Govt should explain why some citizenship applications were denied, says Dr Wee

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The government should provide a clear explanation and guidance to those who have been denied citizenship, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

The Ayer Hitam MP told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 16) that there were 5,718 cases where citizenship applications were unsuccessful and the authorities should give the reasons why they failed.

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00:00This is the case of Lim Peh from Banting.

00:03She is a banker from HSBC.

00:06Her husband is also a banker from Hong Kong.

00:10She gave birth to her child in the UK.

00:12And now she works at the HSBC office in Hong Kong.

00:16So, since she gave birth to this child on 13th September,

00:20in December, she registered at the consulate office.

00:24But, recently, the letter was rejected.

00:28But, she asked me,

00:29Can you tell me why I was rejected?

00:33Because of that, I said,

00:35I agree with the government's decision

00:37that we should not do it retrospectively.

00:40Okay.

00:41But, in this case,

00:435,798 cases were rejected.

00:46What should we do to help them?

00:50Just one thing.

00:51From the feedback I received,

00:53this case, at least, I can tell you,

00:55why did they fail?

00:57And, from that,

00:59what can be done

01:01so that they can ask for a process

01:03of what needs to be done?

01:05I hope that the government,

01:06this is for the sake of good.

01:08If the government has completed 67%,

01:11I understand that it is not worth it.

01:13But, if it is a genuine case,

01:15like what Esther went through,

01:17Rachel, every time she received a letter,

01:19it was rejected, she cried.

01:21There is no other way.

01:22Because she did not know that her child was rejected.

01:25So, of course, there needs to be an SOP.

01:29For 15A and 19A,

01:33I think the SOP needs to be clear

01:36to help those

01:38who are still valuing the citizens.

01:41And, I see in this case,

01:43yes, it is true,

01:44it is not retrospective,

01:46but there is an action against the cases

01:48that before the Movement Law was in force.

01:52That is why I ask the Minister to look at this.

01:55And one more thing,

01:57I ask that the SOP

01:59can be released more clearly.

02:02And when the age of 21

02:06is reduced to 18,

02:08I hope it will have a positive impact,

02:12speed up the issue,

02:14but we do not compromise

02:16in terms of conditions and conditions.

02:18So, I think if it was too long ago,

02:20sometimes even the Minister,

02:22the Minister has not seen the file.

02:24Sometimes we can't even hold a referendum,

02:26because the file has not reached the Minister.

02:28That is why I ask,

02:29so that we can look back.

02:31I started by helping the case of the citizens

02:33at the age of 25.

02:35When I became a member of the Parliament,

02:38I started.

02:39It's been 30 years.

02:41This is the hardship

02:43that has been experienced by mothers

02:45and those who still value

02:48the citizens of the country.

02:50So, in conclusion,

02:52I support this move.

02:55I think it is a good thing for Malaysia.

02:58And I also support it.

03:00When you hear the views

03:02of the Florentine family and other NGOs,

03:05including the children who are affected.

03:08In the past, there was a slightly different view.

03:11And because of our love,

03:13our caring attitude,

03:15we have done something

03:17and given guarantees.

03:19I once again appeal to the citizens

03:21in this case.

03:23If we look at it,

03:25it may not be 100% perfect.

03:27Guarantees can be given by the government.

03:29When there is still a little

03:31that there is still a law

03:33that has not yet been able to solve

03:35more effectively.

03:37Please, we give guarantees.

03:39Guarantees so that this matter

03:41can be overcome one by one,

03:43in order to improve.

03:45This way, we can complete

03:47this long-standing issue.

03:49And I hear this

03:51supports 100%

03:53this pride move.

Govt should explain why some citizenship applications were denied, says Dr Wee

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