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Sabah has a liberal education policy and this allows students in the
state to excel, state education exco Datuk Masidi Manjun said.
“I
hope the Barisan Nasional (BN) government will continue to have a
liberal policy for education so there is no doubt we can help more of
our students excel in their studies,” he said at the first nationwide
Hakka Popular Songs singing contest on Saturday night.
The event was held to raise funds for Heyuan Malaysia Education Fund.
Masidi,
who was invited to officiate at the contest, congratulated the
organisation for its noble deed of providing financial aid to members’
children who qualified for the assistance.
“I would like to
congratulate Datuk Jimmy Tham and his committee for taking the
initiative to raise funds for the schools and for the promotion of
education … it does not matter which schools they go to.
“You see
in Sabah, we do not have any problems with bumiputeras studying in
Chinese medium schools, and in Ranau, where Datuk Jimmy and I come from,
60 per cent of the students in Chinese schools there are bumiputeras.
“And
although I am not Chinese, I am also the chairman of the fund-raising
committee of a Chinese school in Ranau, because I believe education is
for all, it doesn’t matter which school you attend, it is the end result
that is important,” Masidi who is also Karanaan assemblyman, said.
He added that Sabahans were lucky as the state government gives generous contributions to the Chinese schools here.
“Nevertheless
it is not enough, and therefore associations and organizations still
have to take the initiative to organize various events to raise funds
for the schools,” he said.
The state Tourism, Culture and
Environment Minister also congratulated the welfare organisation of
Heyuan Malaysia for choosing Sabah as the host for its first nationwide
Hakka Popular Songs singing contest.
“Nowhere in Malaysia can you
find Malaysians living together harmoniously as Sabahans are never
bothered about race or religion. If you want to find the best
Malaysians, Sabahans are the best Malaysians.
“I hope the
non-Sabahan participants of tonight’s event can see for themselves the
unity and harmony in Sabah. I am very glad to say that politics is never
a problem in Sabah. We may have different political ideologies but
Sabahans always live in peace and harmony,” he said.
Source: Borneo Post
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