废弃洋房成吸毒天堂困扰居民,峇都民政党允安排隆市局解决

民政党峇都区部于上周三(11月14日)偕同吉隆坡市政局官员走访了怡保路东方花园(Taman Eastern)，与当地的居民会面，以了解他们目前所面对的问题。

峇都区民政党服务中心协调员刘华才博士指出，他们是接获当地居民的投诉，指该花园有一栋遭废弃已久的独立式洋房，没有人居住，经过长年累月，整栋洋房已经毁不成形。 目前不仅杂草丛生、蚊虫滋生，更经常有吸毒者在那里出没，成了吸毒者聚集的"吸毒天堂"，对附近的居民造成相当大的困扰，也影响当地的卫生和环境。虽然当地居民早前已经向吉隆坡市政局反映此事，但隆市政局基于这是私人土地而无法采取进一步行动。

"根据了解，这栋洋房的屋主已经去世很久了，而又没有继承人来接管这栋洋房，才导致废置至今。我们将安排吉隆坡市政局先进行洋房附近的清理工作，也通知警方加强当地的巡逻工作，杜绝吸毒者在当地出没，再通过各种不同的管道尝试找到屋主的继承人，商讨拆除这栋洋房的可行性。"刘华才表示。     

刘华才博士也补充，民政党将持续服务峇都国会选区的居民，并解决他们的民生问题和提高他们的生活素质。

Abandoned bungalow turned into a paradise for drug addicts plaguing the residents

Batu Gerakan promises to get DBKL to solve the problem

Press statement by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

23 November 2012

            Last Wednesday (14 November), Gerakan Batu Division along with officers from the DBKL has visited Taman Eastern in Jalan Ipoh, to have a pow-wow with the local residents in order to understand the problems that they are facing currently.

            Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau pointed out that they have received complaints from the local residents claiming that there is a long-abandoned bungalow in the neighbourhood which is empty, after so many years, the whole bungalow is in ruins. Currently, the place is not just covered with weeds and a place of mosquito breeding, more often some drug addicts have been sighted in that place which has now become a "paradise" for the drug addicts who gathered around, causing considerable distress to the nearby residents and also affecting the local hygiene and the environment. Although prior to this, the local residents have reflected the matter to the DBKL, nonetheless the DBKL cannot take any further action because the place is privately owned.

            "It is understood that the owner of the bungalow had passed away long time ago and he has no successor to take over this bungalow which leads to its present abandonment. At first, we will arrange the DBKL to carry out the cleaning works around the proximity of the bungalow, the police will also be informed to step up patrols at the local in order to stop the drug addicts from gathering around, attempts will also be made to look for the successor of the bungalow through various methods in order to discuss the possibility of tearing down the bungalow," said Dr. Dominic Lau.

            Dr. Dominic Lau also added that Gerakan would continue to serve the residents of Batu parliamentary constituency, solve their livelihood problems and improve their quality of life.

慰问与援助甘榜石马火灾灾黎,峇都民政党允助申请人民组屋

周一（11月19日）晚上的一场火患，使到冼都甘榜石马木屋区9户人家丧失了住所，而须暂时被安顿在冼都新镇社区人民礼堂，民政党峇都区部同人于昨日(11月21日) 在峇都区民政党服务中心协调员刘华才博士的率领下，前往探望并慰问该受影响的9户人家，除了给予援助金，也提供一些食物和日用品如衣服、被单等给灾民。

刘华才博士指出，早前这些灾民所被暂时安顿的礼堂不够完善，也缺乏许多设备，在民政党峇都区部的安排下，他们目前重新被安顿在拥有较理想设施的冼都新镇社区人民礼堂。另外，一些非营利团体如慈济功德会也加入了援助行列，提供一些必需品予受影响的居民。           

 "在我们的要求和跟进下，吉隆坡市政局也特别拨款予受影响的每户人家300零吉的援助金。我们也将确保福利局定时提供完善的每日三餐予灾民。我们也发现一些孩童在火灾中遗失了他们的眼镜，我们已特别安排他们前往眼镜店配制新眼镜。另外，当中也有一位目前正参加SPM考试的女学生，我们也给予她正面的鼓励，并希望她的家人也能给予她支持，希望这场火灾不会影响到她的应考情绪。"刘华才表示。  

