NDR2021: “Entirely baseless” to claim that there is Chinese privilege in Singapore, says PM Lee, calling on residents to understand concerns faced by ethnic minorities
But following decades of peace, racial harmony may have gradually been taken for granted.
The first is how some ethnic minorities have had unhappy experiences when renting a home. This happened when some Chinese home owners tell their property agents that they prefer not to have tenants of a particular race. The second is how ethnic minorities sometimes face more difficulties during job searches, with some employers preferring to hire Chinese employees.
He noted that it is human nature to be drawn to those with similar linguistic and cultural backgrounds when seeking friends and life partners. As these are matters that concern private lives and personal decisions, they generally have no great impact on society.
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