Ucapan untuk DUN Ogos 2009 July 27, 2009
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ISU BEKALAN ELEKTRIK DAN AIR
Tuan Speaker,
Di sini saya mahu bawa satu isu penting yang saya harap akan diambil perhatian oleh kerajaan, iaitu pasal bekalan elektrik dan air di Tawau dan di Pantai Timur Sabah.
Sejak beberapa bulan lalu, kami rakyat betul-betul sakit hati dan sengsara kerana karan dan air balik-balik mati. Satu hari sampai dua tiga kali. Satu hari sampai tiga empat jam.
Ramai peniaga rugi. Budak-budak sekolah susah mahu belajar. Kehidupan rakyat juga terganggu.
Saya tidak faham kenapa masalah kemudahan asas bekalan elektrik dan air ini terlampau susah mahu diselesaikan oleh kerajaan.
Dari dulu sampai sekarang tidak juga pandai selesai.
Kerajaan sibuk cakap pasal Sabah Development Corridor.
Cakap pasal Palm Oil Industrial Cluster dan cakap pasal macam-macam pembangunan.
Peruntukan dibagi berbillion-billion ringgit setiap tahun.
Tapi bacis facilities karan dan air masih juga bermasalah. What are you talking about YAB Ketua Menteri?
Kalau beginilah yang berlaku, saya percaya itu SDC atau POIC tidak akan berjaya.
Siapa mahu melabur di Sabah kalau bekalan asas pun masih banyak masalah.
Oleh itu, saya harap kerajaan betul-betul kasihan rakyat dan ambil tindakan selesaikan perkara ini.
Saya juga mahu cadangkan sejumlah wang dari peruntukan RM 2.7 billion yang diberi kepada Sabah untuk pelbagai program pembangunan, digunakan untuk selesaikan masalah bekalan elektrik ini.
Ini kerana apa guna negeri kita dapat peruntukan yang dikatakan paling besar, kalau rakyat masih tertekan dengan masalah elektrik dan air.
Saya cadangkan kerajaan boleh gunakan RM 300 juta daripada peruntukan itu untuk beli generator set yang dapat bekalkan 100 megawatt bekalan elektrik dan diletakkan di beberapa tempat di Pantai Timur Sabah seperti di Tawau, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kunak dan Semporna.
Dengan itu, masalah bekalan elektrik dapat diatasi.
Saya harap cadangan ini dapat dipertimbangkan demi kebaikan rakyat.
Tentang bekalan air pula, saya minta kerajaan supaya gantikan peralatan-peralatan seperti pam yang telah uzur di loji-loji air di Tawau.
Ini kerana kalau hujan turun lebat, penduduk Tawau bukan makin senang, malah makin tiada air sebab kerja-kerja mengepam air terpaksa dihentikan kerana pam air perlu dibersihkan dari sisa lumpur.
Selain itu, dam air juga perlu dibina di Tawau bagi atasi masalah bekalan air terputus.
Saya harap masalah yang saya bawakan ini akan diambil tindakan oleh menteri berkaitan dengan segera.
JEJAMBAT DAN PARKING WISMA PERSEKUTUAN
Saya juga ingin menarik perhatian Sidang Dewan tentang isu jejambat (over head bridge – dengan izin) di Tawau.
Sekarang ini Tawau adalah satu-satunya bandar yang tidak ada kemudahan itu di Sabah.
Ketiadaan jejambat menyebabkan banyak kemalangan jalan raya berlaku ke atas golongan pejalan kaki.
Orang tua dan kanak-kanak yang lambat berjalan juga susah mahu lintas jalan.
Apa yang saya tahu, dulu Majlis Perbandaran Tawau pernah setuju untuk bina dua jejambat di kawasan Pasar Tanjung Tawau.
Sekarang sudah lebih 10 tahun, tetapi janji cuma tinggal janji.
Saya mahu YB Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan perjelaskan, adakah YB Menteri rasa jejambat tidak perlu di Tawau?
Kalau YB Menteri rasa perlu, kenapa masih belum buat?
Jika ada perancangan, saya harap YB Menteri dapat perjelaskan berapakah peruntukan yang sudah disediakan, berapa banyak jejambat yang akan dibina dan bila akan dilaksanakan.
Saya juga mencadangkan, jika kerajaan mahu bina jejambat di Tawau, kalau boleh binalah yang cantik sikit.
Lagi bagus kalau di jejambat itu ada air-cond dan ada pula gerai-gerai untuk peniaga berjualan di atas.
Oh ya..! Pasal parking dekat Wisma Persekutuan Tawau, bila mau dilaksanakan? Saya minta YB Menteri bagi jawapan sebab inipun satu janji yang sudah lama diberi kepada rakyat Tawau.
LEVI KE PULAU SIPADAN DAN KOS GUNUNG KINABALU.
Tuan Speaker,
Perkara seterusnya pula ialah mengenai dua pusat pelancongan yang terindah di negeri kita iaitu Pulau Sipadan dan Gunung Kinabalu.
Sebagai rakyat Sabah, saya bersyukur kepada Tuhan kerana dikurniakan pulau dan gunung yang cukup indah ini.
Tapi saya kesal kerana rakyat Sabah dan pengunjung tempatan semakin lama semakin susah mahu melawat kedua-dua tempat pelancongan ini.
Kenapa? Sebab kos yang dikenakan terlampau mahal!
Untuk ke Pulau Sipadan, pengunjung tempatan (local tourist) pun mesti bayar levi RM 40.00 seorang.
Itu belum masuk kos-kos lain seperti pengangkutan dan sebagainya.
