By next May, none of Singapore's public servants will have access to the internet while at work.

从明年5月开始，新加坡的公务员在办公期间将不允许上外网。

The city-state, which prides itself on strong law and order, is cutting off online access for government workers from about 100,000 computers, according to the Straits Times.

据《海峡时报》报道，新加坡这个以其强大的法律和秩序而自诩的城邦国家，将切断10万台政府公务员办公电脑的外网访问权限。

A memo¹ is being sent to all government agencies, outlining the new policy, which has been introduced to increase security, according to a statement from the Infocomm Development Authority.

据新加坡信息发展局的一项声明指出，此通知已经传达到所有的政府部门，引入此新政策目的是为了保障信息安全。

"The Singapore Government regularly reviews our IT measures to make our network more secure," the statement said. "We have started to separate internet access from the work stations of a selected group of public service officers, and will do so for the rest of the public service officers progressively over a one-year period."

声明写道：“新加坡政府定期检查我们的信息技术措施，让网络更安全。我们已经开始陆续推行这项措施，一部分公务员现已不能使用公务电脑上网。这项措施在接下来的一年内将会陆续推广到各个部门。”

The Straits Times reports that workers will be able to access the internet on their private devices.

不过《海峡时报》称，公务员倒是可以通过个人设备上网。

The move was criticized online as being a retrograde step and one that could lead to wider restrictions² on internet freedom in the city-state.

此举措被网友批评是在倒退，并且会给该城邦的互联网自由带来更大范围的限制。

Step 1: Public servants will not have internet access. Step 2: Singapore will not have internet access.

那就是，第一步：公务员不能上外网。第二步：新加坡所有公民不能上外网。