Seniors show their support

As reported in The star


Seniors show their support


MORE than 200 senior citizens from Kampung Melayu in Penang have pledged their support for the state government’s Senior Citizens Appreciation Programme.

Kampung Melayu Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) deputy chairman Arifin Abidin said the residents were thankful for the RM100 given to them under the programme.

“We have not received any complaints from residents that the money was allegedly obtained from gaming activities and that it is haram,” he said to reporters at the presentation of certificates to new committee members of Jalan Zoo JKKK at Kampung Melayu.

The certificates were presented by state executive councillor Wong Hon Wai who is also Air Itam assemblyman.

It was reported that the state government has set aside RM20mil for the programme from the state’s savings and not from gaming activities as alleged by certain quarters.

Wong said there were about 5,000 registered senior citizens in his constituency.

駁斥巫統指“賭博錢”‧200長者力挺回饋金計劃
2010-10-30 19:19

黃漢偉、楊順興等人和選民一起支持檳州民聯政府的樂齡人士回饋金計劃。（圖：光明日報）
（檳城30日訊）針對巫統指回饋金源自賭博錢一事，武吉牛汝莪國會選區民聯領袖及巫裔樂齡人士齊齊聲明，阿依淡200名樂齡選民全力支持檳州民聯政府推行的樂齡人士回饋金計劃。

阿依淡州議員黃漢偉週六上午召開記者會時指出，巫統指州政府使用‘賭博錢’作為回饋樂齡者計劃的100令吉回饋金非事實，實際上，州政府發放的樂齡人士回饋金，是從去年州政府預算案中撥出2000萬令吉作為這方面用途，人民勿相信巫統所講的一切。

他說，阿依淡州選區共有5000名樂齡人士登記領取100令吉的回饋金，在各處選區也有許多人民登記，顯示出許多人民都支持這項計劃，而這計劃也讓許多人民受惠，包括1000令吉的撫恤金。

“檳州政府重視及照顧各民族，也顧及我們後代的教育，因此州政府將在浮羅徵地建設卓越教育中心的計劃。”

他說，這項計劃徵地涉及50間房屋，當中79%是華裔居民，而21%是巫裔，州政府將根據法律，給予有關受影響的居民足夠的賠償費用。

黃漢偉除了向選民講解樂齡人士回饋金計劃，以及州政府所推行的各項惠民政策外，也在會上派發州政府所印製的有關傳單，以讓選民更瞭解州政府派發的100令吉樂齡人士回饋金，是州政府不貪污而使用節省下來的錢使人民受惠。

甘榜馬來由鄉村治安及發展委員會副主席阿利敏受訪時指出，當地居民都非常支持州政府的樂齡人士回饋金計劃。

“沒聽過有居民表示要退回100令吉回饋金，我們都非常支持這項惠民的計劃。”

“我們這裡的居民也沒聽到任何有關指回饋金源自賭博錢的事。”

會上，黃漢偉也頒發委任狀予新成立的動物園路鄉村治安及發展委員會委員，其他出席者包括壟尾州議員楊順興、檳島市議員朱基菲等人