DPM Wong urges Singaporeans abroad to vote
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Apr 16, 2011 - Straits Times
By Ho Ai Li, China Correspondent
SHANGHAI - EVERY vote counts and it matters regardless of where Singaporeans cast their vote, said Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng on Saturday, as he tried to allay concerns that overseas ballots had little impact.
Some people had noted that ballots cast abroad at the 2006 General Elections were added up only after those in Singapore had been counted and suggested that overseas Singaporeans be allowed to vote earlier.
Speaking at a carnival in Shanghai for China-based Singaporeans, Mr Wong said that this would be difficult given the different time zones, as the Government would like all Singaporeans to vote at the same time.
He explained that when the vote count in Singapore shows a clear win for a certain candidate, and if the number of overseas ballots for that particular ward would not affect the result, the candidate will be declared the winner.
But the votes from abroad would still be added up and included in the final count, he assured. 'Their votes are counted. It's important, every vote counts,' he told reporters at the Singapore Day carnival at Shanghai's Century Park.
Mr Wong urged Singaporeans abroad to register to have a say in the elections, pointing out that there was still time to do so before the date of polling day is announced.
As of end March, nearly 2,800 outside Singapore have registered to vote at one of nine overseas polling stations in cities including Beijing and Shanghai.
About 5,500 people attended the Singapore Day gathering, the fourth such event to encourage those who are away from Singapore, to keep up their ties with home.
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oh really? my vote still counts ar? then why pap still setup all those stupid rules to ensure i am not qualified to vote leh....
oh by the way...ur speech was really boring leh... u got noticed not much ppl clap when u start and end??
and... knn queue long long only can get 2 stick of satay per person....lucky they never say cannot queue more than once... heng lor as a 200% singaporean.. i enjoy the chance of queuing on sat like i got nothing else better to do.. so in the end i got 12 stick in total
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Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
oh really? my vote still counts ar? then why pap still setup all those stupid rules to ensure i am not qualified to vote leh....
oh by the way...ur speech was really boring leh... u got noticed not much ppl clap when u start and end??
and... knn queue long long only can get 2 stick of satay per person....lucky they never say cannot queue more than once... heng lor as a 200% singaporean.. i enjoy the chance of queuing on sat like i got nothing else better to do.. so in the end i got 12 stick in total
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Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
oh really? my vote still counts ar? then why pap still setup all those stupid rules to ensure i am not qualified to vote leh....
oh by the way...ur speech was really boring leh... u got noticed not much ppl clap when u start and end??
and... knn queue long long only can get 2 stick of satay per person....lucky they never say cannot queue more than once... heng lor as a 200% singaporean.. i enjoy the chance of queuing on sat like i got nothing else better to do.. so in the end i got 12 stick in total
they like to count PAP votes ONLY not yours -
what?? u bothered to attend and listen to his crap?
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
what?? u bothered to attend and listen to his crap?
knn... real satay hard to find in shg u know?? -
Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
knn... real satay hard to find in shg u know??why u not qualified to vote?
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
why u not qualified to vote?
He/she is not resident in Singapore but has resided in Singapore for a total of not less than 30 days during the three years immediately before 1 January 2011. -
Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
He/she is not resident in Singapore but has resided in Singapore for a total of not less than 30 days during the three years immediately before 1 January 2011.oh. that's fucked up man. They must have known that people who are long term away from singapore must be anti-PAP haha. Take leave go back and vote lor.
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Only sgporeans in aust, china, uk and us and vote. Fark la...there are plenty more singaporeans in places like indonesia, thailand, vietnam, malaysia, india, middle east, canada, europe etc.
I think there must be at least a few hundred thousand of us out there.
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"a few hundred thousand of us out there"
ya, fathered by singaporean
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PR image
take a look wat MINDEF displayed
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can we quickly have the election and get this thing over with?
we citizens of spore has better things to do
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Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
knn... real satay hard to find in shg u know??real satay from Singapore or made in china?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
real satay from Singapore or made in china?
according to the boss... all the material was from china.. cos they dun allow than to import their own satay... but made in china by him lor.. so it's still considered as real malay satay lor.. no choice... -
Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
according to the boss... all the material was from china.. cos they dun allow than to import their own satay... but made in china by him lor.. so it's still considered as real malay satay lor.. no choice...so when you want to sell satay?
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Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):
oh really? my vote still counts ar? then why pap still setup all those stupid rules to ensure i am not qualified to vote leh....
oh by the way...ur speech was really boring leh... u got noticed not much ppl clap when u start and end??
and... knn queue long long only can get 2 stick of satay per person....lucky they never say cannot queue more than once... heng lor as a 200% singaporean.. i enjoy the chance of queuing on sat like i got nothing else better to do.. so in the end i got 12 stick in total
.....2 STICKS PER SATAY?SO STINGY.....U SHOULD HAVE STAYED LONGER N EAT TO HEARTS CONTENT.
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People who failed their IPPT and go abroad don't qualify.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
People who failed their IPPT and go abroad don't qualify.
actually they have a IPPT mock up there... so u can do ur IPPT there.. if u cannot pass u cannot go back sg... -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
so when you want to sell satay?
when i retire lor... soon lah.. maybe in 5yrs time lor.... -
Originally posted by ditzy:
People who failed their IPPT and go abroad don't qualify.
NEITHER DO PEOPLE IN SPORE AND PASSED THEIR IPPT WITH GOLD EVEN!:)
SO HOW MANY DOZEN STICKS OF SATAY U GOT IN SPORE ANYWAY?:)