the way i see it, the issue is not about this PRC lady ..she is not a Singaporean and she has a right to do what she want to do...furthermore she has already resigned, left singapore and started working in PRC..the issue is how easily a foreigner can get PR in singapore and stay as PR as long as she/he likes..i read somewhere in the papers that there is this indian FT that has been staying in singpore for more thna 15 yrs as a PR ! what happens if this person get retrenched, will his PR status get revoked ? NO! he will stay on and compete with sporeans for jobs and not bcos he is 'loyal' to singapore...