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[edit] Wong's statement on dual citizenship and national service
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In 2006 , the Prime Minister in his National Day rally speech put forth the strategic importance of growing the population in Singapore and a fast way of doing that is to import more foreigners to become citizens. In a futher elaboration of this , the minister in charge of this bold initiative , Wong Kang Seng said that dual citizenship may be on the table in three years time. This is the closest hint that Singapore National Service may be abolish in the near future as it seems to be incompatible with a modern world where talents flow freely across borders.
is misinterpreting DPM's statement [1][2]. Dual citizenship is NOT on the table in the next 3 years, and there is no hint on abolishing National Service. --Vsion 14:52, 29 August 2006 (UTC)Time not ripe for dual citizenship Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg
It has been less than 10 years since the debate on dual citizenship surfaced in earnest in Singapore. Each time, the door has been kept closed on this option. . But with the population challenge now growing, the Government is not about to throw away the key and close any option for good. . In a pre-National Day Rally interview, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told reporters that as far as this issue was concerned, Singapore would react to a changing world. But that time has not yet come. . "Until the time when we see that, indeed, the whole world has changed and everybody provides for dual citizenship, then we will have to revisit our position. So, I'm not ruling out that option. But it's not going to happen in the next one, two or three years," he said. . In the past, the call for dual citizenship was raised to keep Singaporeans from leaving. Now, it may apply equally to enable more foreigners to settle down in Singapore. . In either case, though, the policy considerations are the same. And National Service is a main one. . "For those who are here and don't have dual citizenship, they'll be very aggrieved that a person with dual citizenship has the option of not coming back, particularly when you have the Singapore Armed Forces, when you have a policy that depends on citizenship, and you need them in a time of emergency," said Mr Wong. . Currently, Singaporeans can only hold dual citizenship until the age of 21. They must then decide to drop one citizenship. . This is still a new issue, said Mr Wong, and a decision will have to wait "until we are a mature enough society, when we feel that, yes, the bonds among Singaporeans are so strong".
Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg
It has been less than 10 years since the debate on dual citizenship surfaced in earnest in Singapore. Each time, the door has been kept closed on this option. . But with the population challenge now growing, the Government is not about to throw away the key and close any option for good. . In a pre-National Day Rally interview, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told reporters that as far as this issue was concerned, Singapore would react to a changing world. But that time has not yet come. . "Until the time when we see that, indeed, the whole world has changed and everybody provides for dual citizenship, then we will have to revisit our position. So, I'm not ruling out that option. But it's not going to happen in the next one, two or three years," he said. . In the past, the call for dual citizenship was raised to keep Singaporeans from leaving. Now, it may apply equally to enable more foreigners to settle down in Singapore. . In either case, though, the policy considerations are the same. And National Service is a main one. . "For those who are here and don't have dual citizenship, they'll be very aggrieved that a person with dual citizenship has the option of not coming back, particularly when you have the Singapore Armed Forces, when you have a policy that depends on citizenship, and you need them in a time of emergency," said Mr Wong. . Currently, Singaporeans can only hold dual citizenship until the age of 21. They must then decide to drop one citizenship. . This is still a new issue, said Mr Wong, and a decision will have to wait "until we are a mature enough society, when we feel that, yes, the bonds among Singaporeans are so strong". Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg
It has been less than 10 years since the debate on dual citizenship surfaced in earnest in Singapore. Each time, the door has been kept closed on this option. . But with the population challenge now growing, the Government is not about to throw away the key and close any option for good. . In a pre-National Day Rally interview, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told reporters that as far as this issue was concerned, Singapore would react to a changing world. But that time has not yet come. . "Until the time when we see that, indeed, the whole world has changed and everybody provides for dual citizenship, then we will have to revisit our position. So, I'm not ruling out that option. But it's not going to happen in the next one, two or three years," he said. . In the past, the call for dual citizenship was raised to keep Singaporeans from leaving. Now, it may apply equally to enable more foreigners to settle down in Singapore. . In either case, though, the policy considerations are the same. And National Service is a main one. . "For those who are here and don't have dual citizenship, they'll be very aggrieved that a person with dual citizenship has the option of not coming back, particularly when you have the Singapore Armed Forces, when you have a policy that depends on citizenship, and you need them in a time of emergency," said Mr Wong. . Currently, Singaporeans can only hold dual citizenship until the age of 21. They must then decide to drop one citizenship. . This is still a new issue, said Mr Wong, and a decision will have to wait "until we are a mature enough society, when we feel that, yes, the bonds among Singaporeans are so strong". Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg
It has been less than 10 years since the debate on dual citizenship surfaced in earnest in Singapore. Each time, the door has been kept closed on this option. . But with the population challenge now growing, the Government is not about to throw away the key and close any option for good. . In a pre-National Day Rally interview, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told reporters that as far as this issue was concerned, Singapore would react to a changing world. But that time has not yet come. . "Until the time when we see that, indeed, the whole world has changed and everybody provides for dual citizenship, then we will have to revisit our position. So, I'm not ruling out that option. But it's not going to happen in the next one, two or three years," he said. . In the past, the call for dual citizenship was raised to keep Singaporeans from leaving. Now, it may apply equally to enable more foreigners to settle down in Singapore. . In either case, though, the policy considerations are the same. And National Service is a main one. . "For those who are here and don't have dual citizenship, they'll be very aggrieved that a person with dual citizenship has the option of not coming back, particularly when you have the Singapore Armed Forces, when you have a policy that depends on citizenship, and you need them in a time of emergency," said Mr Wong. . Currently, Singaporeans can only hold dual citizenship until the age of 21. They must then decide to drop one citizenship. . This is still a new issue, said Mr Wong, and a decision will have to wait "until we are a mature enough society, when we feel that, yes, the bonds among Singaporeans are so strong".
