Monday April 6, 2009
Better voice in government with a Chinese Deputy PM, says Wee
SUNGAI PETANI: The proposed appointment of a Chinese Deputy Prime Minister will give the Chinese people in the country a better representation in government, said MCA Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
“We welcome such a proposal and hope it will materialise,” said Dr Wee, who is also a Deputy Education Minister.
He was asked to comment on MCA deputy secretary-general Datuk Loke Yuen Yow’s call to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to create a post for a Chinese Deputy Prime Minister and a Chinese Barisan Nasional deputy chairman and appoint MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to the two posts.
On speculation that he would be made a minister in the new Cabinet line-up, Dr Wee declined to comment.
“It is up to the Prime Minister and the MCA leadership. For now, I am not thinking about it. I still have to focus on my current job and perform my duties the best I can,” he said at the Sungai Lalang MCA branch office near here yesterday.
Dr Wee earlier announced an RM180,000 allocation for a new canteen at SJK (C) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang to replace the present one that was no longer safe to use.
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