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Implement A fiarer Policy On the Building of New Schools for all streams in Malaysia Statement by Dr Tan Seng Giaw on the Barisan Nasional's attempt to woo Chinese voters by giving more largess and approving schemes which the Chinese have been asking for in the past years such as building more Chinese primary schools. 8.9.1999. | |||||||
| For years the Chinese community has been asking for the building of more new Chinese primary schools. But, the Government has not been receptive to these requests. Recently, on the eve of the coming general elections, it has shown much more interest in trying to approve more new schools---at least it has made announcements of its intention. For example, last week the Government said that it had approved four new primary Chinese schools and allowed 14 more to shift to new sites. Nevertheless, this often serves as an election gimmick, trying to put a fast one on the voters. We hope that the Education Ministry approves adequate allocations and suitable sites as soon as possible so that the rhetoric can be turned into reality. Between 1996 and 2000, the Government has projected building 500 new schools under the Seventh Malaysia Plan. As we are terribly | |
short of schools of all streams, the Ministry can identify various areas in the country suitable for building National and Chinese schools. Normally, even if the Government were to approve any Chinese school, it is usually left to the Chinese community to raise funds to implement the project. The Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA, claimed that it had secured approval of a Kulai primary Chinese school in 1981. Gerakan said that it got the approval 9 years ago. Whoever had obtained the approval, 18 years later the schools has not been erected. Supposing the Government actually approves four new primary Chinese schools, we can imagine that it may take at least 64 years for them to be built, if a all. We believe that unless the Government has a fairer policy on the building of new schools for all streams, there will continue to be disaffection and discontent. Mere election rhetoric and largess do not help.
Dr Tan Seng Giaw | |||||
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