SIBU: The new batch of councillors were mostly new faces who could improve the council’s service delivery.
Datuk Tiong Thai King said this when he took his oath as chairman of Sibu Municipal Council for a fresh term yesterday.
He noted that most of the new faces had professional backgrounds.
“With members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) appointed councillors, it will provide more transparency in our service delivery,” he said.
Besides the chairman and deputy chairman, the current batch has 30 councillors whose terms end on Dec 31, 2015.
The council has eight standing committees, namely Works and Traffic; Public Health; Environment and Municipal Services; Markets and Petty Traders; General Purposes and Community Services; Building Control and Town Beautification; Tender Board; Planning, Finance and Establishment; and Social and Community Development.
In the Works and Traffic standing committee are Wong Kwong Lee (chairman), Abang Iskandar Abang Latip (vic-chairman) and members Yek Hock Yin, Tong Hing Lee, So Teck Kee, Siao Sing Tiong, Kiew Shyh Yong, Paulus Dandee Banyang, Jimmy De Rozario @ Abdul Rahman, Tang Sing Kiong, Lily Tiong, Wong Liang Tai and Tonny Hii.
Public Health, Environment and Municipal Services standing committee: Ting Tung Hua (chairman), Sylvia Kong (vice-chairman) and members Wong Hie Ping, Yap Ah Kiat, Tong Hing Lee, Siao Sing Tiong, Kiew Shyh Yong, Toh Jack Kuong, Ibrahim Laili, Jimmy De Rozario @ Abdul Rahman, Teo Ming Lung, Sempurai Petrus Ngelai and Chiong Siong Teck.
Markets and Petty Traders standing committee: Datuk Andrew Wong Kee Yew (chairman), Kiew Shyh Yong (vice-chairman) and members Wong Hie Ping, Yap Ah Kiat, So Teck Kee, Chieng Jin Ek, Toh Jack Kuong, Abang Iskandar Abang Latip, Zaiton Abdul Kader, Paulus Dandee Banyang, Lily Tiong, Teo Ming Lung, Sempurai Petrus Ngelai, Wong Liang Tai and Thomas Tang.
General Purposes and Community Services standing committee: Chiong Siong Teck (chairman), Tang Sing Kiong (vice-chairman) and members Lai Chiong Ann, Lau Kiing Yiing, Yap Ah Kiat, Lau Hui Sing, Chieng Jin Ek, Rabek Hamid, Zaiton Abdul Kader, Jimmy De Rozario @ Abdul Rahman, Ting Tung Hua, Wong Liang Tai, Tonny Hii and Thomas Tang.
Building Control and Town Beautification standing committee: Tonny Hii (chairman), Jimmy De Rozario @ Abdul Rahman (vice chairman) and members Lai Chiong Ann, Yek Hock Yin, So Teck Kee, Lau Hui Sing, Kiew Shyh Yong, Abang Iskandar Abang Latip, Rabek Hamid, Paulus Dandee Banyang, Ting Tung Hua, Lily Tiong, John Ujang Santak and Wong Kwong Lee.
Tender Board standing committee: Rabek Hamid (chairman), Thomas Tang (vice-chairman) and members Wong Hie Ping, Lau Kiing Yiing, Tong Hing Lee, Siao Sing Tiong, Chieng Jin Ek, Ibrahim Laili, Tang Sing Kiong, John Ujang Santak, Wong Kwong Lee and Sylvia Kong.
Planning, Finance and Establishment standing committee: Dato Andrew Wong Kee Yew (chairman), Paulus Dandee Banyang (vice-chairman) and members Lau Kiing Yiing, Rabek Hamid, Tang Sing Kiong, Ting Tung Hua, Sempurai Petrus Ngelai, Chiong Siong Teck, Wong Kwong Lee, Sylvia Kong, Tonny Hii and Thomas Tang.
Social and Community Development standing committee: Sempurai Petrus Ngelai (chairman), Wong Hie Ping (vice-chairman) and members Lai Chiong Ann, Yek Hock Yin, Lau Hui Sing, Toh Jack Kuong, Abang Iskandar Abang Latip, Ibrahim Laili, Zaiton Abdul Kader, Teo Ming Lung, John Ujang Santak, Chiong Siong Teck and Sylvia Kong.