SINGAPORE The Tourism Situation Outbound Tourism Number of International Departures by Local Citizens in 2006 Number of Departures 2006 5,533,357 (via Air & Sea only)
% Increase/Decrease Since 2005 +7.25%
Top Ten International Destinations for Departing Citizens in 2006 (Asia Pacific Destinations Only) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Country of Origin Malaysia Indonesia China Thailand Hong Kong Australia Taiwan USA Japan Macau
Number of Arrivals 9,634,506 1,359,755 755,883 650,559 573,330 265,200 166,179 115,939 94,161 82,298
General Actions in Singapore Singapore is not a destination country for child-sex tourists. Few cases of Singaporeans charged overseas for sexual offences against young persons have been reported No empirical data currently exists to conclude that Singapore is a significant contributor to child-sex tourism in other countries. Singapore possesses tough legislation to deal with perpetrators of sexual offences against minors including: o The Women’s Charter o The Penal Code * (ongoing review) o The Children and Young Persons Act It is proposed that the Penal Code, currently under review, will soon incorporate laws with extraterritorial effect to deal with the problem of child-sex tourism. Singapore is ready to provide assistance in relation to cases of travelling child-sex offenders through the Interpol system upon receiving request. Commitment to inter-agency collaboration. Involvement in preventive education and training activities to prevent the sexual exploitation both at home and abroad including the ASEAN Regional Education Campaign.
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