10/05/2013

Essential services and jobs must be in the hands of Sinkies



The military, the police and other uniformed services are vital organisations that protect the country and people. Jobs in these services have traditionally been filled by citizens and their appointments to key positions are highly guarded. Today it seems that anyone can join these services and many are demanding that PRs must don uniforms, serve in the military as well without any concern about compromising the sensitivity and security of these organisations when non citizens are exposed to them. Maybe it doesn’t matter anymore as PRs are in many ways regarded as locals, another term for being one of us. Or maybe the leaders have thought through this and are confident that it is safe to do so.

There are other essential services like power plants and water supplies. Control of these organisations is a serious matter and leaving them to foreigners would have serious implications. Letting PRs control them should be ok as PRs are locals, one of us? Why not when power plants can be sold and managed by foreigners. Maybe security of these services is no longer an issue. All is safe and sound.

I am wondering what services or industry in the private sector would be regarded as essential services that must not be controlled and managed by foreigners. Again citizens, new or old, definitely do not matter. One given a pink IC, they are safe, one of us. And definitely PR is not an issue either.

Over the last few years, many foreigners have taken over the banking and finance industry, and also the IT industry. Some are PRs and some are still foreigners, and some given the pink IC. How pervasive is the presence of foreigners in these two industries/professions today that should they decide to walk out, go home, the banking/finance and IT support could simply go kaput? Maybe such a thing will not happen no matter what. There is nothing to worry about, just like the Fukushima meltdown would never have happened, but it did happened.

Have the banking/finance and IT professions reached a critical point that foreigners are in effective control, domination and could hold the country at ransom, that they are indispensable as there are not enough qualified and trained Sinkies to fill the vacuum if they decide to leave for any weird reason? For that matter, how exposed and dependent are GIC and Temasek Holdings to foreigners that could cost havoc if they quit? How much of highly sensitive information are now in the hands of trustworthy and dependable foreigners? We nearly have more Goodyears.

The lack of succession plans to ensure that Sinkies can fill up the top banking positions is obvious. After so many years, the industry still has to depend on foreigners to fill the top jobs. And looks like the situation is getting worse by the days when more foreigners are recruited to fill the top management grade positions and being groomed or in place to take over the top jobs instead of Sinkies.

Maybe I am unduly worried as everything is in control and what is the problem when PRs are one of us? There are plentiful of PRs that will be most willing to fill the positions and do the bidding. And a little carrot would be enough to see them turning pink. It is precarious to think that two vital services/professions are dominated by foreigners and with Sinkies either fleeing or not given the chance or being kicked aside.

A little foresight or 20/20 vision is good I supposed, to prevent such dire situation to even exist at the peril of the professions and industries. When is the long term planning for such strategic human assets? 

I heard a fart. C'mon, this is no farting matter.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

redbean
Don't be naive lah!
They don't trust Singaporeans lah!
Guarding gahmen Ministers is an essential service or not?
Then why PAP gahmen uses Gurkha guards (foreign talent) to protect Ministers' home?

Similarly ... same logic.
Essential jobs & services should be in the hands of Sinkies or Gurkha guards (the foreigners?)
In the event a freak election result occurs?

The list of Singaporean assets that requires 56 man-years to compile.
Do you think PAP trust a foreigner or a Singaporean to maintain CONfidentiality of the list?

Chua Chin Leng aka redbean said...

Thank you for waking me up. I only 3 years old.

Anonymous said...

Is this why we overpay a General to operate our MRT instead of a civilian?
Because a Singaporean civilian cannot be trusted to "do the correct thing" if a "freak election" results occurs?

Anonymous said...

@ October 05, 2013 10:49 am

Ya hor!
Before the General become CEO of MRT;
It was a foreigner Saw Phaik Hwa.
Both with no previous train experience.

Anonymous said...

"Have the banking/finance and IT professions reached a critical point that foreigners are in effective control, domination and could hold the country at ransom,....."
RB

No worry lah, even if it reached critical point, as long as PAP is in control of govt.

But if opposition party is in control of govt, then big problem lah.

Why?

Because that is the time the foreigners will walk out! And even if they don't, the opposition govt will sack them and ask them to go home!

So that's why 60% Sinkies very scared opposition become govt, tio bo?







Laughing and Farting said...

Wow, you are prescient.

I am going to fart now...

Why? Because you want this and that "sensitive" job to be filled by native Sinkie citizens but where to find?

Years ago, we were told to stop at two so sex became recreational only. Now, where got enough native Sinkie citizens to fill up the "sensitive" jobs? Even those who are willing to do so priced themselves out of the market so the employers take the easy way out and just signed on anyone at a much lower salary,even those with fake credentials from dubious universities ranked at the bottom of the Academic list. We are left to take up the less sensitive jobs like being taxi drivers.

Foreigners can be issued side arms!Don't believe? Look at all the Malaysian Cisco security guards at the airport, banks, hospitals etc.

This is no farting matter OK?

Anonymous said...

The enemy (Foreign talents) of my enemy (Singaporeans), is my friend.
Is this the secret doctrine of the Pro Alien party?

Anonymous said...