基于目前灾民们急需新住所，对此民政党峇都区部已经加速跟进他们的人民组屋申请，希望能在最短的时间内让他们获得新住所。    

刘华才博士也补充，民政党将持续服务峇都国会选区的居民，并解决他们的民生问题和提高他们的生活素质。

Sympathy and help offered to fire victims in Kampung Sekma

Batu Gerakan promises to assist in the application of PPR flat

Press statement by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

22 November 2012

            There was a fire broke out on last Monday (19 November) that caused 9 families in the squatter area of Kampung Sekma lost their home, they have to take temporary shelter at the Bandar Baru Sentul community hall, members of Gerakan Batu Division led by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai paid a visit and offered sympathy to the 9 families who were suffered from the unfortunate event, apart from handing out relief funds, foods and daily necessities were offered to the victims as well.

            Dr. Dominic Lau pointed out that, prior to this, the hall that the victims have been temporarily placed was inadequately lacking in many facilities, under the arrangement of Gerakan Batu Division, they have now moved to the Bandar Baru Sentul community hall with better facilities. Besides, some non-profit organisations such as Tzu-Chi Malaysia have joined the ranks to offer necessities to the residents who have been affected.

            "Under our request and follow-up, DBKL also specially allocated RM300 relief fund to each family affected by the blaze. We will also make sure that the Welfare Department will supply three meals a day to the victims as scheduled. We also discovered that some children lost their spectacles in the fire, we already arranged them to get themselves a new pair of spectacles from the optical shop. Besides, there is a female student among them who is currently sitting for the SPM exam, we also gave her positive encouragement and hope that her family will also do the same in lending her their support, we hope that the fire will not affect her mood in preparation for the exam," said Dr. Dominic Lau.

            In view of the urgent need by the fire victims for a new place to reside, in this regard Gerakan Batu Division already sped up the effort to follow-up their application for PPR flat, hopefully they will get a new home in the least time possible.

            Dr. Dominic Lau also added that Gerakan would continue to serve the residents of Batu parliamentary constituency, solve their livelihood problems and improve their quality of life.

告示牌指示不清被误为U转处,峇都民政党允解决怡保路交通问题

民政党峇都区部于上周三(11月14日)走访了怡保路4英里半，与当地的商家会面，以了解他们目前所面对的问题。

峇都区民政党服务中心协调员刘华才博士指出，他们是接获当地商家的投诉，指当地的道路有一处被误为U转处，导致许多车辆都在那里U转，不仅造成交通阻塞，也对附近的商店构成危险。其实正确的U转处是在前端，但却没有清楚的告示牌，导致许多驾驶者都不晓得，唯有继续使用该"U转处"。

"由于该条道路并不宽阔，许多车辆在U转时几乎要撞到附近的店面，有一定的危险性。我们将就此事向吉隆坡市政局反映，并要求当局加长分界线，更要清楚地显示U转的告示牌，让驾驾驶者晓得须驶到前端的正确U转处才进行U转。"刘华才表示。    

刘华才博士也补充，民政党将持续服务峇都国会选区的居民，并解决他们的民生问题和提高他们的生活素质

Confusing U-turn signboard misleads the motorists

Gerakan Batu Division promises to solve the traffic problem in Jalan Ipoh

Press statement by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator

Dr. Dominic Lau

21 November 2012

            Last Wednesday (14 November), members of Gerakan Batu Division visited the Batu 4½ of Jalan Ipoh to meet with the local businessmen in order to have a grasp of problems that they are facing currently.

            Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau said that they have received complaints from the local businessmen who pointed out that one particular section of the road at the local has been mistaken as a U-turn prompting many vehicles to make a illegal U-turn at that point, apart from causing traffic congestion, it also poses danger to the shops nearby. In fact, the actual U-turn is located further ahead, however there is not a clear signboard being put in place which leads to many motorists unaware and therefore keep on using the same "U-turn" point.

            "Due to the narrowness of the road, the shop houses nearby are at the close call whenever there is a vehicle making a U-turn, certainly there is a risk poses to them. We will reflect this matter to the DBKL and demand the authority to extend the dividing line, moreover to erect a clear signboard for U-turn, so that the motorists are informed that the actual U-turn is laid upfront and they will have to go further ahead before making the U-turn legally," said Dr. Dominic Lau.

            Dr. Dominic Lau also added that Gerakan would continue to serve the residents of Batu parliament constituency, solve their livelihood problems and improve their quality of life.

