MPs welcome King’s call
The Star (30/4/08): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin's call to MPs not to misuse Parliament as a platform for personal political interest is in line with the Penang Government’s principle, said Penang Chief Minister and Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng.
He said the King’s appeal to the MPs to put aside personal interest showed that the state government had made the right move when they appointed former Gerakan secretary-general Datuk Lee Kah Choon as InvestPenang executive chairman and director of the Penang Development Corporation.
“The call is in line with our principle of CAT – competency, accountability and transparency.
“We are willing to cross the political divide to appoint people with capability to serve the state government and I think this is something that should be emulated and followed,” he said while commenting on the Royal Address.
He also hoped that the Federal Government would comply and adopt the approach by the state government in response to the King’s call.
On the government’s continuous subsidies for the people, Lim said the opposition was disappointed that the Government still refused to distribute the profit by Petronas to lighten the burden of the lower income group.
On improving the civil service, Lim said there is a need to reduce the perception of inefficiency, wastage and corruption.
PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said it was not possible to dissociate politics from politicians but that an MP should be “principled.”
“We must altogether safeguard the country’s interests. The Opposition will monitor this, and we hope the Government will be open to our views,” he said.
Abdul Hadi said the Royal Address was also very comprehensive and would allow MPs debating on it to touch on various issues.
DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said he was dissapointed that the political tsunami that gripped the country after the recent elections was not included in the government’s first policy speech.
“It is a major political history that took place but nothing is said. But we will discuss it during the debate.
While safety issue was included in the speech, Lim said it should have included the Independent Public Complaints and Misconduct Commission.
“There is no mention that the Government is prepared to reconsider the IPCMC,” he said.
Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng expressed disappointment that the policy speech did not include women.
“The speech is short and simple. But there is no mention about women, who represent about half of the country’s population.”
Meanwhile, Salahuddin Ayub (PAS - Kubang Kerian) said he would continue to raise issues on corruption and the judiciary although the speech mentioned that efforts had been enhanced to tackle the problem.
On the King’s speech, Muar MP Razali Ibrahim agreed that it was important to remind MPs to work together as one and put aside individual interests.
He said the King’s appeal to the MPs to put aside personal interest showed that the state government had made the right move when they appointed former Gerakan secretary-general Datuk Lee Kah Choon as InvestPenang executive chairman and director of the Penang Development Corporation.
“The call is in line with our principle of CAT – competency, accountability and transparency.
“We are willing to cross the political divide to appoint people with capability to serve the state government and I think this is something that should be emulated and followed,” he said while commenting on the Royal Address.
He also hoped that the Federal Government would comply and adopt the approach by the state government in response to the King’s call.
On the government’s continuous subsidies for the people, Lim said the opposition was disappointed that the Government still refused to distribute the profit by Petronas to lighten the burden of the lower income group.
On improving the civil service, Lim said there is a need to reduce the perception of inefficiency, wastage and corruption.
PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said it was not possible to dissociate politics from politicians but that an MP should be “principled.”
“We must altogether safeguard the country’s interests. The Opposition will monitor this, and we hope the Government will be open to our views,” he said.
Abdul Hadi said the Royal Address was also very comprehensive and would allow MPs debating on it to touch on various issues.
DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said he was dissapointed that the political tsunami that gripped the country after the recent elections was not included in the government’s first policy speech.
“It is a major political history that took place but nothing is said. But we will discuss it during the debate.
While safety issue was included in the speech, Lim said it should have included the Independent Public Complaints and Misconduct Commission.
“There is no mention that the Government is prepared to reconsider the IPCMC,” he said.
Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng expressed disappointment that the policy speech did not include women.
“The speech is short and simple. But there is no mention about women, who represent about half of the country’s population.”
Meanwhile, Salahuddin Ayub (PAS - Kubang Kerian) said he would continue to raise issues on corruption and the judiciary although the speech mentioned that efforts had been enhanced to tackle the problem.
On the King’s speech, Muar MP Razali Ibrahim agreed that it was important to remind MPs to work together as one and put aside individual interests.
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