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This is the type of PR/converted citizens that the Singapore Govt loves - one who takes all the benefits available to citizens, but yet when it is time for him to fulfil his obligations, he will try his best to avoid. Will the Singapore Govt ever learn?

The Immigration & Checkpoint Authority (ICA) has rejected the application of Zhang Junyi to denounce his Singapore citizenship, citing that he is not yet a legal adult. In addition, the ICA also reminded Zhang of his National Service obligation when he becomes 18 year-old. In response, Zhang sought a judicial review on ICA's decision.

Zhang Junyi filed his request to the Supreme Court through his father Zhang Shaowei. Zhang Junyi was represented by lawyer Lee Jing Xiong who asked the Supreme Court to review the decision of the ICA and the Ministry of Defence on Zhang Junyi's case.

Zhang Junyi urged the Court to rule that he is eligible to renounce his Singapore citizenship, he doesn't qualify for national service, and that his notice to the ICA last year which declared his intention to renounce citizenship is valid.

Zhang Junyi is due for National Service registration soon. He is currently on an exit permit which cleared him for overseas studies. The exit permit will expire on 30 December 2011. The law requires males eligible for National Service to register with the Ministry of Defence when they turn 16.5 years old.

Zhang Junyi's parents Zhang Shaowei and Liang Jiali emigrated to Singapore in January 1996. They converted to Singapore citizenship, along with Zhang Junyi's 2 elder sisters. 2 months after gaining citizenship, they moved to Hongkong.

Zhang Junyi was borned in Hongkong 3 months after his family moved there. Subsequently, Zhang Junyi was granted Singapore citizenship the following Febraury. He lived in Hongkong until he returned to Singapore in 2005 at the age of 10 to study.

In August 2010, Zhang Junyi applied to Hongkong Department of Immigration to restore his Chinese citizenship. Although the Department accepted his application, it was conditional that he relinquishes his Singapore citizenship. 4 months later, Zhang Junyi notified the ICA of his intention to renouce his Singapore citizenship.

However. the ICA rejected his application, citing Section 1, Article 128 of the Singapore Constitution that a citizen can only give up his citizenship when he is above 21 years old and that parents may not make such a decision for the child. The ICA also added that according to Section 2, Article 128 of the Singapore Constitution, Zhang Junyi is obligated to complete his National Service as long as he remains a Singapore citizen.

The Central Manpower Base (CPMB) also suggested that Zhang Junyi should postpone his application for change of citizenship until he has turned 21 years old and that he has completed his National Service. CMPB will consider his application.

In response, Zhang Junyi described the constitutional interpretation of the ICA and the CMPB as "illogical and unfair", citing 3 points. Firstly, the Singapore citizenship was imposed on him because his parents emigrated to Singapore.

Secondly, he is not a 100% citizen because he will only be accorded with full citizenship rights as soon as he relinquished other citizenships within a year after he turned 21 years old. As such, the aforementioned constitutional provisions are irrelevant.

Thirdly, the Enlistment Act does not apply on him because he was less than 16 years old when he first declared his intention to ICA to renounce his Singapore citizenship.

The Attorney General's Chamber (AGC) was notified of the application for judicial review in the middle of November by Zhang Junyi's lawyer Mr Lee Jing Xiong. The pre-conference trial starts today.

Expert: "Interesting" Judicial Review

Constitutional law expert Dr Kevin Tan told Zaobao this would be an "interesting" judicial review. He also pointed out that the Courts rarely take on cases which involve citizenship rights because very few people would submit such issues to the Courts.

He also added that Zhang Junyi may not succeed in securing a judicial review because both the ICA and the CMPB did not act wilfully or irregularly, and as well as exceed their jurisdictions.

Dr Kevin Tan said that Article 128 of the Singapore Constitution appears absolute and that only Singaporeans above the age of 21 are eligible to renounce their citizenship.

Few days ago, Minster of Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen revealed in Parliament 8800 sons of new immigrants had been enlisted for National Service over the last five years. Among them, 6100 (70%) opted to become Singapore citizens.

However, among second-generation permanent residents, 4200 gave up their permanent residency over the same period. In another words, for every three sons of permanent residents, two would enlist while one would give up his permanent residency status in order to forgo national service.

recesson ? what recession ?

let me tell you that any recession is laughed at by one group of people that have make millions and billions in just the last one year.

IE. GROUPON FACEBOOK APPLE TWITTER

In other words NEW ECONOMY that obselete the old economy.

Which leads to why it is vitally important to abolish NS for that will lead to the new economy having a 2 years headstart instead of being obsolute human beings by the age of 20 when they ROD or ORD from NS.

