MISSING CHILDREN

Parliament of Singapore · 31 October 2002

Official Report, 31 October 2002, Vol 75, Issue 10 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Braema MathiaparanamWong Kan Seng

Ms Braema Mathiaparanam asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many reported cases of missing children were filed in the years 2001 and 2002; (b) what is the average age group of these missing children; and (c) what is the success rate in the police investigation.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: Between 1st January 2001 and 13th October 2002, 1,341 persons aged 16 and below were reported missing. Of these, 1327 or 98.9% were found. Most of these missing persons (81.3%) were aged between 13 and 16 years. Police is still investigating the remaining 14 cases.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 31 October 2002. Republished on SGParliament.