For the national holiday, see National Day (Singapore).
Singapore Day is an event organised by the Overseas Singaporean Unit under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (Singapore) to engage Overseas Singaporeans and their families. Held in cities with a significant community of Overseas Singaporeans, it is a single-day annual event designed to give Singaporeans a "slice of home while overseas" through food, performances, information updates on the situation in Singapore and career options to entice them to return to the country. Political leaders would often make unannounced visits, such as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's visit to the London event in 2014.[1]
As of 2015, Singapore Day has been held eight times in five cities, starting with New York City in 2007. While the event has seen generally good turn-outs of between 5,000 and 8,000 with positive reviews amongst visitors, its multi-million price-tag to stage each event has come under scrutiny in Singapore where the costs involved were questioned in parliament.[2] A controversy over admission to the 2013 event in Sydney also erupted when a local Australian accused the event of being "racist" and "outrageous", despite the event being a ticketed event and the man was turned away as he held no ticket.[2]
^"PM Lee mobbed as S'poreans converge in London's Victoria Park for Singapore Day". 29 March 2014.
^ ab"$4.4 million budgeted for Singapore Day 2014 in London". 15 April 2014.
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