This passage is intended to compare the policies used by both Singapore and New Zealand governments to attract foreign talents to illustrate the importance of oversea human resources to the economies of both countries. The author's intention is only to narrate objectively about the policies or strategies, but not to give right and wrong appraisal of the policies.
Geography Characters
Singapore is a small island, stretched 42km from east to west and 23km from south to north, with a total land area of 649 square km.
While New Zealand consists of two islands in the south-west of Pacific, the land area is about 400 times of that of Singapore, which is 270000 square km.
Population
Singapore has a population about 3.6m, consisting of dominant Chinese (76.8%), Malays (13.9%), Indians (7.9%), and other ethnic groups (1.4%).
The population in New Zealand is more than 3.7m(source: the New Zealand Official Yearbook 2002). …
