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Poser: Would Indian Govt Give Priority to Pakistani Children in Sch Admission?

makapaaa

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->MRS Sweta Agarwal, in her letter on Thursday ('Thanks, being a PR is good enough), has rightly pointed out that taking citizenship is a personal choice. Again, she is right that 'every child has the right to get the best education possible'.
However, she is plainly misguided in believing that while in Singapore, a non-Singaporean child should have an equal right as a Singaporean child to the best education possible. The division of educational resources, a limited commodity, becomes a zero-sum game. Priority can be given only to either citizen children or non-citizen children, but not both.
What Mrs Agarwal demands is tantamount to political suicide for any government, not just ours. Let us consider - would an Indian government ever give priority to Pakistani children in admission to Indian schools and universities?
In this case, Mrs Agarwal should bear the consequences of her personal choice in not becoming a citizen - that her child will be discriminated against in terms of educational resource allocation.
While most Singaporeans are pragmatic enough to acknowledge the need for foreign talent, this does not mean foreign talent should outstay its welcome and denigrate the spirit of citizenship.
To foreign friends in Singapore, just stick by the old adage, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do', and I am sure you will have a pleasant time here.
Hoon Tze Ming
 

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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading>Latest comments</TD></TR><TR><TD id=messageDisplayRegion width="100%"><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Actually we can rant for all we want, nothing will change.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: Misnomer at Sat Aug 22 13:02:09 SGT 2009
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=AlternatePost cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>The LKY School scholar fly Business Class from PRC to SG on his first trip ! (I am told personally)
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: Apaporn82 at Sat Aug 22 11:17:36 SGT 2009
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>This type of PR is not welcomed. The citizens will not let them get away.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: munny123 at Sat Aug 22 11:17:02 SGT 2009
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=AlternatePost cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>An existing PhD student with LKY School (NUS) received S$3000/monthly living allowance plus free apartment.
He was a graduate from 3rd class university in PRC !


Sad to learnt Dr Can (ex-PRC citizen) can not have better life than the above mentioned.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: Apaporn82 at Sat Aug 22 11:15:10 SGT 2009
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" class=Post cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>PRs should not receive the same priority as citizens for heavily-subsidized local schools, as unlike citizens they have the rights to send their children to an international school.

http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/200...imination.html
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: pappy at Sat Aug 22 09:41:03 SGT 2009
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