“先反對，後反悔，再扭曲”‧檳民政抨林冠英“假惺惺”

星洲日報‧2008.06.29

（檳城）檳州首席部長林冠英週六（6月28日）對民政黨代全國主席丹斯里許子根開炮後，檳州民政黨今日（週日，29日）反擊林冠英“假惺惺”，對二項大型計劃展延一事的態度“先反對，後反悔，再扭曲”。

代表民政黨檳州聯委會的吳竟誠以事件發言人的身份黨召開新聞發佈會，要求檳州政府在此事上表明明確立場，同時也堅決不認同中央政府展延兩項計劃的決定。

他說，在大選前，行動黨曾多次表明反對兩項計劃的進行，其中，首席部長政治秘書黃偉益更曾經在選前的“搶救檳州系列”中，明確地表明該黨反對外環公路計劃的進行，要求政府取消這項計劃。

他也出示行動黨相關言論的剪報：“他（林冠英）要我們出示證據，我現在就給他看證據。”

吳竟誠說，行動黨在此事的立場顯得非常模糊，也不夠透明化，同時也讓人質疑其誠意。

針對林冠英抨擊許子根的言論，吳竟誠說，林冠英身為首長，發言應該要有修養和風度。

至於民政黨是否會進一步通過國陣內部爭取進行兩項計劃，吳竟誠說，民政黨無論選前選後，都向首相反映兩項計劃勢在必行的堅定立場。

In defence of previous state govt

STAR, Thursday June 22, 2009

PENANG must continue to improve its infrastructure, communication network and other facilities to meet the increasing demands of investors.

State Gerakan assistant secretary Goh Kheng Sneah said foreign investors would not invest a huge sum of money in the state if Penang failed to meet their requirements.

"Foreign investors have been coming here over the past two decades because of several factors including the state’s sound infrastructure and communications network,” he said.

“The state government could not have attracted RM10bil worth of foreign capital in the past 15 months as claimed by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng if our infrastructure and communications networks were lacking.

“Lim’s statement that infrastructure in Penang had made little progress in the past two decades was clearly politically motivated,” he said in a press release on Tuesday.

Blasting Lim for “irresponsibly and purposely tarnishing” the previous administration’s image,Goh said it is now the duty of the current state government to maintain and improve existing infrastructure and communication network.

He added that Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had emphasised that if Penang wanted to attract investors, it needed better infrastructure and communication links.

“Lee said to secure funding for these projects, the state government should work closely with the federal government to gain its support,” he said.

斷章取義‧林冠英欲抹煞前朝功績

星洲日報／大北馬 2009-06-18 11:54

（檳城）民政黨檳州聯委會副秘書吳竟誠說，如果檳州的基本建設及通訊網絡真如檳州首席部長林冠英所說是落後，檳州根本不能吸引到外資前來投訴。

他質疑檳州政府在過去15個月所公佈，吸引到100億外資的消息的真實性。

“難道這些來自美國或歐洲國家的投資客，對於基本設施及通訊網絡的要求會比李光耀低？他們都願意把龐大的投資額放在落後的檳州？從這一點，就可以看到，林冠英已把李光耀的談話政治化，用意是要抹煞前政府的功績。”

吳竟誠發表文告指出，根據新加坡資政李光耀的新聞秘書向亞洲新聞網所說，李光耀所強調的是，如果檳州要吸引更多的投資者，必須進一步提昇基本設施及通訊設備。李光耀認為，如果要改善這些基本設施及通訊網絡，檳州政府有必要與中央政府取得密切的合作，以尋求中央政府的支持。

吳竟誠強調，林冠英曾多次對外公佈，檳州在2008年共招到100億令吉的外資，並搶功勞說那是檳州民聯政府上台1年後所取得的成績，而現在，卻又對李光耀的談話斷章取義，把李光耀希望檳州能進一步改善基設及通訊網絡的談話，詮釋為檳州過去20年發展緩慢，比起怡保及芙蓉還落後，並硬把這只“死貓”塞進前州政府的口中，這種自我矛盾及玩弄課題的政治手法，相當要不得。

Guan Eng has ill-intention

Press Statement by Penang Gerakan State Liaison Committee Assistant Secretary, Goh Kheng Sneah
Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Gerakan said yesterday that the State Government could not have attracted RM10 billion of foreign capital in the past 15 months as claimed by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng if Penang’s infrastructure and communications network were lacking.

In a statement, its assistant secretary Goh Kheng Sneah said foreign investors have been coming to Penang over the past two decades because of several factors, including the state’s sound infrastructure and communications network.

“Foreign investors will not come to invest a huge sum of money in Penang, if the state cannot meet their requirements,” said Goh, adding it was inevitable that the state’s infrastructure, communication network and other facilities should continue to be improved to meet greater demands by local and foreign investors.

Goh said Lim had a politically intention when he echoed Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew that the infrastructure in Penang had made little progress in the past two decades.
“Lim’s intention was to purposely tarnish the previous state government’s image. This is very irresponsible and a low-level approach,” said Goh.

