10 million spent on NCER launch

I was at the Choo Plaza tonight attending the dinner for the Hungry Ghost Festival organised by residents of Beach Street.

I was representing YB Chow Kon Yeow (DAP-Tanjong). As usual, I delivered a speech. My main point was on the RM10 million spent on the launching ceremony of Northen Corridor Economic Region (NCER) on 31-7-2007.

The Prime Minister in a written reply to Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) said that the launching of the NCER cost the government RM10.997 million.

I said if the 10% of the money spent on one-morning event could be allocate to the chinese schools in Penang, then we will have 1 million. It will be more than enough to support the relocation and building of a few chinese primary schools in Penang.

Every year, the chinese community in Penang organise more than 100 dinners to mark the hungry ghost festival and the donation will go to support relocation/refurbishment of a chinese primary school. This year, the donation will go to Chung Teik Primary School in Balik Pulau.
Information from Guan Ming today, the donation raise to date is RM170,000.

I will be attending 4 more dinners next week. Stay tuned.