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About 500 people attended the fourth anti-immigration protest at Hong Lim Park against the Population White Paper on Jan. 31, 2015 — a sharp decline in turnout compared to the massive 4,000-strong crowd that showed up for the first Population White Paper protest held two years ago.

Though interest in the protest wore thin, the Saturday afternoon protest organised by unemployment support worker, Gilbert Goh of Transitioning.org, saw a number of opposition politicians attend and speak in their own capacities.

Around 30 members of Singaporeans First Party (SingFirst), including their party secretary-general Tan Jee Say, treasurer David Foo and head of communications Winston Lim were in attendance “as private individuals”.

When asked if SingFirst supported Gilbert Goh’s anti-immigration movement, Tan said: “We support the issues they are fighting for, for Singaporeans… It is an important issue because it is where the government has failed the people.”



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Opposition political party members speak out

Jufrie bin Mahmood from the SDP and Osman Sulaiman from the National Solidarity Party (NSP), who spoke at the protest in their own personal capacity, lambasted the PAP’s liberal immigration policies and urged protesters to vote an “alternative voice” into Parliament.

Sulaiman, a human resource officer, blamed government policies for not aiding the poor. Citing the removal of GST for trading of precious metals, he said: “The alternative (opposition parties) have always proposed to remove GST on basic necessities (but instead) what the government did was not to help the poor… Does it make sense?”

Jufrie said that people in the opposition political parties were “working to give Singaporeans their alternative voice”.

In his speech, he lambasted the government for their immigration policies, heavily implying that the policies were intended to aid the ruling People’s Action Party. “I don’t know (why the PAP) sangat sayang (very dear to) the foreigners,” he told the crowd.



Gilbert Goh investigated by police for separate incident

Goh said during the protest that he was questioned for attempting to organise an event in protest of proposed Philippine Independence Day celebrations in Ngee Ann City.

“There was a five-hour interrogation, but it was cordial,” Goh told Mothership.sg, adding that he was being questioned on potential charges of “inciting violence” and “forgery”.

Goh had in June last year posted a Facebook picture warning Filipinos that the planned celebration will be taken as an “act of war”. He also published a statement calling on Singaporeans to show their “displeasure” by “participating in a silent protest” outside Ngee Ann City. The planned celebrations were eventually called off.



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More protests to come

When asked why he decided to organise a fourth Population White Paper protest after two years had past, Goh said that he wanted to “let the authorities know” that “there are still a group of us here that aren’t happy with the White Paper”.

“(For some of us) as the law pass, as the legislation pass (sic), we accept it, and life goes on… but we are different,” he said, adding, “Every year, we can assure you, in the month of January or February, we will hold this protest in Hong Lim Park.”

“Even if I am here alone, I will still do it. But of course I hope you’re here with me.”

Hong Lim Park turnouts have steadily declined since the heyday of the Population White Paper protest and the Return Our CPF protest, despite the four-month lull between the last Return Our CPF protest, where protesters clashed with a YMCA charity carnival.
 

Leongsam

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Nobody is interested in these stupid protests because 99% of the population is doing well.

The only people in trouble financially are a bunch of losers who would be in the same predicament no matter where they were in the world.
 

virus

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nobody is interest in hamas captain goh until he can secure a tix on the FAP bandwagon.
 

xpo2015

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Thank God majority of sensible Singaporeans are not xenophobic and showing discrimination.
 

krafty

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fundamentally, it is rotting and on the surface, all look well. these group of protesters will be hailed heros in time to come cos they already seen how pap is ruining the beautiful island.

Nobody is interested in these stupid protests because 99% of the population is doing well.

The only people in trouble financially are a bunch of losers who would be in the same predicament no matter where they were in the world.
 

JohnTan

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Only 500 sinkies attended an anti-foreigner rally? That kinda shows that the vast majority of sinkies don't share their xenophobic views about foreigners. On the other hand, we have over 3000 people who gathered at Bishan Park for a pro-Singapore rally.

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krafty

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nothing to be proud about, this kind of event is expected to have full turn out cos por lumpar cronies certainly will not want their master to lose face.

Only 500 sinkies attended an anti-foreigner rally? That kinda shows that the vast majority of sinkies don't share their xenophobic views about foreigners. On the other hand, we have over 3000 people who gathered at Bishan Park for a pro-Singapore rally.

human-sg50-logo.jpg
 

master

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Nobody is interested in these stupid protests because 99% of the population is doing well.

The only people in trouble financially are a bunch of losers who would be in the same predicament no matter where they were in the world.

U r wrong sam! 99% of of the voter have decided that there is no need to talk or protest anymore!
They will let their vote do the talking n protesting.
 
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