Visit to Rifle Range Flats and Kampung Melayu Flats

As reported in The Star.

CHIEF Minister Lim Guan Eng spent about 90 minutes inspecting the living conditions of the flat dwellers in Rifle Range, Air Itam, Penang, and he had a lot of dissatisfaction over the poor maintenance of the blocks.

“I was in one of the lifts and noticed that one button panel was spoilt.


Living in squalor: A five-year programme to improve and enhance the 42 state-owned low-cost housing quarters in Penang is in the works.

“Once these things are fixed, there must be a system to ensure that they are well-maintained,” he said after making his rounds at the blocks of flats on Saturday.

He said more should be done to clean up the area so that the residents could enjoy a better quality of life.


Vandalised: A lift panel that has been damaged.

Television serviceman S. Bala, 48, who has been staying there for seven years, said hygiene and frequent lift breakdowns were the main problems faced by the residents.

“People will simply throw their rubbish everywhere and the bins are overflowing with garbage.

“We used to have lift attendants patrolling the blocks to attend to our complaints but now, we have to wait for the lifts to break down before they are repaired,” he said.

He hoped the police would patrol the blocks more frequently to deter crimes such as motorcycle theft.

Kebun Bunga assemblyman Jason Ong, who was also present, said the state housing department had applied for RM4mil to upgrade the water piping system for all nine blocks.


Dismayed: A resident looking at his vandalised mail box at the Rifle Range flats.

He added that he would also submit a proposal to build a multi-storey car park for about 200 cars.

The Rifle Range scheme, which has nine blocks comprising 3,660 units and housing about 15,000 people, was built in 1969.

Lim also said a five-year programme to improve and enhance the 42 state-owned low-cost housing projects in Penang would soon be unveiled.

“The programme, which will have two stages — development and maintenance —, is scheduled to start next year.

“Among the problems faced by residents at low-cost housing schemes is the lack of maintenance on basic facilities such as the lifts,” he said.

On Sunday, Lim inspected the Kampung Melayu flats in Air Itam.

The two 16-storey blocks of low-costs flats consist of 966 one-room units.

Lim inspected the buildings and took note of the various issues raised including leaks, poor rubbish disposal system, water and sewerage piping problems, and even indiscriminate throwing of rubbish from the higher floors.

He said the main problem was still cleanliness and the state needed to work out how to carry out cleanliness projects and educate the people at the same time.

Also present were state executive councillors Abdul Malik Abul Kassim and Wong Hon Wai.


As reported in Guang Ming.

打鎗埔及甘榜馬來由2政府組屋先“整容”
2009-10-28 00:00
（檳城訊）檳首長林冠英日前宣佈，州政府將在5年內逐步整頓及提升所管理的房屋。檳島打鎗埔及甘榜馬來由組屋的樓齡已超過40年，是州政府首要先進行整頓及提升計劃的兩座政府組屋。

檳州城市、鄉村規劃及房屋委員會主席黃漢偉指出，全檳共有42座房屋屬於州政府管理，包括組屋及排屋。

他說，州政府擬定的5年整頓及提升計劃中，目前已決定為打鎗埔及甘榜馬來由組屋進行“整容”工程。

樓齡超過40年

“主要是因為這2座組屋樓齡已有40年，所以問題也比較多。”

他指出，打鎗埔共有9棟組屋，近4000個單位，而甘榜馬來由組屋，則有2棟16層，共996個單位的組屋。

他週二上午受訪時說，他和首長及當地議員日前已到打鎗埔及甘榜馬來由組屋巡視，實地瞭解居民面對的問題。

“目前我們正著手處理這2座組屋的復新工程，報告將在一個月後完成，主要是提升電梯及改善衛生。”

他指出，目前能未能估計復新工程的費用，必須等報告完成後才能宣佈

CAT mascot unveiled

檳政府福貓出爐主‧鄭立偉設計‧命名“檳能”
2009-10-25 10:53

充滿活力、動力、親和力的“檳能福貓”（MENANG），將成為檳州各項活動的大使。（圖：星洲日報）

檳城福貓設計比賽4名得獎者鄭立偉（左3）、洪國輝（弟弟代領，右2起）、葉智淇以及林想琳領獎後與黃漢偉（左起）、拉瑪沙米、林冠英（左4）以及羅興強（右）合影。（圖：星洲日報）

As reported in The Star.

GEORGE TOWN: Chang Lip Wei toiled for two weeks to conceptualise a mascot he dubbed Menang. And true to its name, his design won him the top prize in the Penang CAT (Competency, Accountability, Trans-parency) mascot competition.

Chang, a junior lecturer with The One Academy in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, added that he took another two days to come up with the sketch.

The Bukit Mertajam boy said the word “Menang” was a combination of ‘M’ for Malaysia and ‘enang’ from Penang.

He added that “Menang”, for him symbolised power, respect and inspired fear

“I find the characteristics of a tiger suits Penang perfectly and ‘Menang’ means that although we are Penangites, we are also Malaysians,” he said after receiving his RM3,000 cash prize from Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in Komtar yesterday.