Sg youths are obsolete by the time they graduate

please take note

facebook overtook myspace and friendster in 2 years
google overtook microsoft in 2 years.
apple overtook google in 2 years.
twitter overtook facebook in 2 years.

the point is that in 2 years your knowledge is obsolete and NS IS KILLING SG with a obsolete workforce of youth.

lim swee say still dont know NS is killing Sg

SINGAPORE: Labour chief Lim Swee Say has identified structural unemployment as an issue the government is concerned about, a problem he expects to get worse given the economic outlook.

Mr Lim was speaking at a forum organised by the Young Sikh Association on Saturday.

The labour chief told some 200 participants at the forum that for real wages to keep growing, the economy must expand by three to five percent over the next decade.

But it won't be easy.

A big concern is a mismatch between workers' skills and what's demanded by employers.

Mr Lim said low-wage workers are vulnerable to structural unemployment.

Another group is the Professionals, Managers and Executives (PMEs).

He said the last 15 years have seen a concerted effort to train workers better.

And the current focus on achieving sustainable and inclusive growth is an extension of this goal.

Mr Lim said: "Simply put, sustainable growth is to ensure there is enough opportunities. Inclusive growth is to minimise structural mismatch. In other words, if a growing number of Singaporeans are not able to take on these jobs that are being created in the economy, then they'll be excluded."

The labour chief said one way out for the PMEs is professional conversion to adapt to new jobs.

As for low-wage workers, the emphasis is on upgrading skills and re-designing jobs.

Mr Lim, who is also the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, said the economy needs a mix of local and foreign enterprises to grow.

And the government's aim is to ensure Singaporeans form the core of the workforce, even as it continues to accept foreign workers.

The ratio between foreign and local workers will be kept at 1:2.

Mr Lim recalled his time in the Economic Development Board (EDB) when he was involved in persuading multi-national corporations to set up shop in Singapore.

Faced with a lack of trained workers, the EDB offered these companies a "package deal", where the agency would fund the training of Singapore workers, who would go on to take up managerial positions in these companies.

But the process of "glocalisation" - where multi-nationals globalise their operations but localise their workforce - is more challenging in Singapore because of its relatively low unemployment rate.

"So we said, 'How about this? You don't have to localise your workforce to the extreme'," Mr Lim said.

Instead, foreign companies would be persuaded to allow Singaporeans to form the core of their operations here.

"If we do it in this way, over time the industry will sink roots in Singapore. So when the companies think about moving out of Singapore, they've got to think about the core of Singaporean workers. This core has taken them five years, 10 years, 20 years to invest. Why would they give it up?" said Mr Li

we are breeding a inferior breed in sg iwth NS

how come no one see that by making people serve NS in Singapore , we are screening and breeding a native singapore population that may have undesirable characteristics.

by way of clarifying with a population of dogs , if we make them walk over hot coal and the only way to escape is to jump over a high wall , the only dogs left in the population are those short losers.

HARD DATA proof NS IS KILLING SG

this means that the most dumb FT lower 66 percent will take up sg citizenship and the most smart FT will reject Sg purely due to NS.

anyone with a brain can see this clearly is SUICIDAL POLICY for Sg and will KILL IT EVENTUALLY or maybe IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE as this HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS OF NS IS KILLING SG !!!!




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SINGAPORE: Over the last five years, about 8,800 males who had become permanent residents under the sponsorship of their parents were enlisted for and served National Service (NS).

About 6,100 of them have taken up citizenship.

Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen gave the figures in a written reply to a parliamentary question from Nee Soon GRC MP, Dr Lim Wee Kiak.

In that same period, about 4,200 males who had become permanent residents under the sponsorship of their parents renounced their PR status prior to serving National Service.

Dr Ng said the failure of these permanent residents to serve NS will be taken into account when they subsequently apply to study or work in Singapore.

These PRs were warned about the consequences of their action at the point of renunciation.

- CNA/al

How to solve the FT problems in Sg ?

Where the FT is located is really not relevant as the world now has shrinked into a small village. So whether the FT is physically located in Sg or not is really debating yesterday problems.


the 2 years in NS is really the big problem not the FT policy. 2 years in today context is the diff between
microsoft and google , between Sony and Apple , between MySpace and Facebook.

You go into NS with Sony or Microsoft or Myspace kings of their respective space and you depart NS with another set of kings. In other words the world has changed and your knowledge base has become obsolete. Meanwhile those never do NS are entrennched in this new world while you blur fuck just ROD locals are still operating in the old world modality.

As a employer , it is thus make better economic sense to hire FT

1) they are younger and more energetic
2) they are more in tune with new world rather than the obsolete NS slaves.
3) SAF has made our local boys cynical and low morale and cut off whatever initiative they have.


NS is killing Sg.