Feb 28, 2012 - Straits Times
Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament on
Tuesday that an average of 1,200 Singaporeans had renounced their
citizenship every year from 2007 to 2011.
Of this average yearly figure, 300 are naturalised citizens.
Overall, however, the renunciation rates for both naturalised
citizens and Singapore-born citizens were low during this period -
about 0.1 per cent or less.
Mr Teo said that the reasons for emigration vary. 'Some
emigrants leave for family reasons - because of marriage, or to
reunite with family members overseas, while others do so for a
different living environment,' he said.
Oh ya, once again try to ignore part of the reasons are themselves
the PAP pariahs driving Singaporeans to give up on citizenship.
