Debated in Parliament on 2 Jul 2024.
The following statement was made by Minister of State for Home Affairs Ms Sun Xueling in the reply for Question No 36 during Question Time at the Sitting of 2 July 2024:
As I mentioned earlier, the foreigners can go to any country which their passport or travel document allows them to go. So, for these 10 subjects, they had chosen to be deported to Cambodia or Japan, at least for these 10 subjects. [Please refer to "Factors Considered in Deciding Deportation Destinations for Foreigners Who Have Served Their Sentences in Singapore", Official Report, 2 July 2024, Vol 95, Issue 137, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
*Written statement by Ms Sun Xueling circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5): (proc text)]
I wish to make the following factual correction to the reply given for Question No 36 during Question Time at the Sitting of 2 July 2024. My statement should read as follows:
As I mentioned earlier, the foreigners can go to any country which their passport or travel document allows them to go. So, for the eight subjects who had already been deported, they had chosen to be deported to Cambodia or Japan.
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