WORK PERMITS (Particulars)

Parliament of Singapore · 13 March 1967 · 1st Parliament

Official Report, 13 March 1967, Vol 25, Issue 16 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Sia Kah HuiS. V. Lingam
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Mr S. V. Lingam asked the Minister for Labour to give the numbers, up to the latest convenient date, of persons (a) who have applied for work permits: (b) who have been given work permits: (c) whose applications for work permits have been rejected; and (d) whose applications were still under consideration on that date.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour (Mr Sia Kah Hui) (for the Minister for Labour): Mr Speaker. Sir, I have been asked by the Minister to reply.

As at the 28th February this year, the total number of persons who had applied for work permits was 77,249. The total number of persons who had been given work permits was 57,223. The total number of applications rejected was 5,908. The total number of applications still under consideration was 1,837.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 13 March 1967. Republished on SGParliament.