Jumlah orang pun tidak boleh banyak pegi itu pulau. Saya harap peraturan-peraturan ini tidak susahkan pengunjung tempatan terutamanya rakyat negeri kita sendiri.
Begitu juga untuk mendaki Gunung Kinabalu Tuan Speaker,
Rakyat Sabah yang mahu mendaki gunung sendiri pun terpaksa bayar beratus-ratus ringgit.
Kosnya naik lebih 500 peratus. Tolonglah kasihan rakyat kita. Mahu lawat tempat sendiri pun susah.
Saya minta YB Menteri Pelancongan ambil perhatian perkara ini.
Kalau pun mahu cari untung, janganlah sampai rakyat kita sendiri pun tidak boleh melancong.
Janganlah mahu kasi untung syarikat tertentu sahaja sampai rakyat susah.
Buka mata dan dengar keluhan rakyat.
Kalau ini terjadi, satu masa nanti orang kita pun tidak tahu sudah apa itu Pulau Sipadan dan Gunung Kinabalu.
MESIN SLOT
Seterusnya pasal Mesin Slot.
Di sini saya perlu penjelasan dari YAB Ketua Menteri selaku Menteri Kewangan tentang berapakah jumlah lesen yang dikeluarkan untuk premis dan kelab-kelab yang jalankan aktiviti mesin slot di negeri Sabah.
Saya dan seluruh rakyat juga mahu tahu, berapa pula jumlah cukai yang diperolehi oleh Kerajaan Negeri dari premis-premis termasuk kelab-kelab dalam tempoh tiga tahun ini?
Ini kerana saya difahamkan yang kelab-kelab golf membayar lebih dari premis-premis lain iaitu 15 peratus cukai untuk Kerajaan Negeri dan 10 peratus cukai untuk Kerajaan Persekutuan.
Pertanyaan untuk DUN Ogos July 16, 2009
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Notis Pertanyaan YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (ADUN N.57 Sri Tanjung) pada Mesyuarat Kedua Penggal Kedua, Persidangan DUN Sabah Ke-13 di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah – Ogos 2009.
1) Menteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar.
Caj levi ke Pulau Sipadan sebanyak RM40.00 serta yuran ratusan ringgit untuk mendaki Gunung Kinabalu amat membebankan pengunjung tempatan. Apakah penjelasan kerajan dalam hal ini kerana kedua-dua kos berkenaan bernar-benar membebankan mereka.
(37 patah perkataan)
2) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Apakah perkembangan terkini projek pembinaan dam air di atas tapak seluas kira-kira 600 ekar di Gudang Empat Tawau, seperti yang telah diwartakan? Mengapakah setakat ini dam tersebut masih belum dibina?
(30 patah perkataan)
3) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Apabila hujan lebat atau banjir berlaku, pam-pam air di loji-loji di Tawau terpaksa dibersihkan dari sisa lumpur, yang secara tidak langsung menyebabkan penduduk menghadapi masalah gangguan bekalan air. Justeru, apakah tindakan konkrit yang diambil untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini?
(38 patah perkataan)
4) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Jabatan Air mengenakan yuran penyambungan sebanyak RM50 kepada pengguna yang ingin menyambung bekalan air mereka yang telah dipotong. Mengapakah perlu adanya yuran tersebut sedangkan pihak SESB tidak pula mengenakan bayaran untuk tujuan penyambungan. Bolehkah yuran itu dihapuskan?
(37 patah perkataan)
5) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Mengapakah perjanjian dengan pihak Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) masih diteruskan sedangkan prestasi TNB tidak memuaskan hati masyarakat ekoran gangguan bekalan elektrik yang kerap berlaku? Apakah tindakan kerajaan terhadap tanggungjawab TNB dalam hal ini?
(33 patah perkataan)
6) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Apakah perkembangan projek pembinaan Loji Janakuasa Elektrik Kimanis yang boleh membekalkan bekalan elektrik 300MW setakat ini?
(16 patah perkataan)
7) Menteri Belia dan Sukan.
Bilakah Projek Fasa II Kompleks Sukan Tawau akan dimulakan? Apakah peruntukan untuk projek tersebut sudah tersedia dan jika belum, apakah pula tindakan yang bakal diambil untuk memastikan pembinaan projek Fasa II itu dapat dilaksanakan?
(34 patah perkataan)
8) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastuktur.
Bilakah Projek Fasa Kedua Jalan Sin On yang telah diluluskan sejak RMK-7 dapat dimulakan? Apakah punca atau penyebab projek itu tergendala hingga setakat ini?
(24 patah perkataan)
9) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Bilakah Projek Fasa Kedua yang menghubungkan Jalan Chong Thien Vun Tawau dengan Jalan Kabota Tawau akan dimulakan?
(17 patah perkataan)
10) Menteri Penbagunan Infrastruktur.
Apakah langkah-langkah di bawah Projek Penebatan Banjir (Flood Mitigation Projects) yang akan diambil kerajaan bagi mengatasi masalah banjir dan banjir kilat di daerah Tawau ? Bilakah langkah-langkah tersebut akan mula dilaksanakan?
(31 patah perkataan)
11) Menteri Berkaitan.
Pernahkah kerajaan mengeluarkan lesen melombong batu karang kepada mana-mana syarikat di negeri ini ? Apakah pula penjelasan atau reaksi kerajaan terhadap pendedahan aktiviti melombong batu karang di Balung Tawau seperti yang tersiar media-media massa sebelum ini?
(36 patah perkataan)
12) Menteri Berkaitan.
