So I gave up my
citizenship in order to withdraw my CPF savings."
The actress, in her 20s, starred in a locally-made erotic film,
Hush, last year She played a bespectacled, bookish-looking
girl, who is secretly the mistress of her good friend's
husband.
The independently-produced 20-minute short film was released
last year with an R21 rating.
Speaking to the paper, Ng -- who changed her last name to
Alexander -- also said she is setting up a public relations company
called "Alexandria and Alexander".
-- Yahoo!