受逼迁影响申请人民组屋却受阻,峇都民政党允助向隆市政局争取

民政党峇都区部于昨日(11月19日) 在峇都区民政党服务中心协调员刘华才博士的率领下，再次会见冼都甘榜石马木屋区的25户人家，针对他们收到地主发出的庭令，要他们在11月30日前搬离有关地区一事，向居民汇报民政党峇都区部对有关事件跟进的发展。

刘华才博士指出，民政党峇都区已针对此事分别与吉隆坡市长和联邦直辖区与城市和谐部副部长会面商讨，而得到的结论是位于私人土地的木屋区一旦遭地主下驱逐令，则须由发展商作出适当的赔偿，政府是不会提供人民组屋给受逼迁影响的居民。虽然居民们了解政府的政策，但仍然要求隆市政局能从他们自2007年就开始申请人民组屋的角度来批准他们的申请。          

 "基于这25户人家都属于贫苦家庭，多以劳工为生，在当地居住了50多年，更是合法的马来西亚公民，可是在申请人民组屋5年后仍无音讯。当务之急，民政党峇都区部希望隆市政局可以网开一面，并要求隆市政局通过人道立场来批准这25户家庭的申请。"刘华才表示。  

另一方面，有关发展商已同意作出赔偿给其中的7户人家，但赔偿金却将在他们搬迁后才会支付给他们，这对居民们造成许多困扰，因他们根本没有多余的金钱来安排搬迁工作。对此，民政党峇都区部将要求有关发展商预先支付赔偿金给受影响的居民，好让他们可以安排搬迁和安顿住处的工作。昨日我们也发现发展商打算封锁其中一条进出该甘榜的道路，我们已经指示发展商停止有关行动，因现在还未到所规定的期限。若发展商坚持封锁该道路，我们会采取进一步法律行动。

另外，民政党峇都区部也于昨晚收到消息，有关木屋区昨晚遭火神光顾，烧毁了部分木屋单位。民政党峇都区部等人和志愿消防队也在第一时间到场协助和慰问灾民，并安排临时住处予受影响的居民。对此，民政党峇都区部吁请政府重视居民目前迫切需要人民组屋的诉求。  

刘华才博士也补充，民政党将持续服务峇都国会选区的居民，并解决他们的民生问题和提高他们的生活素质。

Application for PPR flat hindered despite being forced to relocate

Batu Gerakan promises to fight from DBKL

Press statement by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

20 November 2012

            Yesterday (19 November), members of Gerakan Batu Division led by Batu Gerakan Service Center Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai once again met with the 25 families who live in the squatter area of Kampung Sekma, Sentul in order to give an account to the residents about the follow-up by Batu Gerakan Division on the latest development of the related issue on which the residents have received a court order asking them to relocate before 30 November.

            Dr. Dominic Lau pointed out that Gerakan Batu Division has met and held talks with the KL Mayor and Deputy Minister of Federal Territories And Urban Wellbeing respectively, the conclusion of the meeting was that once the squatter area located on a private land has been given an eviction order by the land owner, the developer should make appropriate compensation, the government will not provide PPR flat to the residents who are affected under the forced relocation. Although the residents are aware of the government's policy, however they still make a plea to the DBKL to take into consideration on the fact that they have filed the application for PPR flat since 2007 as a ground to approve their application.

            "Based on the fact that these 25 families are poor, mostly dependent on labour work for a living and have been residing at the local for over 50 years and also legitimate Malaysians as well, however there is still no news on their application for PPR flat after 5 years. The most pressing matter of the moment, Gerakan Batu Division hope that DBKL can show some leniency and urge DBKL to approve the application of these 25 families through humanitarian grounds," said Dr. Dominic Lau.

            On the other hand, the related developer has agreed to make compensation to 7 of those families, however the compensation will only be paid to them once they have relocated, this proves to be troublesome for the residents because they have no extra money to arrange for the relocation works. In this regard, Gerakan Batu Division will seek the related developer to make the compensation in advance to the residents who are affected, so that they can arrange the relocation and settling works. Yesterday we discovered that the developer plans to seal off one of the road leading into the kampung, we already instructed the developer to suspend the action, because it is yet to reach the time limit as prescribed. If the developer insists on sealing off the road, we will take further legal action.