Mengapakah bot-bot pam (pump boats) dilihat masih bebas beroperasi di perairan Semporna, sedangkan penggunaan bot jenis itu sebelum ini sudahpun diharamkan? Ini kerana penggunaan bot jenis itu didakwa menjadi antara penyebab berlakunya aktiviti pengeboman ikan.
(35 patah perkataan)
13) Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur.
Mengapakah kerajaan tidak membina jejambat di sekitar Perbandaran Tawau, sebagai kemudahan untuk pejalan kaki melintas jalan? Apakah ada perancangan untuk membina kemudahan itu pada masa akan datang dan di manakah lokasinya?
(31 patah perkataan)
14) Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan.
Mengapakah tapak letak kereta di kawasan berdekatan dengan Wisma Persekutuan Tawau masih belum dilaksanakan sedangkan ia sudah diluluskan?
(18 patah perkataan)
15) Menteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar.
Caj levi ke Pulau Sipadan sebanyak RM40.00 serta yuran ratusan ringgit untuk mendaki Gunung Kinabalu amat membebankan pengunjung tempatan. Apakah penjelasan kerajan dalam hal ini kerana kedua-dua kos berkenaan bernar-benar membebankan mereka.
(37 patah perkataan)
16) Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna.
Berapa ramaikah penduduk berkelayakan dari kawasan Dun N.57 Sri Tanjung yang telah menerima bantuan dari agensi-agensi di bawah kementerian ini dan berapakah pula jumlah penduduk miskin yang direkodkan oleh pihak kementerian setakat ini?
(33 patah perkataan)
17) Menteri Berkenaan
Hospital Tawau kekurangan tempat letak kereta. Apakah status tanah JKR yang bersebelahan kamar mayat dan bolehkah tanah itu diberi kepada hospital untuk dibina kawasan letak kereta?
(25 patah perkataan)
SLA speech April 21, 2009 May 21, 2009
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PEMBUKAAN
Terima kasih Tuan Speaker,
Selamat Pagi dan Salam Sejahtera,
Nampaknya kita sudah berada pada Penggal Kedua di Persidangan DUN Sabah Yang Ke-13, yang berlangsung pada bulan ini.
Seperti biasa, saya akan bawa isu-isu rakyat yang penting di dalam dewan ini dan saya harap, barisan pemimpin Kerajaan Negeri terutamanya YAB Ketua Menteri akan ambil perhatian apa yang katakan di dalam dewan ini.
Ini kerana sepanjang tahun lalu banyak masalah rakyat sudah dibawa oleh banyak wakil rakyat, tapi saya tahu tidak banyak yang sudah selesai.
Saya rasa tidak perlu saya cakap apa isu yang tidak selesai, tapi kalau mahu tahu, tanyalah Ahli-Ahli Dewan lain di sini sama ada apa masalah rakyat yang mereka suarakan pada Penggal Pertama tahun lalu sudah semuanya selesai atau tidak.
Oh ya ! Satu perkara lagi, Perdana Menteri kita sekarang ini sudah pun tukar orang dan Kabinet Persekutuan pun sudah dibentuk.
Saya rasa rakyat sudah nampak satu perubahan dan harap-harap Perdana Menteri dan semua ahli-ahli Kabinet Persekutuan ini rajinlah dan kerja betul-betul untuk rakyat…
Tapi untuk Sabah, kita masih ada lagi Ketua Menteri yang sama.
Saya rasa YAB Ketua Menteri kita ini masih boleh diharaplah dan saya pun bukan mahu ini Ketua Menteri kena tukar.
Saya cuma harap, YAB Ketua Menteri kita dapat kerja lebih rajin.
Ini kerana kalau tidak rajin, rakyat susah… Betul ka YAB Ketua Menteri? Kerja kuat-kuat sikit la ya… Kasi senang rakyat…
KalaU tidak, rakyat mungkin marah dan mintak YAB Ketua Menteri pun kena tukar nanti…
Tuan Speaker,
Sekarang saya akan mula menyentuh beberapa usul saya di dalam dewan ini. Yang Pertama ialah….
BERAS NASIONAL
Sekarang saya mau cakap pasal beras subsidi.
Kerajaan kita nampaknya begitu prihatin kerana menyediakan beras subsidi 15 ST untuk rakyat di negara ini.
Menurut kenyataan kerajaan, subsidi tersebut diberikan agar rakyat dapat mengurangkan belanja isi rumah mereka.
Saya sendiri percaya, pemberian subsidi itu adalah sesuatu yang amat bagus kerana rakyat miskin di kawasan luar bandar, sudah pasti akan mendapat manfaatnya.
Tapi Tuan Speaker,
Di Negeri Sabah, dari Tawau sampai Kudat, nampaknya ramai rakyat kempunan lah kalau mau makan Beras Subsidi 15 ST itu.
Kalau dapat beli pun, mungkin satu atau dua kampit dalam sebulan atau dua bulan.
Akhirnya, mereka terpaksa beli beras yang harganya RM 25 ke atas, sebab kalau tidak mereka satu keluarga mungkin akan mati kebuluran.
Saya bawakan perkara ini Tuan Speaker kerana di Tawau beras subsidi terlampau susah mahu dicari di kedai-kedai atau pasaraya-pasaraya.
Jangankan di kawasan luar bandar, di kawasan bandar pun tidak ada. Saya tidak tahu kenapa itu boleh berlaku.
Ada yang cakap beras-beras subsidi 15 peratus di re-packing oleh pengedar dan mungkin juga pekedai-pekedai untuk dijual dengan harga yang mahal dan ada juga yang cakap, beras-beras itu diseludup keluar ke kawasan negara jiran Indonesia.
