By Shaun Tan
THE Tampines Central Community Centre (CC) has come under fire
from irate netizens, after a photograph of a national flag hung
upside down outside its premises was posted online.
The flag was among others hoisted correctly on metal poles
outside the premises in Tampines Street 83.
Mr Christopher Chia, who waited in the CC's office last
Saturday, while his daughter attended ballet class, snapped the
photo and posted it on citizen-journalism website Stomp.
Mr Chia, 43, a sales manager, said: "A man went into the CC's
office to notify the staff that the flag was upside down. He was
pretty peeved, and demanded that the issue be attended to
immediately."
He added that the staff member confirmed that the flag was
upside down, before getting the caretaker who raised it to rectify
the mistake.
Netizen pyjstein said: "Flying flags upside down
is an internationally recognised signal of distress."
In a statement to my paper, the People's
Association (PA) confirmed that the incident took place last
Saturday.
A PA spokesman said: "The Singapore flag should be treated with
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