He said the black stripe on Menang’s ears represented the Penang Bridge while the black stripes on the back of its head symbolised Penang island.

“The coat of arms on Menang’s chest which is accompanied by cultural patterns represents the racial unity in Penang,” he said.


Big winners: (From left) Chang, Lim, Yap and Ang Kok Kong (representing his brother Kok Hooi) holding up their designs, and (inset) the winning design.

Three more cash prizes of RM1,000 were each given to Lim Siang Ling, 20, Yap Zhi Qi and Ang Kok Hooi, 42.

Lim said “Menang” would be used to promote state programmes and serve as an “ambassador” for sports, cultural and tourism activities.


As reported in Sinchew Jit Poh

（檳城）代表檳州政府的福貓出爐了，名為“檳能福貓”（MENANG），外型充滿活力與親和力的“檳能福貓”是由The One Academy藝術學院初級講師鄭立偉（22歲）所設計。

“檳能福貓”的國文名字“MENANG”是由“Malaysia”第一個字母及“Penang”結合而成。

吸引234人參賽

為了推廣能干、公信及透明（CAT）施政原則，檳州政府通過舉行2009年福貓設計比賽，尋找一隻能夠代表檳州政府的福貓，這項比賽吸引了全國各地234名參賽者參加，而鄭立偉所設計的“檳能福貓”，獲得評審青睞，在所有參賽作品中脫穎而出，奪得首獎。

5位評判共選出了4份優秀作品，即一份首獎以及三份特別獎，而4名得獎者都是來自檳城。

檳州首席部長林冠英週六（10月24日）在首長辦公室親自頒獎予這4名得獎者。

他在頒獎儀式上說，脫穎而出的福貓反映了檳州的活力、能力、廉正及社會和諧，展現州政府立志實踐“三民”的使命，即啟迪民智、賦權予民、富國強民。

他指出，州政府不只將讓“檳能福貓”來推廣州內任何活動，也會讓它成為州內體育、文化及旅遊活動的大使，而檳城環球旅遊機構將協助州政府進行這方面的事務，包括了研究是否會把“檳能福貓”製成絨毛玩具，以作進一步的推廣與宣傳。

出席頒獎禮者包括了檳州第二副首長拉瑪沙米教授、檳州旅遊與文化發展委員會主席羅興強行政議員、檳州城鄉規劃、房屋及藝術委員會主席黃漢偉行政議員、檳城環球旅遊機構董事經理黃玉玲、財政司拿督法力占、賽會評判梁海煜、蔡繼隆、丹尼瑪來等。

檳城福貓設計比賽得獎名單

★首獎（3000令吉）：
鄭立偉（22歲），來自大山腳，目前在吉隆坡The One Academy藝術學院擔任初級講師。

★特別獎得主（每人1000令吉）：
林想琳（20歲），葉智淇（22歲），洪國輝（42歲）。



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“檳能福貓”設計解說

作者採用老虎做為主題，因為老虎強壯及有力量，大膽又讓人愛戴。

老虎的個性符合了檳州的個性。

“檳能福貓”個性善良、活潑。

橙色及黃色讓它看起來無時無刻精神飽滿、充滿活力，代表檳州人民。

檳州成為大馬主要旅遊景點，“檳能福貓”將以它充滿活力的外形吸引遊客。

檳城大橋連接檳島和威省，讓我們跨過海峽與對方互相聯繫溝通。

“檳能福貓”的耳朵及頭上的檳城大橋，便象徵聯繫溝通，也代表其盡責、好客的特性。

“檳能福貓”的背後，是一個檳島形狀的條紋。其閃閃發亮的地標形條紋也讓“檳能福貓”與眾不同。

“檳能福貓”胸前的盾形紋徽結合大馬各族人民的文化色彩，與大馬國名的首字母“M”形相映成趣。

CAT mascot competition

State Housing, Town and Country Planning & Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai (second right) with judges Leong Hoy Yoke (right), Haryany Mohamad (left), Thanneermalai Muniandy (third right), Felix Chua (second left) and Julina Ismail evaluating some of the designs.

As reported in The Star.

Monday October 12, 2009
A difficult time for mascot design judges


JUDGES for the state government’s Competency, Accounta-bility and Transparency (CAT) mascot design competition are having a hard time selecting a winner from the 234 entries submitted.

State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said most of the participants were students from all over the country, and the youngest was 14 years old.

“Such overwhelming response show that the younger generation recognise our (state government) efforts in making CAT governance a way of life.”

He told a press conference on Saturday that the winning design would associate the state government with dynamism, competency, creativity, integrity and social harmony.

“The state will consider making the winning design the official state mascot. As we have a lot of designs to evaluate, we hope to announce the winning design within a month.

“The judges are art and design experts Leong Hoy Yoke, Haryany Mohamad, Thanneermalai Muniandy, Felix Chua and Julina Ismail,” he said.