Isu ini sebenarnya Tuan Speaker bukanlah satu isu yang baru.
Sekarang saya mahu tanya semua YB di dalam dewan ini, ada yang senang dapat beras subsidi ka? Kalau ada di mana?
Tapi saya rasa kamu tidak makan itu beras bah kan sebab banyak YB-YB di sini yang kaya-kaya.
Buat apa mahu susah-susah cari beras murah 15 peratus Super Tempatan kalau duit boleh beli beras lain kan.
Tapi ingat ! Ramai rakyat miskin di luar sana yang perlukan beras tersebut.
Oleh yang demikian, saya di dalam dewan ini ingin meminta penjelasan daripada pihak kerajaan tentang mengapakah beras-beras subsidi 15 percent ST susah mahu dibeli oleh rakyat?
Apakah berlaku penyelewengan tentang hal ini atau bagaimana?
Saya juga mintak supaya satu langkah diambil agar beras-beras subsidi yang dijual dapat dirasai oleh orang-orang miskin di negeri kita.
Ini kerana saya dengar ramai tauke-tauke restoran yang suka beli beras subsidi banyak-banyak untuk operasi perniagaan mereka.
Pada saya perkara itu harus dibendung kerana tauke-tauke restoran mendapat untung dari pelanggan mereka.
Oleh itu, adalah lebih patut jika beras subsidi 15 peratus hancur itu hanya untuk kegunaan isi rumah rakyat biasa yang tidak mencari untung dengan apa cara pun dari subsidi yang diberi oleh kerajan.
Saya menggesa kerajaan supaya menyelesaikan masalah berkenaan dengan segera kerana kalau kerajaan tidak bertindak, rakyat yang akan menanggung bebannya !
Dengan hati yang benci tapi rindu, di sini saya bacakan dua rangkap pantun pasal beras ini…
Periuk Di Rumah Tidak Berisi,
Yang Ada Pula Hanyalah Ragi,
Anak Menangis Nak Makan Nasi,
Kasihan Si Miskin Berlapar Lagi.
Kerajaan Beri Beras Subsidi,
Tetapi Ia Sukar Dicari,
Mengapa Ini Boleh Terjadi?
Adakah Sekadar Nak Sedapkan Hati?
Tolong jawab ya Menteri Yang Berkaitan….
JALAN ULU BALUNG, JALAN KALUMPANG A & B, JALAN SIN ON TIKU.
Sepanjang beberapa bulan lalu, saya banyak terima aduan daripada para pekebun kecil di beberapa kawasan di Tawau, mengenai jalan rosak di kawasan mereka.
Antaranya ialah jalan menuju ke kawasan Ulu Balung dan jalan di Kalumpang A dan B yang sudah rosak lebih 10 tahun.
Di Ulu Kalumpang ada lebih 500 pekebun kecil yang berkebun di tanah seluas kira-kira 7,000 ekar.
Dulu pekebun kecil di sana cakap, jalan itu pernah juga dikasi bagus, tapi lepas itu sudah tidak ada lagi.
Sekarang ini, pekebun kecil di kawasan itu ramai yang sudah tidak dapat pergi ke kebun mereka walaupun pakai 4WD.
Sebabnya jalan itu berlumpur dan kalau musim hujan, 4WD mereka boleh sangkut terutama waktu mereka pergi angkat buah.
Bila itu berlaku, setiap bulan mereka terpaksa menanggung kerosakan kenderaan mereka.
Malah mereka juga keluarkan duit sendiri untuk baiki jalan berkenaan.
Oleh itu Tuan Speaker,
Saya minta kerajaan supaya ambil tindakan membaiki jalan-jalan yang saya sebutkan tadi.
Kerajaan tidak sepatutnya membiarkan para pekebun kecil berkenaan terus berdepan dengan masalah jalan ke kebun mereka kerana mereka juga adalah pembayar cukai di negeri dan negara ini.
Malah untuk tanaman sawit, mereka juga terpaksa bayar cukai jualan (sales tax) sebanyak 7.5 peratus kepada Kerajaan Negeri.
Saya harap kerajaan terutamanya menteri berkaitan dapat ambil serius apa yang saya cakap ini dan jangan buat pura-pura tidak tahu.
Saya mahu masalah jalan para pekebun kecil berkenaan diselesaikan secepat mungkin.
Kalau tiada apa-apa langkah dibuat untuk selesaikannya, itu maknanya Kerajaan Barisan Nasional memang pandai cakap saja mau bela nasib rakyat, tapi tidak pandai buat kerja.
Saya juga mintak sales tax 7.5 percent yang pekebun kecil terpaksa bayar dihapuskan.
Tolonglah kasihan pekebun-pekebun kecil di kawasan-kawasan tersebut.
Mereka sudah lama susah dan kerajaan juga sudah lama membiarkan mereka.
YB Balung, tolong kejar perkara ini dan bantu mereka.
YB sudah lama duduk di kerusi Balung tapi nampaknya masalah jalan di sana tidak selesai?
Kenapa ini berlaku? YB ada turun dan buat kerja jugak ka? Kalau tidak ada, buat apa duduk situ.
Bagus letak jawatan !
Selain jalan-jalan tadi, saya juga mahu sentuh pasal Jalan Sin On Tiku, yang terletak di kawasan saya.
Jalan itu juga sudah 10 tahun lebih rosak dan ada tanah runtuh.
Saya pun hairan ini kerajaan.