Goh said according to the Asia News Channel, Lee had emphasised that if Penang wanted to attract investors, it needed better infrastructure and communication links. To secure funding for these projects, Lee believed the Penang state government should work closely with the federal government to gain its support.

“Lee’s request is understandable. As a leader of his country, he has every right to protect the interest of his country’s investors,” said Goh.

Goh said it was now the duty of the state government to maintain and further improve Penang’s infrastructure and communication network.

Lim sengaja cemar k'jaan negeri Gerakan

16/6/2009 Malaysia Kini

Gerakan menuduh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng bermotif politik apabila menyuarakan pandangan menteri mentor Singapura, Lee Kuan Yew bahawa tidak banyak kemajuan dalam infrastruktur di negeri ini sejak dua dekad yang lalu.

"Niat Lim ialah untuk sengaja mencemar imej kerajaan negeri sebelum ini," kata penolong setiausaha Gerakan, Goh Kheng Sneah, sambil menyifatkannya sebagai satu tindakan tidak bertanggungajawab.

Pulau Pinang ditadbir oleh BN di bawah Gerakan sebelum ia jatuh ke tangan Pakatan Rakyat dalam pilihanraya umum 2008.

Dalam satu kenyataan, Goh berkata, mengikut laporan Asia News Channel, Lee telah menegaskan, sekiranya Pulau Pinang mahu menarik pelabur, ia memerlukan infrastruktur dan hubungan komunikasi yang lebih baik dari sekarang.

Laporan itu juga memetik Lee sebagai berkata, bagi memperolehi pembiayaan bagi projek-projek tersebut, kerajaan negeri perlu bekerjasama rapat dengan kerajaan pusat untuk mendapatkan sokongannya.

Goh bertanya bagaimanakah kerajaan negeri mampu menarik modal asing sebanyak RM10 bilion dalam tempoh 15 bulan lalu, seperti yang didakwa Lim, sekiranya kurang infrastruktur dan rangkaian komunikasi di Pulau Pinang

Menurutnya, pelabur asing datang ke Pulau Pinang sejak dua dekad lalu kerana beberapa faktor, termasuk kemudahan infrastruktur dan rangkaian komunikasi yang baik di negeri.

"Pelabur asing tidak akan datang melabur jumlah wang yang besar di Pulau Pinang, sekiranya negeri itu tidak dapat memenuhi keperluan mereka," katanya.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, tidak boleh dielakkan bahawa infrastruktur, rangkaian komunikasi dan kemudahan lain di negeri itu perlu terus dipertingkatkan bagi memenuhi permintaan pelabur tempatan dan luar negeri.

Oleh itu, kata Goh, ia menjadi tanggungjawab kerajaan negeri sekarang untuk menyelenggara dan seterusnya menambahbaik insfrastruktur dan rangkaian komunikasi di Pulau Pinang.

People need low-cost ferry service

9 June 2009 Press Statement

Gerakan hopes that the people can continue to enjoy low-cost ferry service, irrespective of whether it is run by the federal or state government.

Penang Gerakan assistant secretary Goh Kheng Sneah said the ferry service was an important link between the island and mainland and the government must ensure that the service would continue.

"It is very important that the people must continue to enjoy cheap and safer public water transport service,” he said in a statement, when commenting on a proposal by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng that the state government had asked the Penang Municipal Council to take over the operations of the loss-making ferry service.

According to the Penang Port Commission, the ferry service, which has been in operation for 115 years, suffered a loss of RM20mil last year.

Goh said the ferry service is a Penang icon and also important to the state’s tourism industry. More importantly, it is a cross-move route for the low-income people, especially motorcyclists and pedestrians.

剝奪讀者情權‧民聯應撤消杯葛2報章

星洲日報／大北馬‧2009-06-06 12:45

（檳城）民政黨檳州聯委會副秘書吳竟誠吁請民聯，以新聞自由及報章讀者的利益為前提，立即撤銷杯葛《馬來西亞前鋒報》及《新海峽時報》的禁令。他週五（6月5日）發表文告說，民聯應撤銷杯葛兩大報章的禁令，以示尊重新聞自由。

他認為，身為政治人物應該尊重媒體從業員的專業精神，允許採訪記者在沒有受到干涉及被驅逐的情況下，履行他們本身的工作職責。

他對林冠英當眾毫不留情地驅逐一名欲採訪威省市政局新聞發佈會的《馬來西亞前鋒報》記者的舉動，深表遺憾。

他說，這是一項錯誤的舉措，因為杯葛報章和驅逐記者的行為，就等同於杯葛此報的讀者群，並剝奪他們的知情權。

他強調，在民政黨為首的檳州執政期間，也不盡認同一些媒體作出過於種族化的報導或評論，但向來都秉持尊重新聞自由及人民利益為重的精神，允許媒體進行所有官方節目採訪。