S'pore considers HIV-spouse return

Tue, 20 Jun 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: AP

SINGAPORE (AP): The government is considering whether to allow
the return of foreign women married to Singaporeans who were
expelled because they were HIV-positive, a spokeswoman said on
Monday.

Singapore Immigration spokeswoman Sharon Wong declined to say
how many of the nine women deported in May had appealed the
expulsion.

The women were mainly from Thailand, Indonesia, China and the
Philippines. They were not Singaporean citizens, carrying instead
social passes that allow them to stay in Singapore for a period
of up to one year.

Under Singapore's Immigration Act, non-citizens who have the
HIV virus that causes AIDS are classified as "prohibited
immigrants."

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