LDP promises more govt allocations for Likas Chinese schools
KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plays a significant role in the development of Chinese education, said Barisan Nasional (BN) Likas candidate Datuk Chin Shu Ying.
As a Chinese-based party, Chin said LDP had worked hard on facilitating and securing more allocations from the state government to ease the burden of Chinese schools and to ensure the completion of development projects.
“As the Chinese saying goes, education should not be compromised by poverty.”
He said LDP's hard work to safeguard the interests of Chinese education was evident.
He said the caretaker Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Seri Panglima Teo Chee Kang had worked ceaselessly in securing the state government's allocation for Chinese primary, secondary and independent schools in the state.
At the same time, Chin said Teo had also contributed towards the recognition of Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) by the BN state government.
With so many schools concentrated in Likas, he opined that the constituency required an elected representative who could facilitate them in obtaining the state government's allocation.
Hence, Chin urged Likas voters to support him in the coming election and give him an opportunity to serve the people and schools in the constituency through the BN-LDP platform.
“Only by electing a BN candidate can we secure more allocation for Chinese schools in Likas to undertake expansion projects and activities.
“The Chinese voters in Likas should ensure a landslide victory for BN-LDP candidate as a solution to address the shortage of funds faced by Chinese schools in Likas.”
Chin, who is also the vice president of LDP, hoped that Likas voters, especially the Chinese, would support his commitment in pursuing for more state government and state assembly funds for the schools in the constituency.
He also sought support to realise his vision of transforming Likas into a successful education hub in Malaysia.
He said the survival and development of Chinese schools had always been close to his heart.
Despite having lost the Likas seat in the last election, Chin has continued to serve the people in the constituency to secure state government resources for schools.
Since appointed as the chairman of the Board of Governors of SJK(C) Chung Hwa Likas, he has successfully completed many projects to upgrade the infrastructure and facility of the school. And as the chairman of Sabah Chinese Kindergarten Board Association, he has introduced various reforms to improve early childhood education and organized countless activities.
He has also secured allocation from the state government to build the now completed covered walkway from Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School to Damai community centre in order to ease the traffic congestion during school days.
On Democratic Action Party (DAP) Likas candidate Tan Lee Fatt's claim that Chinese could not have done much in the government under BN, Chin pointed out that DAP-led Penang headed by Lim Guan Eng had never increased its annual allocation of RM 8.5 million for Chinese schools since 2010.
He said what DAP knew best was to hold events and gatherings to seek donation from Sabahans, especially the Chinese.
“DAP collects tens of thousands of ringgit from the people at each of these events, but how much of the funds is actually given back to the society or used in education?”
He said DAP was merely paying lip service all along, with no desire to serve the people.
“What has Tan Lee Fatt, special assistant to the incumbent Kota Kinabalu MP Jimmy Wong, done for Chinese education in Sabah?”