Published: Wednesday October 17, 2012 MYT 11:29:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday October 17, 2012 MYT 12:16:41 PM

PM: Malaysia only country outside China to recognise Chinese education

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the only country outside China that recognises Chinese education as part of the national education system, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

Describing this as being of great significance, he said no other country in the region recognised Chinese education.

"We are the only country outside China which has got Chinese education as part of the national system.

"We have recognised Chinese education in Malaysia, and I think that is of huge, great significance.

"Please see that in that context, in that perspective, that we have recognised Chinese education as part of the national system," he said during an hour-long interview on Melody FM radio station.

The prime minister was responding to a question from one of the deejays on the efforts taken by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia or better known as Dong Zong, pertaining to Chinese education.

Najib explained that when he was the education minister, he had removed Section 21(2) of the Education Act 1961 which allowed the minister to convert a national type primary school to a national primary school.

This, he said, indicated that the government was sincere in recognising Chinese education.

He also said that the government recognised the existence of the 60 Chinese independent schools.

"The rest of the schools are conforming schools. In other words, they take the national examination," he said.

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Published: Wednesday October 17, 2012 MYT 11:29:00 AMUpdated: Wednesday October 17, 2012 MYT 12:16:41 PM

PM: Malaysia only country outside China to recognise Chinese education

Published: Wednesday October 17, 2012 MYT 11:29:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday October 17, 2012 MYT 12:16:41 PM