Uncle Chua
you should call your website 'Chua Chin Leng's School of Policy Studies".
i mean this in a good and respecttful way!!

Anonymous said...

When a Leader Leaves Gracefully
- example of a leader who really left and did not hang around to interfere

SOURCE
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303492504579113641917654208.html

Limpeh & Son. I hope you are taking notes.

virgo49 said...

General, so what/????

If the general population of NS reservists reported camps and draw arms and go against the one man or even one battalion loyalists so what????

NS reservists are in most battalions and they can do wonders!!!

Anonymous said...

just back from my usual breakfast at the kopitian......

overheard a group of uncles and aunties speaking singlish loudly as if they owned the kopitian.......

anyway, I find them rather entertaining......

they spend a long time discussing why the pap is losing support on the ground.......

they said the trust between the older pap and the people had lost....

there is no more bond between the new pap with the people......

really ????????????

Anonymous said...

No worry, they have built new bonds with new citizens and PRs and also foreigners.

Anonymous said...

Sinkie, Sinkieland, Sin, Stinkapore, Sinkapoor...foreign talents in our mist must be overwhelmed by our use of these terms of endearment for our Stinkhole, I mean Singapore home.

Anonymous said...

yes ... we have a dream; meaning the low income (i.e. before $3k definition)

when will the misery end ...

fuck hsien loong n his dogs n biches

long live kuan yew ... to witness the departure of your beloved

Anonymous said...

It is an unwritten rule that it is the defense forces' job to protect and preserve a country's way of life. But alas a certain country's way of life is so disfigured that their men and women in uniform can't even recognise, least of all defend.

Anonymous said...

In Singapore parliament, there are 89 MPs + 3 NCMPs and 7 NMPs.

Out of the 99;
- 7 are Workers' Party MPs
- 3 NCMPs (From Opposition parties)
- 7 NMPs (appointed by Singapore President)

The Pro-Opposition vote in Parliament is now (7+3)/99 = 10%

So in GE 2016
- If Opposition parties win 47 seats in parliament
- And NCMPs = 3 seats
Then in theory; Opposition has majority in parliament with 50 votes.

But then if President Tony Tan suddenly appoint 9 NMPs to parliament.
Then PAP will still have majority with (42+9) = 51 seats in parliament.

So like that how?
Opposition can never be the majority in parliament tio boh?
Because maybe the number of NMPs is decided by a maybe pro PAP President?
And of course if they are nominated, they maybe must be pro PAP tio bo?

Anonymous said...

"So in GE 2016
- If Opposition parties win 47 seats in parliament"
Anon October 05, 2013 7:38 pm

60% will only respect a party that can contest 100% of seats AS ONE PARTY.

Which opposition party in 2016 can contest 100% of seats as one party like the PAP, you tell me lah?

WP will be lucky if it can still keep all its 7 MPs in 2016!

Anonymous said...

Hong Lim Park protest today only around 500 people! So pathetic. Organiser Gilbert Goh said he gave up protesting already. Hahahahaha.

Like that PAP sure win again 2016 lah, even with 6.9M population target, tio bo?

Anonymous said...

Hopefully LHL will continue to be Prime Minister at least until GE 2016.
Opposition sure win more GRCs in GE 2016.
We can always count on the LHL factor.

Anonymous said...

You mean the LHL cock-up factor?
That is even more sure than never getting back our CPF money.

Anonymous said...

Only 500 people at Hong Lim Park?
Good.
That means the other protestors already confirm they are voting Opposition.
No need anymore persuading by Gilbert.

Protest votes more important than just protesting.

Anonymous said...

But the ONE PARTY that can contest all the seats ... the average quality of the candidates are declining.

GE 2011
... Tin Pei Ling ... seriously?
... Limpeh LKY ... seriously?
... Grace Fu ... seriously?
... Chan Chun Sing ... seriously?
... an asshole surgeon ... seriously?
... LHL ... seriously?
... WKS ... seriously?
... Yacob ... seriously?
The list of non-achievers goes on ...

It's not the quantity.
It's the quality.
Pay million dollars and can only attract this type of quality?
Are you serious?

Anonymous said...

Sg standard like that one.

Sg Lions world ranking outside 100.

Only can yaya in own small well.

Go out of this tiny piny island straight away quality kanna exposed liao. Against Malaysian Team already can barely cope. Against against stronger opponents in Asia alone already sure kanna trashed.

Quite obvious never properly groom talent at home and have healthy competition confirm lead to this type of dangerous situation when needs to deal with outside people or threat.

How to convince citizens stay rooted?

In terms of nation building, likely last 29 years after 1984 SinkieLand is sinking deeper and going backwards instead of rising higher and forging ahead.

This is certainly likely endangering a nation's chances in the coming years.

Perhaps any where else also good, including Iskandar in BolehLand. Observe many Sinkies flocking there quite often, some even already uprooted and based there.

Perhaps make sense to run when still can before kanna bled dry by big, fat, greedy, perpetually blood thirsty leech-ders in SinkieLand.

b said...

Should be in the hands of angmo - they will not introduce 99 yr HDB and COE.

Anonymous said...

If Singapore has a mild temperate climate she will be colonised by ang mohs a long time ago. Asians please join the queue hor.