PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN SINGAPORE
Parliament of Singapore · 16 July 2007
Official Report, 16 July 2007, Vol 83, Issue 7 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN SINGAPORE
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Mr Siew Kum Hong asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs in 2006, how many Malaysian, Indonesian, People's Republic of China and Indian nationals were granted permanent residency in Singapore.
Mr Wong Kan Seng: In 2006, about 57,000 persons were granted permanent residency status in Singapore. These new permanent residents (PRs) came predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian countries. We also get immigrants from diverse places such as the Americas, Oceania and Europe (please see table below).
Nationality
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Granted PR in 2006
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Percentage
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South East Asian Countries
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27,543
|
48.1%
Other Asian Countries
|
26,125
|
45.6%
Others
|
3,642
|
6.3%
Total
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57,310
|
100.0%
Column: 1155
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 16 July 2007. Republished on SGParliament.