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【选举】王瑞杰称不曾说过把人口增至1千万
在昨晚(1日)于新传媒进行的朝野政党电视辩论，民主党武吉巴督单选区候选人徐顺全，质问政府有意作一千万人口的规划，但随即被行动党荷兰-武吉知马候选人维文驳斥，指这是虚假声明。
至于东海岸集选区候选人王瑞杰则声称，他不曾说过要把人口增至1千万。政府也未有这个目标。而当前的趋势来看，到2030年可能人口还少过690万。
然而，他坦言自己是在去年3月，出席南洋理工大学常年部长论坛。当时有与会者提问人口白皮书一事。
他表示前总规划师刘太格曾公开提议，我们的人口目标应比现在更高。但自己未认可有关主张，只是解释人口规模不单只是实体空间，也包含社会空间，以及如何保有凝聚力。
不过，当时王瑞杰也曾指出，新加坡的人口密度还不算过高，还有其他城市在宜居空间方面更加拥挤。
城市规划之父”刘太格是在2014年曾提议，新加坡要保持长远永续成长，就应以人口达到一千万的情况作规划。
另一方面，人力部也发文，指前进党代表阮健平在电视辩论提出，有关失业本地PMET（专业人士、经理、执行员和技师）的数据有误，因为根据今年1月30日公布的《2019年劳动力报告》，截至去年6月，只有3万9000名PMET失业。
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