            Besides, Gerakan Batu Division also received news on last night that the squatter area has caught fire and burning down some of the wooden housing units. Members of Gerakan Batu Division along with the volunteer fire unit immediately went to offer help and to comfort the victims as well as to arrange for temporary shelter to the affected residents. In this regard, Gerakan Batu Division urges the government to seriously consider the urgent need for a PPR flat unit by the residents at this moment.  

            Dr. Dominic Lau also added that Gerakan would continue to serve the residents of Batu parliamentary constituency, solve their livelihood problems and improve their quality of life.

民青团对教师严罚学生事件表遗憾,刘华才称这将使学生一生受创

民青团总秘书刘华才博士今日对日前新山一所寄宿学校的3位教师引用过度严厉与苛刻的体罚方式来训导17名中五学生的事件感到遗憾。据报载，这些学生因为上载一段有关他们发泄压力的短片至优管，结果遭3名教师掌掴、拳打脚踢，甚至强迫脱下裤子做700下伏地挺身。

"我在阅读了这则新闻后感到惊讶与无言，教师何以如此对待他们的学生？学生被指示在他们的同学面前做伏地挺身，这对他们来说简直是一种侮辱。更糟的是他们被迫脱掉裤子，这肯定将对这些学生造成一生的创伤。"

刘华才博士继而谴责这3位教师，并指责他们的行为是可耻的，因为教师应通过爱的方式与教育对犯错的学生循循善诱。这起事件只是最近多宗教师涉及滥用职权对学生进行体罚与羞辱的其中一宗，此前也曾发生教师通过种族性辱骂的词语来侮辱学生的事件。

  "我了解有些学生或许会过于胡闹而很难管教，但是如果教师本身也如此以最恶劣的方式来应对状况，那他们与其他没受过师资训练的人们又有何分别？毕竟还有很多种训导方式是可以采用以应对状况的。"

同时也是思特雅国际大学的刘华才博士促教育部认真地探讨这项问题，以避免类似的事件再次发生。他也希望师训学院可从这起事件中学习，并作为培训师训学员学习解决问题技能的参考。

"我认为现今很多教师都备受现实生活的压力，例如过多的工作量，导致缺乏私人生活时间等，这造成增加他们所默默承受的焦虑与压力，而这都是教育部必须加以关注的。"

Gerakan Youth deplores teachers' harsh treatment to students

Dominic Lau says this will traumatise the students for life

Press statement by Gerakan Youth Secretary General

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

20 November 2012

Gerakan Youth Secretary General, Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai deplores the recent harsh methods used by 3 teachers to discipline a group of 17 Form Five students from a broading school in Johor Bahru, where the students were forced to do 700 push-ups and strip down their pants.

"I am at a lost for words upon getting the news. How can the teachers do this to their students? It is total humiliation for the students having to do 700 push-ups in front of their peers. What is even worse is that they are also forced to strip down. This will surely traumatise the students for life."

Dr. Dominic Lau further condemned the 3 teachers by saying that this is a disgraceful act as teachers should be educating and disciplining their students in a humane way. This incident is one of the latest news of teachers abusing their powers to humiliate their students in the pretext of disciplining them. Previously there were incidents where teachers who insulted their students with racial slurs.

"I understand that students are bound to be mischievous and can be hard to deal with, but if the teachers themselves stoop so low to handle the situation, what is the difference between them and untrained people? As for disciplining methods, there are many ways to control the situation."

Dr. Dominic Lau, also UCSI associate professor urged the Ministry of Education to seriously review this matter to prevent such incidents from happening again. He also hoped that teacher training institutes would take this incident as an example to train their students on problem solving skill.

"I think that many teachers are also exposed to real life stress such as having too many workloads while at the same time just having very little time for their private lives. This could increase the anxiety and pressure suffered silently by our teachers which the Ministry of Education should take heed."

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民青团促人力部多办青年就业展,以协助青年谋职及降失业率

民青团总秘书刘华才博士对由国阵青年团假太子世界贸易中心举办的青年就业展表示满意，并称这是一项降低大学毕业生失业率的良好活动。刚落幕的三天青年就业展共吸引了超过12万人次参观者，其中有10万人向总共270家参展公司提呈了个人履历表以申请为数40万份的工作。

"我对这项就业展所获得的良好反应而感到高兴，这也证明了国阵青年团及政府确实关心人民，尤其是青年的就业前途。"

