More stringent criteria needed for PR applicants

[temasekreview]

The issue of foreign talent cropped up again recently during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day speech. He urged Singaporeans to welcome new citizens and make them feel part of the community.

This is followed a few days later by MM Lee Kuan Yew who reiterated the importance of having more foreign workers to sustain the economy.

While few can deny the fact that Singapore needs foreign labor to maintain our current competitiveness and growth rates, there were concerns that our Permanent Residency (PRs) and citizenship are granted too easily thereby leading to a depreciation of its intrinsic value.

There are now 1.68 million foreigners in Singapore, making up almost a third of the population. The rapid influx of foreigners have inflated the cost of living including housing, transport and food over the last few years.

Foreigners are also blamed, rightly or wrongly, for snatching away the rice-bowls of Singaporeans who are not entitled to a minimal wage or retrenchment benefits. The median wage of the lowest income group has stagnated and even shown a decline in the past decade.

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PROFILE OF DA JI BOR

e-mail: [email protected]

PERSONAL INFO

Nationality: P R China; Singapore PR
Date & Place of Birth: 15/10/1964; Lanzhou, China
Gender Female

EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2002 – Dec. 2005 Bank of China, Singapore Branch


Account Relationship Manager – Corporate Banking Department
Liaise with arrangers on syndication loans deals;
Information gathering, assessing and analysing of macro economy, industry, multinational corporates etc.
Prepare and present of credit proposals;
Prepare annual review reports for existing portfolios;
Draft various reports to Head Office;
Draft, edit and finalise credit manual of the department in Chinese (over 120 pages)
Translate credit manual of the department into English.


Sep. 1998 - Dec. 2001 The Kwangtung Provincial Bank Singapore Branch
(KPB merged with Bank of China since 1 Jan.2002)

Senior Officer – China Business Department
to build and expand customer base;
to minimise problem loan facilities, increased interest income by 30% within year of 1999;
to go on business trips whenever necessary;
handling perplexing projects which involved in legal procedures;
to draft reports to Head Office;
to communicate well with senior managers and junior staffs.

May 1994- Jul 1998 Robert W H Wang & Woo/ Raymond Tan & Co

China Project Supervisor cum Administrator

to oversee the legal procedures related to China Property Projects and to provide useful and helpful information to the customers;
to translante documents whenever necessary;
to manage 5 supporting staffs;
implemented on-the-job training for new staff.

Jan 1989–1992 Gansu Arts & Crafts Import & Export Corp. Lanzhou

International Trade Representative

Attending international trading fair, travelling overseas and within territary of China to negoticate with clients and suppliers on sales and purchse terms;
Expanded business to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, European and Middle East market;
Worked closely with suppliers to ensure the prompt shipment.

Sep. 1986–Dec. 1988 Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou

Assistant Lecturer

Conducted essential English courses to 1-2nd year students and students from ethnic areas;
Conducted training courses to secondary school teachers from rural areass.

EDUCATION
1982–1986 Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
B.A., English Language & Literature.

1990–1991 Gansu International Trade Institute, Lanzhou, China

attended training courses on International Trade, International Finance and Commercial Law, etc.
awarded the Certificate of Merit for the Post of International Trade Representative

2001 ACCA

Attended initial stage courses of ACCA such as Financial Informaiton for Mangement and Preparing Financial Statement, etc.


INTERESTS
Reading, photography, dancing, men, dating