I wish i was in Christmas Island...

• joolaball

  29 Aug 07, 22:34

  
  
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  Christmas Island was sold in 1957, before PAPpy became Singapore's ruling party in 1959.
  
  At Australia's request, the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty to Australia; in 1957, the Australian government paid the government of Singapore £2.9 million in compensation, a figure based mainly on an estimated value of the phosphate foregone by Singapore.
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  I wish i was in Christmas Island at that time hehe, so i can automatically become Australia citizen!!!
  
  
• Dr Who

  29 Aug 07, 22:56

  er.....pulau ubin is just as beautiful:
  
  
  
  Granite quarry pool in Pulau Ubin........
  
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  Anyway, I think we should buy back Christmas island......... we sold it to Australia for $10 million in 1957.....