The Education Ministry should ensure the newly built SJKC Poay Chai in Johor can start operating when the new school term begins, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The MCA president said this after chairing the Johor MCA meeting on Saturday (Jan 27) that it would make more sense for the school, relocated from Singkir, Kedah, to Bukit Indah, Johor - to be open before students enrol at a different school.
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The MCA president said this after chairing the Johor MCA meeting on Saturday (Jan 27) that it would make more sense for the school, relocated from Singkir, Kedah, to Bukit Indah, Johor - to be open before students enrol at a different school.
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00:03 The newly completed SRJK Kwey Chai Sengkir.
00:10 No, I actually relocated from Sengkir Kedah to Bukit Indah.
00:15 I hope the Ministry of Education will allow
00:20 them to operate the school in March, which is
00:25 the beginning of the new session.
00:27 Rather than in June, where you need
00:30 to enroll into another school, after three months,
00:34 you need to go to the new school and also to allocate teachers,
00:41 relocate those teaching staff from one to another.
00:45 So it is better to have all this done
00:49 before the beginning of the session.
00:52 I think Bukit Indah parents are eagerly waiting for this.
00:57 They've been suffering all these years.
00:59 The allocation that I get for them, mainly, $9 million.
01:04 So before that, the government gave another $4 million.
01:06 Altogether, $30 million.
01:08 And the school blocks are completed
01:10 and waiting for the necessary documentation and approval
01:15 to start the school.
01:17 I worked in the ministry before.
01:20 It's possible.
01:21 You have another two months.
01:23 So you can just get everything done.
01:26 No, I mean, to be practical, why must you
01:29 put your son in A school, then after three months,
01:32 transfer to B school?
01:34 I mean, it's just not practical.
01:38 The parents are eagerly waiting for this
01:41 so that they can enroll their children in this school.
01:45 Because this school is very near to their house.
01:49 Bukit Indah is highly populated.
01:52 So this is for the community.
01:54 Just start it.
01:55 And the board got money already.
01:58 So what's the issue?
02:00 I'm here not to ajak gado or no.
02:03 I'm not here to what I call to quarrel with these people.
02:05 But I just want the community interest to be looked after.
02:11 I think this is something that we have to emphasize.
02:15 This is for the community, not for any person again.
02:20 And it was approved in 2017 by the then education minister.
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