Jalan rosak dia tidak buat, tapi jalan bagus pula dia kasi lagi bagus.
Contohnya Jalan Belunu dan Jalan Kuhara di Tawau.
Rakyat Tawau hairan kerana jalan itu tidak rosak tapi diaspal sekali lagi.
Saya mahu Menteri Infrastruktur ambil perhatian dan baiki segera Jalan Sin On Tiku.
Apa guna letak tanda awas saja di situ?
Ini kali banyak masalah tentang Kementerian Infastruktur.
Saya harap Menteri ini kerja baik-baik dan jangan sampai rakyat marah.
Rakyat bayar cukai dan itu maksudnya rakyat adalah bos… Saya harap YB Menteri faham yaaa….
PENUTUP
Tuan Speaker, Saya harap kerajaan akan ambil tindakan yang sepatutnya mengenai masalah-masalah yang saya bawa tadi.
Kita mahu lihat masalah rakyat selesai. Tapi kalau ada yang lebih suka masalahnya selesai dulu daripada masalah rakyat, saya harap mereka yang ada niat begitu meletak jawatan sebagai ADUN.
Mereka ini tidak layak untuk duduk di dalam Persidangan Dewan ini.
Ucapan dasar kerajaan tidak ada menyentuh langsung tentang langkah jangka pendek and tindakan langkah jangka panjang ekoran penutupan bangunan Hospital Queen Elizabeth. Kami ada menerima banyak aduan tentang masalah-masalah yang dihadapi seperti keadaaan huru –hara tidak kira bagi pihak pekerja seperti doctor-doktor dan juga para pesakit. Memandangkan pihak kerajaan akan terus memperkasa perkhidmatan awam melalui transformasi serta pembaharuaan pentadbiran untuk menghasilkan perkhidmatan yang berkualiti tinggi, maka keadaan hospital Queen Elizabeth haruslah di beri priority supaya rakyat tidak susah dan sengsara.
Saya juga berharap projek-projek tersebut dapat di masukkan sebagai projek kritikal memandangkan ia telah pun di rancang sejak RMK7:-
Satu lagi perkara mengenai ICT, memandangkan kerajaan persekutuaan melalui pelbagai agensi akan terus melaksanakan projek-projek infrastruktur ICT di Sabah, saya ingin tahu bilakah Sabah akan mencapai tahap free internet atau free wifi seperti di negeri Penang?
Sebelum saya mengakhiri ucapan saya, ingin saya disini mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan Kotobian Tadau Kaamatan kepada semua rakyat suku kaum Kadazan, Dusun, Murut dan Rungus dan rakyat Sabah.
Akhir kata, setakat ini ucapan saya. Saya menyokong.
Sekian dan terima kasih.
My Speech for the 2nd State Legislative Assembly, Aug 25-26, 2008 September 1, 2008
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Tuan Speaker,
COUNCIL PERFORMANCE
To begin my speech, I would like to highlight the wrongs in the Tawau Municipal Council which had made mistakes after mistakes which does not benefit the people.
I also call on the relevant ministry to review the performance of all the contractors under the Tawau Municipal Council. The rate payers believe many are getting paid for doing unsatisfactory job.
e.g Tukang sapu dan parit di taman-taman. Itulah Tawau menjadi rubbish town.
Here is our ratings on at the end of the dateline for vote of no confidence ending on August 8, 2008.
A rating of 0 to 100% will be given for any improvement work done since the launching of the 100 days vote of no confidence.
a. Street Sweeping – 0%. Hardly any workers were noted on the street to sweep the rubbish and cleaning the road with water.
b. Drainage – 10%. Only noted slight improvement. Blockage of drains were noted after heavy rain.
c. Street Lights – 10%. Badly needed street lights whether repair or install were not done but those which are not needed had been commissioned.
d. Grass cutting – 10% point. Had published in local news to inform MPT to shorten the grass cutting to 1 month interval but MPT still maintain the 3 months interval.
e. Car Park – 10%. Still no improvement noted even though MPT had agreed in principal to convert the old market empty space into temporary parking space.
f. Rubbish Collection – 50%. Marked improvement noted but still unsatisfactory.
g. Licensing – 60%. Marked improvement on the renewal of license but application of new license still unsatisfactory.
h. Septic Tank – 90% for YB, 2 points for general public. Service was good if complaint handled by YB but general public complaint still lack of urgency from MPT.
i. Five Foot Way (Kaki Lima) – 10%. Only slight improvement noted. Pot holes everywhere on the five-foot-way.
j. Rubbish Bins – 0%. No new bins were noted and replenished.
k. Rubbish collection points cum car wash – 0%. The car wash stalls which were commissioning next to the rubbish collecting center suppose to monitor and clean the collecting center but no visible improvement was noted.
l. Rats and Wild Dogs – 0%. No action taken by MPT.
m. Rubbish Dump road maintenance – 10%. Improvement noted but have requested for road to be sealed.
n. Road closure for special function – 70%. MPT have done a good job on this.
Average = 23.57% improvement
If you feel the rating is biase, then come to Tawau and do your own rating.
Nevertheless, I do see some improvements in the Tawau and Sandakan council, such as in Sandakan the council has its own mobile service. In KK the mayor told me, renewing trading license only takes about 5-minutes. This is good.
But, there are still a lot of abuses of power that must be checked.
In Tawau, I don’t see a proper program. Sweeper don’t sweep but council still pays the contractor. I feel its high time the government being the BOSS should step in and review all privatized work and see whether the work is really being done by the contractors.