刘华才说，对青年尤其是应届大学毕业生来说，最大的烦恼便是如何尽快获得就业机会，以不必再继续依赖他们的父母；而另一个理由则是为了避开众人的刻板印象，即如果一名青年在大学毕业后仍然长期失业，就是因为他懒惰及没考获好成绩。

"有许多大学毕业生都缺乏求职技巧，因此时常都必须依靠传统的求职方法，如报章与网络来寻找工作，因此青年就业展就是一个很好的平台，可以让大学毕业生与新鲜社会人能够寻找到他所兴趣的工作。我希望政府能通过人力资源部举办更多的青年就业展，协助国立大专基本上每年一次及私立大专一年两三次的应届毕业生寻找工作，这也可避免一位于年初毕业的学生被迫等待至年中或年末才可获得就业机会的情况。"

同时也是思特雅国际大学副教授的刘华才博士说，当局也应该考虑在巴生河流域以外的地区举办就业展，以协助其他地区的青年协助工作。

最后，他劝勉应届毕业生应避免对第一份工作过于挑剔，因为更重要的是能够吸取工作经验，而不是要求如资深职员般所享有的待遇。

"当你累积了经验及知识，你就可开始决定你的前程。"

Gerakan Youth urges MoHR to organise more Youth Job Fairs

Dominic Lau says this will reduce unemployment rate

Press statement by Gerakan Youth Secretary General

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

19 November 2012

Gerakan Youth Secretary General, Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai expressed his satisfaction with the just concluded Barisan Nasional Youth Job Fair in PWTC saying that is a good move to reduce unemployment among graduates. It was estimated that 120,000 visitors attended the fair, with almost 100,000 submitted their resumes to the totle of 270 employers which offered more than 40,000 jobs.

"I am happy with the good response of the fair as this is another proof that the BN Youth and government indeed care for the people especially the young."

Lau said that the biggest concern for the young especially a fresh graduate is to gain employment as soon as possible to avoid continued dependence on their parents. Another reason would be to avoid the stereotype of one is lazy and does not have a good result if one remains unemployed long after graduating.

"This is also a good step as many of our graduates lack job-hunting skills and therefore have to rely on several common methods like the newspaper and internet. However I urge the government through the Ministry of Human Resource to conduct job fairs more frequently for public universities basically produces fresh graduates once a year while private institutions can come up to three times annually. This is to avoid a fresh graduate who finishes his studies at the beginning of the year being forced to wait until mid or end of the year to gain employment."

Dr. Dominic Lau, also UCSI associate professor also hoped the department can introduce job fairs in areas outside of the Klang Valley to help the graduates in those places.

Finally, he adviced fresh graduates to avoid being too choosy when choosing their first job as it is more important to gain experience first rather than demanding for perks enjoyed by experienced employees.

"Once you have experience together with knowledge, the world is yours for the taking."

冼都巴刹一独居老翁生活潦倒,峇都民政党允安排福利局跟进协助

民政党峇都区部于上周三(11月14日) 适逢屠妖节在冼都巴刹(Sentul Pasar)一带进行探访活动，拜访当地的一些贫苦家庭并赠送日用品。

参与活动的峇都区民政党服务中心协调员刘华才博士指出，在活动当中，他们发现其中一户贫苦人家一直以来都在照顾住于对面的一位独居老翁。这名老翁名叫吴天胜，现年72岁，是一名残疾人士，在当地独居了15年。根据了解，这名老翁都有获得福利局每月300零吉的援助金，但因行动不便必须托人帮忙领取援助金，而需支付100零吉的佣金，自己则只拿到200零吉。而最近却已经一年没有拿到钱，唯有靠邻居的救济得以过活。       

 "我们怀疑有人以老翁的名义领取援助金而没有将钱交给老翁。而这一户贫苦人家不惜照料一名非亲非故的独居老翁，实在令人感动。民政党峇都区将安排福利部跟进这名老翁的案例和其生活起居，尽快提供进一步协助。"刘华才表示。

    刘华才博士也补充，民政党将持续服务峇都国会选区的居民，照顾弱势群体，并解决他们的民生问题和提高他们的生活素质。

Relief fund for a disabled elderly man has been raked off and confiscated

Batu Gerakan promises to arrange the Welfare Department to carry out an investigation

Press statement by Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

19 November 2012

            Much to our surprise, the monthly RM 300 relief fund of a disabled elderly man has been raked off and confiscated, Gerakan Batu Division urged the Welfare Department to carry out an investigation.

