CHANGE OF ADDRESSES OF MALAYSIANS TO SINGAPORE AND SINGAPOREANS TO MALAYSIA (Particulars)

Mr P. Selvadurai asked the Minister for Labour the figures for July and August, 1967, of (i) Malaysians who have changed their address from Malaysia to Singapore, and (ii) Singaporeans who have changed their address from Singapore to Malaysia, since the introduction of passport controls on 1st July, 1967, and the ethnic breakdown of the figures.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong: Mr Speaker, Sir, in July, 2,445 holders of Malaysian identity cards reported their change of address from Malaysia to Singapore and in August, 1,998 more reported their change of address from Malaysia to Singapore. These figures give a total of 4,443 holders of Malaysian identity cards who have moved down to Singapore during the two months of July and August 1967. The breakdown of these figures in broad racial groups is as follows:- Chinese 1,714 in July and 1,193 in August Malays 551 in July and 648 in August Indians and Pakistanis 156 in July and 140 in August Others 24 in July and 17 in August

During the same period, a total of 124 Singapore identity card holders reported their change of address from Singapore to Malaysia, comprising 39 in July and 85 in August. The breakdown in broad racial groups is as follows: Chinese 21 in July and 52 in August Malays 6 in July and 12 in August Indians and Pakistanis 8 in July and 13 in August Others 4 in July and 8 in August