I heard that the council is going to privatize the streetlights maintenance for RM500,000. How could this be, the council had reduced it streetlights mantainence and spareparts budget down to RM100,000 respectively. To privatise it at RM500,000 means MPT would be in the red ink soon.
Among the major towns in Sabah, Tawau has no overhead bridge, not even one. Why? Is the Tawau people life so cheap? There is an urgent need for one at the Pasar Tanjung which was promised to the hawkers more than 10-years ago, plus a multi-storey car park. The promise were made by the council to persuade the hawkers to move from the old market to the new existing Pasar Tanjung. But both not done until now.
As there are additional goodies from the Federal Government I suggest part of it to be use for :-
1. Repair of streetlights at highways, roads and all the residential (Taman) for a bright Merdeka Day.
2. Repair all broken drainage covers at five-foot way.
3. Clear all drainage at residential areas to prevent flash flood that has been frequent.
I also call on the government to ensure there is no marginalization of races in the council. At the moment, I feel there is a racial imbalance at the Tawau Municipal Council. I also propose that the Deputy President post be given to other race for example from the KDM or the Chinese community.
Still, about council, now we also go to Sandakan Municipal Council.
Joint Venture (JV) by Local Councils
Scandals or ‘Sign Buta’?
It had already happened in Tawau’s Sabindo open space, and now I want to call the attention of YBs in this Dewan Yang Mulia about ‘illegal’ housing development in Sandakan.
The government never allowed illegal squatters, but here we have a JV between the Sandakan Municipal Council (SMC) and a local developer that entered into an agreement to develop an ‘illegal housing’ (Taman Indah Jaya Estate Phase 9) consisting of 290 units on a piece of land that does not owned by either parties.
It seemed that everyone was blind not to see or realize that the housing will be built on the wrong site, which is LA 97070642 and not as stated in the JV agreement and Sales and Purchase Agreement TL 077550235.
This is not a small mistake, but a VERY BIG mistake. How could the lawyer(s) of the SMC missed this before advising SMC to enter the agreement.
The matter had been reported to the police as it is clearly a cheating case. (Show copy of police report)
So, if the JV is not ‘SIGN BUTA’, what is it, cheating? Corruption? ‘Gaji Buta’?
Police report was made and the issue was highlighted in the news on 25th December 2007 by the DAP Sandakan cum Sabah DAP Chief for Industrial Development bureau, Anthony Teo who had strongly suggested the Police Commercial Crime Investigation Department and the Anti Corruption Agency (ACA) to immediately begin investigation and at the same time urging the relevant ministry to also investigate and take severe action. On top of that Anthony also urged CM to freeze the application on PT 97070642 and the land to be given to the affected house owners. (Show copy of news cutting)
But, after 7 (seven) months what happened? Nothing, Nothing, NOTHING HAPPENED. Every agencies and departments are quite. Why? What happened to ‘turun padang’ and ‘membantu rakyat’?
Ada lagi. So today, in this Dewan Yang Mulia, I want to highlight another scandal or maybe another ‘sign buta’. I hope this time action will be taken ASAP, as soon as possible not as slow as possible because this matter is raise in this Dewan Yang Mulia the highest authority with all the ministers and YBs.
I bring your attention on the Old Folk Home and Disable Children situated at Sibuga Road, Sandakan, which were gazette under No. 07200205 (plan No 07125042) having an area of 49.88 acres and which was under the care of Sabah Council of Social Services.
What happened? Do any Ybs here know that a part of this land, amounting to 20 acres, was encroached upon and turned into a housing estate!?
The opposition questions here are:-
1. What was the main objective or rationales behind n having to give out 20 acres of the land to (Perumahan Permai Sandakan Jaya Sdn Bhd) the developer?
2. If finance is the main consideration, please provide he amount of money received from such a venture.
3. What is the land valuation for the 20 acres?
4. Under what Minister this project was approved and in which year?
5. Is the Ministry taking any action to acquire or replace the loss area?
Because of what had happened to the old folk home in Sandakan, I call on the government to immediate check on the status of all existing Old Folk Homes in every district. Who knows the same thing is about to happen again. Who knows ‘Blind JVs’ had already been signed and waiting for developments.
I, was an ordinary Rakyat before and because of these injustice now a YB, and I am still baffled and cannot understand how a gazette land could be developed and ‘blind JV’ signed with the local councils.
Due to what had happened in Tawau open space and Sandakan housing in which both are JVs between developers and the respective local councils, it gives the impression to the Rakyat that our local councils are managed by unqualified people who abuses their power by cheating the rate payers in order to make money.
Here I call on the government to check on what I suspect are rampant power abuse in our local council. All previous JVs must be rechecked, existing JVs to be open to the public to be double checked as the Rakyat cannot trust the local council to do a good job.
SMALL HOLDERS / LAND
Lately there were many planters being chased away from the land they had applied for, because the land is in the Forest Reserve. If the lands had been Forest Reserve before they start opening the area, why were they allowed to apply for the lands in the first place.
For year, some more than 20-years, they were given false hope with many support from YBs but in the end they were left with nothing.
Who is wrong here in the first place? Who gave them the hope and the green light to apply for the lands?
These are genuine planters and those who are eligible should be help no ignored and cast away. Those who don’t have any other means of income and have no lands should be given lands so that they can stand on their own and at the same time help the government in the agriculture sector.
Now they felt they were cheated and taken for a ride and left on their own without any means to raise their standard of living.
I propose the government not turn them away, but allocate them idle lands or any available lands as they had shown that they are serious and genuine planters.
