Wednesday September 13, 2006
Hisham: Tee Keat has got his facts wrong
At the Dewan Rakyat
Reports by ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN, ELIZABETH LOOI AND FLORENCE A. SAMY
EDUCATION Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has accused Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat of getting his facts wrong over claims that money meant to renovate Chinese schools in Johor had been misappropriated.
He said Ong had made wild claims of corruption against government officers and wanted to be a “hero among the Chinese”.
Hishammuddin said his deputy Datuk Hon Choon Kim and Public Works Department officers had visited the schools to investigate the claims made by Ong and found one school had cost estimation problems while the other school's condition was not as bad as claimed.
“I don’t agree with the way Ong hurled sweeping statements against government officers to the people at the gathering,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby yesterday.
Ong said he was informed by school authorities of SRJK Bukit Kepong at its gathering that RM30,000 was approved for the school renovations but only RM5,000 worth of work had been carried out.
“I told the gathering if that is the case, then it is imperative that they bring it up to the local education department. Never did I touch on the Education Ministry at federal level,'' he said.
Ong said the criticism against him by Hishammuddin was uncalled for, adding that any misuse of funds involving any school should be investigated.
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