But that passed, I got my energy back, and I'm trying again this month. And if I fail this time, that's OK. I've still got 2 years to go.
WPQ #1
PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN SINGAPORE
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PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN SINGAPORE
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Mr Siew Kum Hong: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs in 2006, how many Malaysian, Indonesian, People’s Republic of China and Indian nationals were granted permanent residency in Singapore.
Mr Wong Kan Seng: In 2006, about 57,000 persons were granted permanent residency status in Singapore. These new permanent residents (PRs) came predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian countries. We also get immigrants from diverse places such as the Americas, Oceania and Europe (please see table below).
Table: PR granted by region in 2006
Nationality | Granted PR in 2006 | Percentage |
South East Asian Countries | 27,543 | 48.1% |
Other Asian Countries | 26,125 | 45.6% |
Others | 3,642 | 6.3% |
Total | 57,310 | 100.0% |
WPQ #2
SINGAPORE CITIZENSHIP
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SINGAPORE CITIZENSHIP
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Mr Siew Kum Hong: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs in 2006 (a) how many of the foreign nationals who became Singapore citizens were then Malaysian, Indonesian, People’s Republic of China or Indian nationals; and (b) of these persons, how many were then Singapore permanent residents.
Mr Wong Kan Seng: In 2006, about 13,000 persons were granted Singapore Citizenship (SC). These new SCs came predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian countries (please see table below). Out of these new citizens, about 73% were PRs when they were granted citizenship. The rest of the new citizens were minors who do not need to obtain PR status first in order to be eligible for citizenship under the Constitution.
Table: SC granted by region in 2006
Nationality | Granted SC | PR when granted SC | Percentage of new citizens who were then PRs |
South East Asian Countries | 5,372 | 3,812 | 71.0% |
Other Asian Countries | 6,622 | 5,567 | 84.1% |
Others | 1,215 | 255 | 21.0% |
Total | 13,209 | 9,634 | 72.9% |