NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS 1992 - 1994

Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Law how many local and foreign children respectively were adopted by Singaporean parents each year from 1992 to 1994.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: From our records, the number of local and foreign children adopted by Singaporean parents (i.e either both or at least one parent is a Singapore citizen) during the period 1992 - 1994 is shown below in tabulated form. NO. OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN CHILDREN ADOPTED BY SINGAPOREAN PARENTS (I.E. EITHER BOTH OR AT LEAST ONE PARENT IS A SINGAPORE CITIZEN) _______________________________________________________ YEAR LOCAL FOREIGN TOTAL _______________________________________________________ 1992 285 436 721 1993 306 414 720 1994 309 464 773 _______________________________________________________