            In conjunction with Deepavali, Gerakan Batu Division went on to have a local visitation programme in Sentul Pasar on last Wednesday (14 November) in order to pay a visit to some poor families in the local while at the same time giving out daily necessities.

            Batu Gerakan Service Centre Coordinator Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai who joined the visitation programme pointed out that in the midst of the visitation, we found out that one of the poor families has always been taking care of an elderly man who lives in solitude just the opposite of their house. The elderly man named Goh Tian Seng, aged 72 and disabled, he has been living in the local for the past 15 years. It is understood that the elderly man has been receiving the monthly RM 300 relief fund from the Welfare Department, however due to his reduced mobility he has to seek the help from others to collect the relief fund on his behalf, RM 100 will have to be paid as commission with the rest of RM 200 is the amount left for his own intake. But recently he has not been receiving any money for the past one year with help from the neighbor is the only reliance for him to continue his living.

            "We suspect that someone has been collecting the relief fund nominally on behalf of the elderly man but did not pass the money to him. While this poor family is all willing to take care of a non-relative elderly man who lives in solitude, it is truly touching. Gerakan Batu Division will arrange the Welfare Department to follow-up the case of this elderly man and his daily life in order to provide further assistance as soon as possible," said Dr. Dominic Lau.

            Dr. Dominic Lau also added that Gerakan would continue to serve the residents of Batu parliamentary constituency, take care of the disadvantaged groups, and solve their livelihood problems as well as to improve their quality of life.

摩托罗拉资助3所大学进行研究,冀更多公司效仿参与

民青团总秘书刘华才博士对摩托罗拉通过2012年国际奥林匹克机器人大赛及第一乐高联盟提供了50万令吉的资助予国内三所大学以进行多项教育计划推广科学、科技、工程及数学（STEM）表示感激。

他说，这对我国的大学在获得充足的资金以进行研究，并提升它们的国际排名上是很有作用的。

"我很高兴像摩托罗拉这样一间大公司未忘记它的企业社会责任，并希望这将激励更多的政府关联企业及国内外的大公司提供更多的资助予我国的大学。这也是另一项作为挽留我国的最优秀人才的举措，因为他们没必要为了进行研究而离开我国。"

他说，良好的教育是国家向前迈进的推动力，因此政府也必须扮演其角色，鼓励更多的公司提供资助及奖学金予国内大学，例如给予税务优惠与奖掖。

同时也是思特雅国际大学学院副教授的刘华才博士强调，提升我们的大学的国际排名应是政府的首要任务，以推动马来西亚于2020年成为一个高收入国。

"我希望政府也能为国内非顶尖大学提供更多的资助，以让它们也有一个公平的机会提升表现，同时也能避免国内顶尖大学与其他大学之间的差距继续扩大。"

最后，他表示该资助也不应只局限于某些科系，而应针对更多的科系，以让我国的大学能取得一个更平衡的表现。  

Gerakan Youth welcomed Motorola for providing grants to 3 universities

Dr Dominic Lau urges more companies to take part

  Press statement by Gerakan youth Secretary General

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

  15 November 2012

Gerakan Youth Secretary General, Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai expressed gratefulness for Motorola Solutions Inc to provide a RM500,000 grants to three universities to carry out education programmes that promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) via the World Robot Olympiad 2012 and First Lego League. He said that this proved useful in ensuring our universities receive adequate funding to conduct research in order to improve their rankings.

"I am glad that a big company like Motorola never forgets its corporate social responsibility and therefore hoped that this will inspire more GLC's and big local and international companies to provide more funding to our universities. This is also another way to retain our best talents as they do not have to leave the country to conduct their research."

He said that the government must also play a role in encouraging more companies to provide grants and scholarships to universities such as tax incentives as a good education is what brings a nation forward.

Dr. Dominic Lau, also UCSI associate professor stressed that improving our universities ranking should be the top priority for the government to propel Malaysia into a high-income nation by 2020.

"I hoped that the government can provide more funding to universities other than the top ones in Malaysia to give an equal chance for them to improve their performance. This is to prevent the gap between the top universities and the others in Malaysia from widening even further."

Finally, he commented that the funds should also not only be confined to a few courses but to more courses to achieve a balanced performance from our universities.