There are four prizes: three special prizes and one top prize. Each special prize winner will receive an award of RM1,000 while the top prize winner will receive RM3,000.

As reported in Guang Min Daily.

老虎 獅子 貓頭鷹也來了•檳福貓設計賽變動物園
2009-10-12 00:00
（檳城訊）“福貓設計比賽”變成動物園，參賽者充分發揮天馬行空的豐富想像空間，在接獲的234份作品當中，也不乏有奇珍異獸，如老虎、獅子及貓頭鷹。

檳州城鄉規劃、房屋及藝術委員會主席黃漢偉行政議員指出，2009年檳州福貓設計比賽共接獲234份來自全國各地的作品，即日起由5名專業評審做出評估，並將會在一個月內舉行頒獎儀式。

他說，這次比賽的主題雖然是“福貓”，但只要是“貓科類”的作品，如老虎、獅子等也被大會接受，但是否可以獲獎，則交由評審滿足決定。

貓科類作品也接受

他說，是項比賽獲得年輕一代的響應，最年輕的參賽者只有14歲，最年長是40歲，最多的參賽者來自檳城，其次是雪蘭莪。這也顯示了年輕一代認同州政府打造一個能幹、公信及透明（CAT）的良好施政，同時也要融同入企業運作及普通市民的生活文化。

“在這項福貓設計比賽當中，年輕一代通過他們的作品表達了他們對檳州政府期望，希望領袖們能維護公共體系中的廉正、政治倫理及道德價值觀。”

“我們要讓年輕人相信未來一片光明，充滿平等機會、公平競爭的平台及社會公義。每個馬來西亞人都有權利在我們所熱愛的國家，享受民主、公正、法治、廉潔、人類尊嚴及自由及政治平等。”(TTK)

作品須能反映三民使命

黃漢偉說，脫穎而出的福貓作品必須能夠反映檳州的活力、能力、廉正及社會和諧，展現州政府立志實踐“三民”的使命：啟迪民智、賦權予民、富國強民。

“我們的評審團包括5名在檳州藝術設計領域皆有卓越成就的人士，他們是：梁海煜、哈雅妮、旦雅文萊、蔡繼隆及朱麗娜，他們將推薦優秀的作品給檳州政府。”

他指出，州政府將頒發4份獎項（3份特別獎及1份首獎）給得獎人士。每名特別獎得主可獲得1000令吉獎金。首獎得主的作品將被州政府選為檳州福貓，並可獲得3000令吉的獎金。”

針對優勝作品是否成為檳城的新標志，這則有待州政府的考慮。(TTK)

Hari terbuka PAS Kampung Melayu

Bergambar bersama PAS Kampung Melayu, Air Itam

Attending CPA at Tanzania, East Africa

The 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Meeting was held at Arusha, Tanzania. I attended this meeting as the representative for Penang State. It was a memorable trip meeting fellow elected representatives from all over the world.

I sat in the public gallery to hear the proceeding of the International Criminal Court for genocide case at Rwanda which was held at Arashu Convention Center, Tanzania.

I also have good exchange of views with the representatives from other countries. It is important to strengten and empower the legislative assembly. Legislative assembly is not a rubber stamp and it should have functional committees to serve as check and balance for the executive. An elected representative should also debate on policy level and not merely as a messenger between the voters and the authorities. Elected reps should not spend too much time on drainage and rubbish issue but instead should highlight it in the budgetary meeting and look for a better solution etc.

A speaker told me he goes to his speaker office every working day and works for the whole day. No wonder some of the legislative assemblies are more active than what we observed in Malaysia.

英聯邦議員協會會議黃漢偉代表檳州出席

　（檳城29日訊）亞依淡州議員兼行政議員黃漢偉將于本月30日（星期三）至10月8日（星期四）代表檳州州議會，前往非洲坦桑尼亞參加第55屆英聯邦議員協會會議(CPA Parliamentary Conference)。

　英聯邦議員協會會議是年度會議，每年都會在不同的英聯邦國家舉行。去年這項會議在吉隆坡舉行，而今年將移師到非洲坦桑尼亞內阿魯沙舉行。

　所有參加者都是來自英聯邦國家的議長，部長或者是國州議員。

　今年的會議主題是 “未來全球挑戰”，在會議的數天裏面，來自世界各地的代表們將會被安排參與小組會議，分享經驗等。

　黃漢偉將參與有關青年與民主政治及議會民主課題的工作營。檳州州議會除了委派黃漢偉出席以外，彭文寶行政議員及議長阿都哈林也將會出席上述會議。

　在這段期間, 黃漢偉位于亞依淡極樂寺山腳7-11便利店樓上選區服務中心(04-828 0926)將照常開放。

　光大53樓行政議員辦公室(04-261 0763)辦公時間為每星期一至五早上9時至下午5時。

Together with Moana, MP from New Zealand. This is our second encounter. We met at Hawaii in year 2008 at the East West Center Seminar.


Together with Mahana, a young MP from Malawi.