Lawrence Wong says he can’t imagine a situation where Singapore’s citizens are a minority

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He added, 'We cannot afford to be like the UAE, where the local residents are only less than 10 per cent of the population.”

The British publication said, “at around $46,000 in dollar terms, the median full-time wages of Singaporeans are now higher than those in Britain, the country’s former colonial boss, where they sit at around $44,000.”

The piece also asks if Mr Wong can “oversee further growth,” especially in light of the country’s aging population and the increase in social spending needed to cope with it. “We welcome foreign professionals to work in Singapore, but it’s controlled, because if it’s not controlled I think we will be easily swamped. We cannot afford to be like the UAEalso quotes Mr Wong as saying that “he could not imagine a situation where Singapore’s citizens are a minority.”

 

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