Star, Wednesday May 11, 2011
GEORGE TOWN: The state government is insincere in asking for Gerakan’s view on the Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre (sPICE) project.
State Gerakan local government bureau chairman Teh Leong Meng said an invitation to attend a meeting to discuss the project on Feb 14 was emailed to him only three days before the meeting.
“It was a Friday and I was out of town until the evening of Feb 14 itself.
“We had emailed a list of questions on the sPICE project to Penang Municipal Council president Patahiyah Ismail on Feb 1.
“Why have they not replied?” asked Teh who was speaking to reporters during a press conference at the state legislative building yesterday.
He also said it was hard to believe that a private company from Kuala Lumpur would sell property worth RM300mil to the state government for only RM50mil.
Teh also blasted the chief minister for labelling Gerakan party members “professional crooks”.
Lim was reported in a Chinese daily as giving the label to Penang Gerakan Publicity, Information and Communication Bureau Chief Dr Thor Teong Gee and state secretary Goh Kheng Sneah.
Lim had said the duo initially accused him of practising favouritism towards Sungai Pinang DAP assemblyman Koid Teng Guan without any basis.
Teh urged the chief minister not to use insulting words to scold the Opposition but to use figures and facts to prove things if the Opposition was wrong.
“Please respect the Opposition as we are only doing our job in monitoring the state government to prevent abuse of power and corruption.”
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