By turning them away, we are killing them and creating more poor and hardcore poor Rakyat. The government targets for ‘zero poverty’ by 2010 would not be fulfil if we ignore their plea for lands.
Filter them and find out those who are really poor with no other means of support but only through cultivating. Since they had shown their interest and determination, it is only right that the government should assist them to obtain land.
I proposed that the government do what Berjaya had done, that is encouraging the rakyat to go into agriculture and providing plot of lands for them to apply.
SLDB and FELDA should play their original role that is to help the rakyat come out of poverty. Both should allocate lands to those who rightly deserve to be called ‘peneroka’.
These people want land because they don’t want to rely on others or the government to feed them. So please help them.
SAHAM AMANAH SABAH (SAS)
Chief Ministers have changed many times since the SAS was launched with great publicity and government guarantee of RM1 to RM1 profit. However, after from one CM’s promises to another the SAS did not improve but gone from bad to worst almost hitting rock bottom until ‘pisang goring pun tak boleh beli’.
What happened to the RM1 to RM1 guarantee? Shareholders want to know what is the situation?
Masih ada harapan lagi kah untuk naik? Kalau tiada harapan, kerajaan sebagai ‘gentleman’ patut beli balik ikut harga asal jualan (original buying price). Jangan lepas tangan begitu saja dan buat janji-janji manis, kerajaan harus berani tanggungjawab.
Buying back the shares is the best solution. Why? Because one of the main job of the government is to eradicate poverty, but here through the SAS the government is creating more poverty and to make matters worst and adding salt to injury the government is not doing anything concrete to boost the confidence of the investors.
Many are being chased by banks and threatened bankruptcy. Many already bankrupt.
Its been too long, its time to help them, and I am sure the government is more than able to help. The government started the SAS so the government should settle it.
CPO (CRUDE PALM OIL) AND 7.5% SABAH SALES TAX
In the 1st State Legislative Assembly, our honourable Chief Minister said I was talking rubbish and championing the big towkays. The honourable CM personally said that only the CPO and big towkays were charge the 7.5 percent sales tax and nothing to do with the smallholders.
We had started on the wrong footing in the first sitting, today, let me clarify, I am NOT trying to protect the big taukeh, but the small taukeh or rather the small holders. I had been approached by many small holders who produce FFB (Fresh Fruit Bunch) and they had complaint that the buyer or millers imposed the 7.5% on their FFB and thus the amount was deducted from their FFB. So I am not talking rubbish here, I am talking real facts. In this case, it is not ethical and wrong for millers to charge the small holders as this is not CPO but FFB. I hope what I am trying to say here is very clear today.
This means millers are passing the buck to the small holders. Big plantations, big taukeh no problems, they have their own mills, but why charge the small holders, isn’t this passing the buck.
All the small holders can show their receipt to prove that they were deducted the 7.5 percent sales tax. So I urge the government to investigate what is going on and rectify the situation.
Now, Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri, are you sure you never charge the smallholders. Now it is proven that smallholders were charged, even 1 kilo of FFB. You said only big companies, that, I have no objection. You should declare during the winding-up speech if the small holders were not charged the sales tax. I think you should now know it is impossible to charge the CPO or miller. All this while the millers passed the buck and charge the sales tax on the FFB/planters including small holders.
Thus, I call the government to stop the charging of the 7.5 percent sales tax on smallholders immediately.
Once plantations are crippled, the whole economy of Sabah will collapse. So do not kill the ‘golden goose’.
To prove my point, I did my homework to gather all the information. Here are my findings.
Sabah planters (including smallholders) need to pay the following taxes:-
1. Sabah sales tax (7.5%)
2. Windfall tax (7.5%)
3. MPOB cess RM15
4. Sabah Discount RM40
5. Mill processing cost (RM35 to RM42)
6. Income tax (27%)
Sabah Sales Tax – This tax is collected in accordance to Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production and is paid by the CPO miller to the State Government. Subsequently this tax shall be part of the cost of the miller. In determining the price of oil palm fruits to be paid to suppliers, the tax is taken into consideration. At this end, the suppliers are getting lower price because of the Sabah Sales Tax.
To illustrate the usual way of price tabulation as follows:-
FFB (Fresh Fruit Bunch)
CPO (Crude Palm Oil)
OER (Oil Extraction Rate)
PK (Palm Kernel)
PKER (Palm Kernel Extraction Rate)
e.g FFB price for June 2008
June CPO monthly average price is RM3594.50
3594.50 x 20.57% = RM739.39
(OER)
PK month average price is RM1799
1799 x 4.50% = RM80.96
(PKER) TOTAL= RM820.35
Deduct
(i) Sabah Sales Tax RM3594.50 x 7.5%=RM269.59
RM269.59 x 20.57% = RM55.45
(ii)MPOB CESS – 15 x 20.57% = RM3.09
(ii)Sabah Discount – 40 x 20.57% = RM8.23
(iii)Mill processing cost RM42.00
RM711.58
Thus, price of FFB to be paid by miller to FFB suppliers is RM711.58 per metric ton. When actual fact FFB suppliers should get RM711.58 + RM55.45 (Sabah sales tax deducted by millers) = RM767.03 (But this is not happening). And this is not the nett profit for the smallholders as they have to pay for labour, fertilizer, transportation charges (for those without own lorry), fuel, maintenance and even road maintenance to their respective plantations. So what big money are we talking about? With all these taxes, cess, levies and cost, our smallholders are not laughing all the way to the banks.
