KOTA KINABALU: The newly formed Persatuan Hak Asasi Rakyat Sabah (Sabah People’s Rights Association) has started work immediately following the first election of its exco committee on December 12.
Its chairman, Lee Pun Yee, said the association had submitted complaints of poor management service in Mesra Apartments to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing and also arranged a dialogue with the residents.
“The association has received complaints from the residents of Mesra Apartment regarding the poor management services such as security, auto gate and visitors registration problems besides the strata titles status, which are the basic rights of the residents.
“The association deputy chairman, Teddy Yang, and I have been working with the residents of this apartment complex and we are curious why the management company cannot even fulfill the basic rights of the residents,” he said in a press statement.
Lee, who is also one of the residents at the apartment, said they have the rights to complain and take further action in the event the management is not carrying out their duties.
Meanwhile, Lee added that the main objective of the newly formed NGO is to be the platform of communication between the government authority and the people, provide guidance to the people on their rights as citizens and also to ensure that government information is passed down to the grassroots.
He said these three resolutions were raised during the meeting.
“Firstly, we urge the Ministry of Local Government and Housing to fully enforce the rules on poor performing housing management agencies and make necessary amendment to the existing rules to ensure good living environment of house buyers.
“Secondly, we want the authority to resolve the matter on foreign workers and illegal immigrants as they are the roots of all security problems and social illness.
“Thirdly, we resolve to fight for the abolishment of cabotage policy,” he declared.
The members of the exco committee of Persatuan Hak Asasi Rakyat Sabah are Edward Ewon Mujie (vice chairman), Dr Joseph Lee (vice chairman), Lorena Binison (secretary), Christina Yong (assistant secretary) and Patricia Yong (treasurer). The committee members are Nicholas Hsu, Alex Hiew, Olivia Chin, Lee Fun Chee, Kelly Bajaral, Jaiz Robert and Richard Wong.