CHINESE RACE IN SINGAPORE (Breakdown Figures)

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 3 December 1958 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 3 December 1958, Vol 8, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

E. B. DavidLim Cher Kheng
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Mr Lim Cher Kheng asked the Chief Secretary to state the latest approximate estimated number of persons in Singapore who are Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese and Foochow.

Mr E. B. David: Sir, the figures approximately are Hokkien, 432,000; Cantonese, 236,000; Teochew, 234,000; Hakka, 60,000; Hainanese, 79,000; Foochow, 14,000.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 3 December 1958. Republished on SGParliament.