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MP Lee Li Lian’s speech on the Population White Paper

Dear Madam Speaker, The recently released Population White Paper seeks to address two challenges-ageing population and low Total Fertility Rate (TFR), by bringing in more immigrants. With projected figures of between 6.5 million to 6.9 million in 2030, it is no wonder that many ordinary Singaporeans have been concerned about...

MP Chen Show Mao’s speech on the Population White Paper

Madam Speaker, The White Paper states that “To be a strong and cohesive society, we must have a strong Singaporean core.” It also states that＂our population and workforce must support a dynamic economy that can steadily create good jobs and opportunities.＂ Our experience over the past few years suggests that to achieve...

NCMP Gerald Giam: Restructuring the Economy to create a Dynamic Population for a Sustainable Singapore

Madam Speaker, Over the past decade, Singapore’s population has grown by over 1.2 million people to reach 5.3 million last year. While GDP growth figures were rosy for most of the past decade, income inequality has risen significantly. The wages of the bottom income earners were held down in part by the influx of foreign labour...