Commenting on the Little India riot in December, SMU Professor of Economics Hoon Hian Teck said that it was a tragic incident, as it was sparked by an accident that killed an Indian national. While it's too early to speculate on underlying causes, Prof Hoon underlines a few issues Singaporeans could reflect on in the wake of the riot. He said, “I think one is the reality of how we continue to establish law and order; second is the issue of how we continue to integrate people. I mean it is true that the pool of transient workers, so to speak, may mean the people in the pool won't be here for the long term, but the reality is that at each moment there'll be a large number of them. And so the process of social integration is one that is always work in progress.” Prof Hoon added that ultimately Singaporeans and foreigners are working together in a social collaboration to produce something good.