Chong
(centre) with Dr Yii on the left and Wong, holding the May 17 and 18
public holiday declaration which was received by the Education
Department at 4.20pm on May 15.
KUCHING: The deal to restore
the rights of Sarawak under Malaysia Agreement 1963 which was offered
by Pakatan Harapan (PH) to the state is now off because the state
government refused to sign a deal proposed by PH before GE14.
This
was disclosed by State Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen
yesterday who said the ‘New Deal’ offered to the state government which
included 20 per cent oil royalty, autonomy over education and health to
the state if PH were to form the next federal government was handed over
to the state government just before the GE14.
“To hand over the
devolution of power, the recipient (the state government) needs to sign,
and because they did not sign, so the deal is off,” Chong told a press
conference at the DAP headquarters here.
Other offers in the ‘New
Deal’ are 50 per cent of all tax collected in Sarawak be given to state
government as revenue to undertake education and health, restoration of
Sarawak to one of the three territories instead of one of the 13
territories and devolution of power in commence and trade.
Earlier
Chong expressed disappointment over the state Barisan Nasional (BN)
government's decision to disallow schools to conduct classes on May 17
and 18.
He opined that the decision was ridiculous and a vengeful act after losing the just-concluded 14th general election (GE14).
Chong
said he met representatives of state Education Department on May 15,
and was given an understanding that individual schools could apply to
have classes conducted on May 17 and 18, which had been declared public
holiday by the state government.
“But a few hours later (about
4.20pm), the officers received directive from the state government
insisting and advising that schools should not write in to conduct
classes, but to close down…this is ridiculous, and it only shows
immaturity and small heartedness of the state government.
“This is
typical politicising an education matter and along the way people
suffer (students suffer and teachers suffer) because of the way the
state BN government handles this matter, insisting that schools must be
closed on May 17 and 18.”
Chong, who is also Kota Sentosa
assemblyman and state DAP chairman, pointed out that kindergartens were
also affected by the directive.
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My comments:
What the decision of the Sarawak government made before the so-called "National election/GE14" , it should not be the excuse of Chong Chieng Jen who represents Sarawak in the new so-called "national assembly". He will find the same number of Sarawakians or more will oust him and PH in the next election. I must say that I am very very very very.........angry.
Chong should not allow PH coalition to make CM of Sarawak to sign the document for the said devolution. It is a trick to delay the devolution of power. Chong should have defended the rights of Sarawak knowing that it was impossible for Abang Johari to sign the deal before GE14.
Sarawak PH headed by Chong will feel sorry and really sorry for what he has done to defend the Federal masters.
In the age of internet, the period the government can stay in power is getting shorter and shorter. It took many dynasties in old China, a few centuries to change a government. But nowadays, it may not be so. Let's have a look at Japanese government. It should be a good reference to everybody.
Allowing such a mean deal to force 'CM Abang Johari /Sarawak government' to sign, I mind you, you are cursed and doomed. It is really a good excuse for you to mum in the meeting and to play "Yes, sir!". You are not at all different from those BN representatives in the past.
网上找不到原文让我copy and paste.看完这篇文章，让我非常的不安。昨天半下午看了刘镇东这些话语。这些话让我无法不绕着这些话语正向逆向逆向正向。。。。。。。。。想着想着想着想着。。。。。。。。。无法释怀。刘镇东要很小心自己很不顾一切的[自私自大自我膨胀]。他要学习时时参考国阵政客们的[不好下场]。我希望，希望联们是我们砂罗越人的[希望]不是[诅咒]。乘机利用[脆弱砂罗越政府]跟这些像傀儡政客谈判，再来一次霸凌欺压。这次更置于[我们砂罗越于死地]。这样的霸凌思维欺压心态。我不知道他这些言语触动多少砂罗越人的神经线。
