Chew (left) and Kamarudin shaking hands when they met each other on the campaign trail.
MCA’s Bandar Tun Razak candidate pledges to continue foundation’s initiatives
BANDAR Tun Razak Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Chew Yin Keen has pledged to continue with its education aid to needy pupils through his Yayasan Pendidikan Bandar Tun Razak.
The Bandar Tun Razak MCA chairman and founder of the education foundation stressed on the importance of educational opportunities in his manifesto, especially for the B40 community.
“It is a burden for poor families to pay for school supplies and school fees, which can cost between RM150 and RM300 per child.
“Through the foundation, our back-to-school programme has helped parents ensure their children can continue schooling and save money to pay for their tertiary education.
“This has helped the community as I have had several beneficiaries thanking us after they completed their tertiary education,” he told StarMetro during a Deepavali celebration at the People’s Housing Project (PPR) Desa Tun Perak in Kuala Lumpur.
Chew being garlanded during the Deepavali celebration at PPR Desa Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur.
Chew said the foundation, which was set up in 2005, had eased the burden of needy families in purchasing school supplies, including uniforms.
It has gradually expanded and now helps about 2,500 families a year.
Over RM1mil has been spent over the past 17 years.
Affordable housing is also one of the issues that Chew has been championing.
“I will also propose that the government revive the sale of PPR housing to qualified tenants, an initiative that was halted in 2019.
Kamarudin (second from right) greeting voters during his campaign trail near Jalan Jelawat. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star
“The B40 cannot afford to buy affordable housing units which cost between RM200,000 and RM350,000 but the programme will help them to own a home,” he said.
During Chew’s campaign trail, he visited Bodhi Homecare near Jalan Jelawat.
The not-for-profit organisation offered free hair cuts to the public.
He also met Perikatan Nasional’s candidate from Bersatu and Bandar Tun Razak incumbent MP Datuk Kamarudin Jaafar on the trail where both greeted each other in a friendly manner.
Regarding welfare for the elderly, Kamarudin said he would focus on the maintenance of elderly-friendly facilities in Bandar Tun Razak.
“This constituency has the biggest number of public housing projects in Kuala Lumpur which currently stands at 14, all managed by DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall).
“Senior citizens and low-income groups make up a big number of the Bandar Tun Razak population.
“I will ensure basic maintenance and user-friendly facilities that will benefit the public as well as new development projects which will not adversely affect existing communities,” he said.
