As I see it, only when Singaporeans cease to regard foreign talent as coming here to compete for jobs with them, will foreign talent stop feeling being on the fringe. Foreigners will also begin to feel a sense of belonging to Singapore.

• 我常常在想，只有到了新加坡的社会文化不再视外来人才是来抢当地人的饭碗之日，才会是外来人才消除心头的边缘情结，把新加坡当成是不但人向往之，而且心向往之的家园和归宿之时。