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By: Victor Ma
TAWAU:
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kan Ching should have fought for a
better education funding instead of merely agreeing to please the higher
authorities.
Sri
Tanjong Assemblyman Chan Foong Hin (photo) said he was
disappointed when Yap only said positive things about the education allocation
in the 2014 National Budget.
“She
has conveniently ignored the drastic reduction in the allocation for the
national type Chinese School with only RM50 million is allocated, which is half
of the sum allocated under 2013 Budget, RM100 million,” said Chan.
“She
commented everything positively for the education allocation, e.g. implementing
the National Education Blueprint, combining the higher education and education
ministries into one ministry, happy with the financial aid for school students
and book vouchers.
“But
she selectively avoided the most fundamental matter for Chinese community’s
interest in the education sector — what happen to national type Chinese School
allocation.
“RM50
million is allocated for national type Chinese School under 2014 Budget. It is
half of the sum allocated under 2013 Budget, RM100 million,” said Chan.
The
DAP Sabah Publicity Secretary noted that the Indian community in the country
receives better treatment by the BN government, where under the same budget,
the government would allocate RM100 million to enhance education performance
and skills training as it continued to focus on the development of Malaysian
Indians.
He
thus asked whether this was a way of punishing Chinese community for causing
the ‘Chinese Tsunami’ in the last general election.
Chan
reminded Yap that even MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai had
lamented that the RM50 million allocations for the national type Chinese
Schools was insufficient, as the number of such schools had risen.
“I
strongly urge that Yap, who is also Member Parliament of Tawau, to voice out
the matter by touching on her own conscience as Chinese community always
prioritize education as their top concerns. Don’t chose to defend the indefensible.
Mary should not become apologist for wrong policy in her ministry, but a
defender of ethnic equality, as her party Parti Bersatu Sabah, a multi ethnic
political party, always champion for it,” urged Chan...Borneo Insider
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