Chinese schools ask MCA to help resolve various problems
AFTER eight years of putting up with termite infested classrooms, pupils and teachers of SJK(C) Kampung Coldstream finally see light at the end of the tunnel.
On Saturday, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the party would help to repair and upgrade the 67-year-old school in Bidor.
Addressing the crowd: Dr Chua (right) giving a speech during the dialogue session. Also present are Perak MCA leaders, (from left) Youth chief Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon, deputy chairman Datuk Lee Chee Leong, deputy chairman Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, secretary Datuk Tan Chin Meng and Wanita chief Senator Datuk Heng Seai Kie.
The school board of governor's chairman Lam Cheong told Dr Chua that the Public Works Department (JKR) had inspected and certified a few termite infested classrooms as unfit for occupation in 2005.
According to the JKR, the building might collapse at any time, he added.
Despite that, Lam said the Education Ministry had rejected their application for a RM200,000 allocation for repair works.
He raised their plight during a dialogue between MCA and board of governors of Perak's 186 Chinese primary schools and nine Chinese independent schools in Ipoh on Saturday.
Large group: Representatives of Chinese schools' board of governors during the dialogue.
Dr Chua said the board should have approached him for help earlier.
Lam said the affected building was built in 1995 using funds raised by the school.
Unfortunately, termite infested it 10 years later, he lamented.
Meanwhile, SJK(C) Tat Choi in Tanjung Rambutan has to either utilise its RM300,000 allocation to construct a block of classrooms on its 0.41ha school field by the end of the year or return the money to the ministry.
Collective request: Lam (right) handing over a memorandum to Dr Chua.
Its Parent-Teacher Association chairman Ooi Chee Way when highlighting the ultimatum given to the school, said construction cannot start because the land belonged to the state government.
"We applied to the Land Office for the land last year but did not get any reply," said Ooi, expressing hope that MCA could help to resolve the problem.
As for SJK(C) Simpang Tiga in Bagan Datoh, it hopes MCA could help them apply to the ministry for temporary teachers.
The school board of governors chairman Lim Kim Wan said the teacher shortage problem was an urgent matter.
"The board has recruited two temporary teachers and it has to fork out RM10,000 a year to cover the cost," he said.
-The Star-
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