DAP assemblymen attend meeting on own accord — Lai

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MIRI: The presence of Piasau and Pujut assemblymen Ling Sie Kiong and Fong Pau Teck respectively at the full council meeting here last month and yesterday proves that the city council is transparent.

Miri City Mayor Lawrence Lai said that the duo were not specially invited to the meeting.
They came on their own initiative.

“They are just observers. They cannot take part in the debate. We treat them like any member of the public or the press,” he told the press after the meeting yesterday.

Lai said this to counter claims that the council had invited the two assemblymen to both meetings.

“We did not invite the DAP assemblymen to attend the meeting. They came as observers. We are transparent and have nothing to hide.

“In a way, it is good they know how a council works, including our scope of work and limitation,” he said.