Meanwhile it’s damn hard for Chinese schools to get lands allocated
Worst part it is BN begging for BN! WOOOHOOOHHH BRAVO SUPP BRAVOO!
BN BEGGING FROM BN!
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Soon Koh entrusted with land allocation for Chinese schools ?????
by Raymond Tan, Borneo Post November 21, 2011, Monday
LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN: Wong (centre) cuts the cake with SM Kiang Hin school board. At right is organising chairman Hii Leong Teck.
SIBU: Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh announced on Saturday that the Chief Minister had instructed him to form a committee to handle the government’s land allocation for private Chinese schools in the state.
Speaking at the 65th anniversary of SM Kiang Hin here, he said Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud had formally written to him last week concerning the allocation of 2,000 hectares of land.
Wong said the land would lighten the financial burden of the schools concerned.
“I shall now work with the umbrella body of Chinese schools in the state under Temenggong Vincent Lau, and we shall work together with the schools towards the noble cause.”
Wong, who is also Minister of Local Government and Community Development, said he would also persuade the state and federal governments for annual grants.
He said the development of Chinese education had received attention in the country, saying Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had acknowledged that Chinese education was an important asset ofMalaysia.
He said the Prime Minister had also given out study awards to students to boost Chinese education.
“During the Sibu by-election, Najib also granted RM10 million to Chinese primary schools in Sibu and another RM5 million for private Chinese secondary schools after Najib and I sat down to discuss such needs.”
Wong said the need to master Chinese language in the global economic arena had become apparent following the rise of economic powers in the Asia-pacific region, led byChina.
He said in such an environment, mastering Chinese language had become important as more investors and businessmen were rushing toChina.
On commitment towards the development of Chinese education, he said the people had made great strides against all odds.
“Your contributions have become an important nation-building process.”
He said countless professionals had been born of the Chinese education, and the people must continue to pool their resources together to take education development to greater heights.
Earlier, Temenggong Vincent Lau appealed to the state government to allocate funds for private Chinese schools on an annual basis.
He said theSabahgovernment had been doing that since 1988, through its state budget.
Lau said he had appealed to the state government on this before, and he hoped to get the nod soon.
On the allocation of the 2,000 hectares of land for the management of Chinese schools, he hoped the government would speed up the process.
He said he would work with Wong so that the minister could bring the needs to the government. In the anniversary joy of SM Kiang Hin, Wong led the guests and the school board members in cutting the anniversary cake.
The school also handed out long-service awards.