Federal govt urged to emulate Sabah govt

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KOTA KINABALU: Kota Kinabalu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCCI) president Datuk Michael Lui has urged the Federal Government to emulate the Sabah State Government in supporting the development of Chinese kindergartens.

Lui said the chamber was thankful to the State Government for its continuous support and annual allocation for Chinese schools, including Chinese kindergartens, in the State.

He hoped the Federal Government could also allocate funding to Chinese kindergartens as they relied solely on State Government’s allocation currently.

Lui said this at the 30th anniversary celebration of Putatan Hwa Shiong Kindergarten yesterday.

At the same time, Lui called on individuals who were passionate about Chinese education to safeguard the preservation of Chinese education.

“KKCCCI manages a conforming secondary school, four Chinese primary schools and three Chinese kindergartens. We will do our level best to promote Chinese education with the aim of preserving Chinese culture and education,” he said.

Besides providing a conducive environment for the learning of the Chinese language in the eight schools under KKCCCI, Lui said the chamber also actively promote Chinese festivals and cultural activities.

“To be honest, there are many issues and challenges in safeguarding Chinese education. However, thanks to the strong support from the society and the Chinese community, we have broken out of our difficulties and entered a stage of stable development.”

Lui believed that the kindergarten, under the leadership of the board of governors chairperson, Datuk Mary Ling, would see the upgrading of hard infrastructure in the next few years in order to cope with future development demands.