Gong Li talks about immigration

China film superstar Gong Li has become a Singaporean citizen. At the swearing-in ceremony of new citizens attended by 150 people in the auditorium of the High Court yesterday, the words Gong Li were written on a chair. But no one has ever sat in this chair.

The Sunday Times said that Gong Li who was absent was probably Gong Li.

The Sunday Times quoted a source as saying that 42-year-old Gong Li has applied for Singapore citizenship and should have obtained a pink identity card for Singaporeans.

Gong Li married Huang Hexiang, a Singaporean tobacco merchant, on 1996.

In an interview, the authorities would not disclose the identity of Gong Li.

A spokeswoman for the Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau said that she could not comment on the case because it was a private topic.

According to the report, officials attending the swearing-in ceremony were obviously looking forward to the appearance of Gong Li. Two of them were talking about Gong Li, and they even said that Gong Li was sitting in seat 133.

The Sunday Times contacted Gong Li's friends in Singapore. Some of them expressed surprise that Gong Li became a Singaporean citizen, but others said it was "old news".

Hair stylist Yan Tianfa said, "I knew this news months ago. She told me that she applied for a Singapore passport. I told her it was fine and congratulated her. "

Yan Tianfa said that Gong Li spent a week in Singapore in May to apply for citizenship, but he did not ask Gong Li why he applied for Singapore citizenship.