Clarification by Minister for Manpower

Debated in Parliament on 5 Oct 2020.

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The Minister for Manpower clarified a factual error in her earlier statement about the number of employers applying for Employment Passes.
She corrected that, instead of 40,000, 75,000 employers had applied for Employment Passes at least once in the last five years.
The correction was made during a session where the Speaker allowed the minister to proceed with the clarification.

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The Minister for Manpower (Mrs Josephine Teo)

Mr Speaker, with your leave, may I correct a factual error in my speech at the 1 September Sitting during the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the President's Address.

Speaker

Please proceed.

Mrs Josephine Teo

Mr Speaker, I had said that in the last five years, about 40,000 employers have applied for Employment Passes at least once. [Please refer to "Debate on President's Address", Official Report, 1 September 2020, Vol 95, Issue No 3.]

That is an error. In the last five years, 75,000 employers have applied for Employment Passes at least once. Thank you.

Speaker

Ministerial Statement. Deputy Prime Minister.

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Clarification by Minister for Manpower

Debated in Parliament on 5 Oct 2020.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Minister for Manpower clarified a factual error in her earlier statement about the number of employers applying for Employment Passes.
She corrected that, instead of 40,000, 75,000 employers had applied for Employment Passes at least once in the last five years.
The correction was made during a session where the Speaker allowed the minister to proceed with the clarification.

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The Minister for Manpower (Mrs Josephine Teo)

Mr Speaker, with your leave, may I correct a factual error in my speech at the 1 September Sitting during the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the President's Address.

Speaker

Please proceed.

Mrs Josephine Teo

That is an error. In the last five years, 75,000 employers have applied for Employment Passes at least once. Thank you.

Speaker

Ministerial Statement. Deputy Prime Minister.

Clarification by Minister for Manpower

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The Minister for Manpower (Mrs Josephine Teo)

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Mrs Josephine Teo

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Clarification by Minister for Manpower

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The Minister for Manpower (Mrs Josephine Teo)

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Mrs Josephine Teo

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