教部应关注课程纲要与理科生出路,民青团不认同扣稅优惠

针对副首相兼教育部长丹斯里慕尤丁昨天指出，鉴于目前国内中学理科生只有20%，政府为提升理科班学生人数至60%的目标，考虑为理科生家长提供扣税优惠，民青团对此表示不认同。 民青团总秘书刘华才博士说，政府建议通过提供扣税优惠措施以提升理科生的人数充其量只是短期的对策，并不是一项长期的策略，也是难以持续的。教育部在这课题上应征询更多的教育专业人士的意见，以免带来反效果。

刘华才博士表示，这项措施可能促使家长们会因为要享有扣税优惠而鼓励或强迫子女们选读理科。这对子女们未来的就业和生涯规划将带来负面影响。  

"我认为理科生人数低的主要原因之一在于理科科目的课程纲要，因为有相当多的学生未能掌握多项理科科目的真正概念，包括物理、生物与化学，甚至是高级数学。因此，学生在这些科目中考获不理想的成绩是司空见惯的事。"

对此，刘华才博士建议，教育部要鼓励更多学生选读理科，应该先让他们看到选读理科的重要性和价值，并提升其专业性，包括重新检讨的理科科目的课程纲要，以使之更吸引学生。举例：很多学生选读医科是认为医生是崇高的专业，获得社会的尊重和认同。除此之外，教育部也应该让学生了解理科生的未来出路、就业前景和市场的竞争性，才能学以致用，而不是为了达到政府设定的目标，搬出种种措施来筹足数据，为了做而做而已。

同时也是思特雅国际大学副教授的刘华才博士说，通过提供家长扣税措施可能造成家长强迫孩子选读理科，进而增加学生们的压力。所以，相信身为家长的，将会优先考虑子女个人的兴趣取向、能力和学术成绩来决定子女的科系选择，多于着重眼前的税务优惠。

他也进一步表示，虽然他承认理科科目在推动马来西亚成为高收入国的重要性，但是文科生的贡献也不应该被轻视。他说，理科生若只通过马来西亚教育文凭的资格来找寻理科为基础的工作将面对更多的困难，因为与文科生相比之下，这些工作大部分都需要至少大专的学历。

Tax relief given to parents with children in Science stream is not feasible

Gerakan Youth urges MOE to re-evaluate the science syllabus and show concern on the prospect of the student

Press statement by Gerakan Youth Secretary General

Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai

7 November 2012

            In regard to a comment made by DPM cum Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who pointed out that in view of there are currently only 20% students in science stream, the government will look at ways to increase the number to a national target of 60%, including introducing tax relief for parents, Gerakan Youth disagreed with the purpose and also felt that it is not feasible, because it is only a short-term countermeasure that fails to solve the problem once and for all, moreover it may backfire and only serves as a stopgap measure.

Gerakan Youth Secretary General, Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai said that the proposal to increase student intake for science stream through providing incentives are unsustainable in the long run. MOE should get more professional opinions on the matter.

            He said that this measure may prompt the parents to encourage or force their children to choose for science streams out of the tax incentive that is offered to them. This may bring negative impact on the career and future planning of the children.

"I think that one of the main causes of low student intake in science stream is the syllabus itself where there are quite a number of students who fail to grasp the concept of the science subjects such as physics, biology, chemistry and even additional mathematics. Therefore it is common to see students getting low grades in these subjects."

            In this regard, Dr. Dominic Lau suggested that the students should be exposed to the importance and value of the choice to study in the science stream beforehand as well as to improve the professionalism of the field before the MOE is aiming to encourage more students to choose for science stream. Ministry of Education should also re-evaluate the science syllabus to make it more attractive to the students. For instance, many choose to study medicine because the doctor is a highly regarded profession which is well respected and public recognition. Besides, MOE should also help the student to have a better understanding of the future prospect, career prospect and the competitiveness in the job market so that what they have learned can also be applied usefully, so that the measures that are proposed by the government will not just be implemented just for the sake of implementing it as a mean to achieve the target set by the government itself.

            I believe the parents will give priority to the interest, ability and academic achievement to determine the choice of their children, surpassing the taxation benefit that lies in front of their eyes," added Dr. Dominic Lau.

Lau, also UCSI Associate Professor further commented that while he acknowledged the importance of science subjects to push Malaysia to a high-income nation, the contributions of art stream students cannot be look lightly upon.

Finally, he said that science stream student will find it harder to find a science based job by just using their SPM qualifications as most of these jobs required at least a tertiary education compared to art stream students