SINGAPORE - Clan association leaders are cheered by the news that the dialect field in digital birth certificatesThe Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations, the umbrella body of Chinese clan associations, said it welcomes the Government's move to make the adjustment to its policy in response to the public's opinion.
The inclusion of the parents' dialect of a newborn in the digital birth certificates was announced by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on Friday ., several fields of information, including the parents' dialect, were dropped to simplify the registration process.ICA said it acknowledges"the feelings that have been expressed on the matter".
Mr Francis Phua, 63, president of the Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan, said:"Without knowing our dialect group, we do not know the roots of our pioneer forefathers and their sacrifices as they journeyed here from their ancestral homes in search of a better life for their future generations."