Foreigners boost Singapore economy, says PM Lee

AFP
17 Aug 2008

SINGAPORE (AFP) — Foreign talent and migrants in Singapore give the economy an extra boost, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday amid worries among locals that they are losing out to the newcomers.

With Singapore's small population base, relying on local manpower resources alone will not be enough, Lee said in his key annual policy speech broadcast on television.

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