STATE exco member for Youth & Sports, Women, Family and Community Development Chong Eng during a press conference on Nov 10 clarified that it was volunteers from Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Relief Foundation (Tzu Chi) that helped to clean up SMJK Jit Sin after the Nov 4 floods and not MCA members led by its Youth Chief Datuk Chong Sin Woon as stated in his Facebook.
“He claimed on his Facebook that MCA volunteers cleaned up the school. SMJK Jit Sin is located in Taman Sri Rambai which was flooded by midnight of Nov 4. On Nov 5, I and some volunteers were at the school to help residents (who sought shelter) there to move over to SPT Relief Centre.
On Nov 6 morning, Tzu Chi volunteers arrived at the school to clean up the hall and the ground floor. As the school is in my constituency (Bagan Lalang) and I know the truth, I think it is important to let the people know the truth,” she said at the State Assembly.
“The school wasn’t cleaned up by MCA members as claimed by Chong Sin Woon. I hope he doesn’t try to hijack people’s work. I can provide you (the media) of the video clip of the 50 Tzu Chi volunteers and teachers who were cleaning the school at that time,” added the Padang Lalang assemblymember.