SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s Nationwide Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 23) was greeted with reward by many in Singapore, particularly the measures involving further help for folks.
Nonetheless, one a part of the speech that plenty of netizens commented on concerned the problem of overseas manpower.
PM Wong famous how far Singapore has come, however added that it’s nonetheless a small nation and is now coping with a world that’s extra turbulent.
Newcomers to the city-state who embrace its beliefs and values strengthen quite than weaken Singapore’s identification, he added, in addition to carry new views and power, and like others who’ve come up to now, contribute to the Singapore story.
“That is how we’ll proceed to welcome newcomers into our Singapore household,” he mentioned, including that the purpose if to “refresh our citizen inhabitants at a measured and sustainable tempo.”
“On the similar time, we’ll proceed to handle the scale of our overseas workforce. We welcome overseas manpower to enhance our native workforce and help our financial system, however we accomplish that in a cautious and managed method.
We are going to at all times be sure that Singaporeans stay the bulk in our personal nation,” Prime Minister famous, explaining that this implies Singapore’s inhabitants, together with its workforce, will develop extra slowly.
What netizens are saying
When Yahoo!Singapore and Mothership highlighted PM Wong’s remarks on the overseas workforce in a social media publish, many commenters had lots to say.
“Somebody posted and is my query too: what sort of Singaporean for those who by no means served your 2 yrs nationwide service,” wrote a Fb consumer.
“Simply have a look at Changi Enterprise Park throughout peak and lunch hours and the stretch of East Coast condos. Cautious and Managed method some extra,” added one other.
One merely requested, “The place’s the cautious or managed?”
“How cautious and managed?” commented one other.
In the identical vein, one other wrote, “Is the cautious and managed within the room with us?”
Others, nonetheless, voiced help for PM Wong’s remarks.
“Immigration is a part of Singapore’s historical past. Our grandparents and great-grandparents got here from totally different locations too. Right this moment, we should always decide individuals by whether or not they contribute and combine, not merely the place they got here from,” one famous.
“Fairly reassuring to listen to that overseas manpower will proceed to be managed fastidiously. We want each financial development and social steadiness,” one other chimed in. /TISG
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