Monday, February 04, 2008

New SJKCs? Let's re-open SJKC Damansara first

Barisan Nasional on 31st January 2008 announce to build six new SJKCs and relocate another 13 SJKCs. According to press reports, the six new SJKCs will be built in Sungai Long, Kajang, Bukit Serdang and Rawang in Selangor, Wangsa Maju in Kuala Lumpur and Danga Bay in Johore Bharu. Out of 13 relocated SJKCs, there are three from Selangor, three from Johore, three from Malacca, one each from Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan, Pahang and Kedah.

What is disappointing is that the government has no intention to reopen SJKC Damansara in Petaling Jaya which was closed more than eight years ago. Besides, out of the six new SJKCs, none of them are to be built in Petaling Jaya or Cheras which most residents are Chinese.

Although we welcome such goodies, promises are still promises before they become realities. According to statistics from Dong Jiao Zong, the government had promised to build ten new SJKC from 1999 election to 2004 election. To date, there is still one outstanding school to be built in Kuantan.

Simultaneously, the government had approved to relocate 62 SJKCs, of which 21 SJKCs are still outstanding.

This proves that you have no reason to be happy when the government announced any number until you see the schools are built.

If MCA is so capable, then they should first re-open SJKC Damansara. In fact, before the previous General Election in 2004, MCA had asked villagers to vote MCA candidates in Petaling Jaya Utara first before the school could be re-opened.

This had resulted DAP candidates to lost 288 and 380 votes in PJ Utara Parliament and Damansara Utama State seats contested in PJU. The huge support given to BN did not translate into the re-opening of SJKC Damansara.

Will MCA deploy the same tricks to cheat voters this time?

Why can’t MCA just push the ministry to re-open the school before they pledge to build or relocate more SJKCs? Why can’t they do it without setting any pre-conditions like the school can only be re-opened in 2009 or after general election? Let prove your sincerity by re-opening the school first.

1 comment:

NEO said...

Please do not day time dreaming!

Ini Sekolah Cina bukan "Gate Kerata Api", bila ada kerata api, kita buka dan lepas tu kita tutup.

The announcement by Ong Ka Ting that BN approve 6 new chinese schools is only an election Candy. But unlike Mr. Santa in other part of the world, our BN Mr. Santa only will give you Candy once every five years.

The only way for us is to defeat BN 2/3 majority in parliament & all state government.

Please support the call of Silent majorities of Malaysia. http://silent-majorities.blogspot.com