I AM confused by the headlines on Tuesday ('50% drop in PR
passes granted' and 'Fertility figures hit all-time low').
I am a British citizen living in Asia for most of my working
life. My Hong Kong Chinese wife and I chose to become Singapore
permanent residents (PR) in 2007, after moving back here in
2004.
Our son, who has also resided here since 2004, decided to marry
his Singaporean girlfriend last year.
Their wish is now to take the first steps in entering the
property market by registering with the Housing Board, and later
planning a family in Singapore with a view to becoming long-term
residents, and possibly even considering citizenship, in the case
of my son.
Step one is for my son, who is fully employed here and holds a
recognised university degree, to apply for Singapore PR status.
This was duly done shortly after his marriage. The result: His
application was turned down. My son and his wife even went to ask a
government official to appeal to the Immigration and Checkpoints
Authority on their behalf. He was denied again.
From this, I can only assume that should my son and his
wife choose to live, work and build a family in Britain, then
Singapore is much happier to say goodbye to one of its own rather
than welcome one, two or possibly three new citizens from this
young and ambitious family.
Ian Porteous
wasn't that the plan of the PAP all along? to slowly pile
pressure against the locals to force them to colonise other
countries.
The Stayers are bullied into becoming Quitters, and eventually,
the PAP's plan to replace locals with cheap obedient foreign
imports will succeed.
