An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
A netizen has exposed that Chinese national beggars in Singapore may belong to syndicates that come here to milk the sympathy of Singaporeans!
The netizen “Lonely Kitten” spoke about the beggars in a blog entry earlier on Monday. In the entry, he posted many pictures of Singapore, and of a handicapped beggar believed to be from China. The middle-aged beggar is seen sprawled on the ground writing Chinese calligraphy with a brush held in his mouth.
The blogger observed that the beggar collected at least $500 in a morning’s work, and often had to empty the takings into a black briefcase.
He adds that these Chinese national beggars actually belong to syndicates that distribute these beggars to different areas while the syndicate members sit somewhere nearby to have coffee. They will pick up the beggars to return to their hotels later to count the day’s takings – often stacks of cash – and celebrate the “harvest”.
“Lonely Kitten” adds that
these professional beggars can hold social visit passes that allow them to stay for up to two months in Singapore. This way, the beggars can make up to S$30,000 each, or RMB$150,000, enough to allow them a comfortable retirement back in China.
Finally, the blogger, who is a Chinese national himself, feels ashamed that China is even exporting professional beggars who are milking Singaporeans for their sympathy and making use of their goodwill.
Beggaring is known to be illegal in Singapore. 109 beggars were arrested last year for begging.
Source: Lianhe Wanbao, 26 June 2011. Click here for the Chinese report.
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13-11-2013, 06:00 PM
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