EMIGRATED AND RETURNED SINGAPOREANS BETWEEN 1983 AND 1992

Mr Chia Shi Teck asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is (i) the number of Singaporeans who emigrated each year from 1983 to 1992 and (ii) the number that returned.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: With regard to part (i) of the question, the only available figures are the number of applications for Certificates of No Criminal Convictions (CNCCs) issued by CID, and the number of Singaporeans who have renounced their citizenship. The statistics are given in the table below. As for part (ii), figures are not available because Singaporeans who have been abroad for extended periods need not necessarily have emigrated unless they have, at the same time, renounced their citizenship. When an ex-Singaporean returns to Singapore, he may not have come back for good but is on an Employment Pass or Social Visit Pass. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 _____________________________________________________________________________________ (i) Number of n.a. n.a. n.a. 2,014 3,825 4,707 3,052 2,528 1,978 1,848 Certificates of No Criminal Convictions (CNCCs) Issued to Singapore Citizens (ii) Number of 659 527 626 773 1,046 892 1,041 1,027 927 776 Singapore Citizenships Renounced _____________________________________________________________________________________ Note: CNCCs records prior to 1986 are not available. Charts 1 & 2 - Unit Business Cost of Manufacturing 1980-92, Singapore's Relative Unit Labour Cost Against The Other NIEs In Manufacturing, (1980=100) (Cols. 581 - 582) Profit Share of Nominal GDP 1980-92, Government Operating Revenue As A Proportion of GDP (Cols. 583 - 584) Table 1 - Government Revenue As Proportion of GDP (Cols. 585 - 586) Top Personal Tax Rates, Medical Benefits as Percentage of Total Remuneration in 325 Companies (Cols. 587 - 588) Paper 1 - TAX INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE AN EXTERNAL ECONOMY (Cols. 589 - 592) Paper 2 - TAX CHANGES TO ATTRACT OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES TO SINGAPORE (Cols. 593 - 598) Paper 3 - OTHER FY93 TAX CHANGES AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS (Cols. 597 - 600) Appendix A - CHANGES IN CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO DUTIES (Cols. 601 - 604) Appendix B - REDUCTION IN PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATES WITH EFFECT FROM YA94 (Cols. 605 - 606) Appendices - HOUSEHOLDS EARNING BELOW $1,500 PER MONTH BY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (NUMBER), STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN $1,500 PER MONTH (Cols. 607 - 610) Appendix E - NET BENEFITS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLATS (Cols. 611 - 612) Appendix F - ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLATS (Cols. 613 - 618) Appendix G - TOTAL REVENUE LOSS TO GOVERNMENT OF OFFSETS (Cols. 619 - 620)