Windfall Tax. Imposed by the Federal Government effective on 1st July 2008 and base on CPO production and shall be paid by CPO millers. Later amended and effective from 15th July 2008 the Windfall Tax is calculated based on FFB weight and shall be paid by the owners (Plantation owner). Oil palm owners holding less than 100 acres are exempted from Windfall Tax.
e.g July 2008
1st July to 14th July 2008. CPO average price = RM3549.50
Windfall tax is (RM3549.50 – RM2000) x 7.5% = RM116.21
To calculate the price (1st July-14th July) is as follow:-
CPO month average price = RM3454.50
RM3454.50 x 20.60% = RM711.63
PK month average price
RM1776 x 4.5% = RM79.92
TOTAL =RM791.55
Deduct:
(1) Sabah sales tax RM3454.50 x 7.5% =RM259.10
RM259.10 x 20.60% = RM53.37
(2) MPOB less : 15 x 20.60% = RM3.10
(3) Sabah discount : 40 x 20.6% = RM8.24
(4) Mill processing fee RM42.00
(5) W/ Tax : RM116.21 x 20.6% = RM24.00
FFB Price :RM660.54
For 15th July to 31st July the FFB price is RM660.54 + RM24 = RM684.54. The owners pay the Windfall Tax themselves.
Base on amount of oil produce, no doubt the miller is paying the sales tax. But when buying it is deducted from the original price as part of the cost. If the government does not heed this, the oil palm industry in Sabah will be in bad shape.
I also propose :-
1. The Sabah Sales Tax of 7.5 percent sales tax only to be charge after CPO reach RM2,000 per ton and the calculation to follow like the Federal Windfall Tax, which is deducting the first RM2,000 before multiplying with the 7.5%. This is because with the existing calculation being use, the golden goose will eventually be killed. At the moment, if the 7.5 percent sales tax is charge on the CPO then it is eating to the bones or the capital of millers. That is why the millers charge it to the smallholders or FFB in order to survive.
Thus to my understanding the Sabah sales tax of 7.5% calculation should be as follows:-
Sabah Sales Tax = Month average - (Minus) RM1,000.00 x (Multiply) 7.5% x (Multiply) oil palm fruit (metric ton)
Thus, it would look as follow :-
e.g CPO price for July ’08 (RM)
3,549.50 per ton
-1,000.00
NET 2,549.50
X 7.5% State sales tax 191.21 per ton
2. However, I strongly propose that the State Government have a meeting with all the millers concern and work out the best acceptable calculation. Because from the feedbacks that I had received from millers, they say the first RM2,000 should be minus out from the CPO average price for the effective month, just like the Windfall Tax.
3. Refer to the Federal method of charging tax, such as the windfall tax which only will be charge when CPO reach RM2,000 mark.
4. Thirty (30) percent to be set aside for emergency use. Last time I was told not to teach the government as the government knows what t o do, but I see nothing is being done for the planters especially road repairs since the charging of levies. We can ‘turun padang’ together to see.
5. Reduce Fomema charges, the cost of fertilizers, transportation plus levies, cess and sales taxes are chocking our planters.
6. Engaging of foreign labours for plantations to be simplified and levies reduce to minimum because agents fees are too high.
7. Most smallholders have not collected their capital and profit, and already they are being bombarded by levies, cess and sales taxes.
Conclusion
Based on the existing calculation use by miller, slowly the smallholders will die. And if the Sabah Sales Tax on CPO is to be wholly paid from the miller’s pocket, slowly the miller will die. If both die, Sabah economy will head for disaster and collapse. So please sit down with the millers and iron out the problem.
Sabah illegal immigrant problem.
‘FAKE MALAYSIAN’ IS THE REAL ISSUE
The real issue here is not illegal immigrants without documents but those who had obtained Mykad illegally and are now in our community.
It is estimated there are about 0.5 million of such Mykad holders in Sabah. This, if not address immediately will one day jeopardized the sovereignty of the state. This is a dangerous thing and is like a time-bomb for Sabah.
This is not about those foreigners who are without passport or unemployed because they are obviously foreigners. This is about those who look like foreigner, talk like foreigner, smell like foreigner, but had obtained Mykad through dubious ways.
I totally agree with what Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said in the newspaper on August 12, 2008. And I support those BN leaders and oppositions who call for the government to be serious in this matter before it is too late to handle.
BN is concern, I too am personally concern. Those without documents are not that dangerous, but those with Mykad are dangerous. They can do anything once they are in our system of administration.
I strongly believe only a Royal Commission could address this grave matter and the only one that can do the job once and for all.
I have no doubt that none of the real Sabah people believe that the government is serious to handle this issue. To them it is another ‘wayang kulit’ (play acting).
I hope BN will wake up, realize the real issue and feel the urgency of this matter. This issue needs a very strong political will.
These ‘fake Malaysian’ are everywhere and the Federal Government has never been serious to tackle this issue.
I tell you it is real, they are already inside certain government departments and come a time when these ‘fake Malaysians’ become leaders, they will be in control and then what will happen to the real Sabahans.
This is the NUMBER ONE issue in Sabah, TOP PRIORITY to be solved in order to protect our nation and the local people.
Once again I urge the government to set up a Royal Commission to investigate how Mykads were issued. Action must be taken on the culprits. It is easy, If you don’t have enough documents you cannot hold a Mykad.
Anything apart from a Royal Commission is a waste of time and tax payers money. Last time we had Parliamentary Select Committee on Integrity headed by Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, now we have a Cabinet Committee. I dare say it won’t achieve much.
Question for 2nd State Legislative Assembly August 21, 2008
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Y.B. TUAN JIMMY WONG SZE PHIN [SRI TANJONG]
154 . Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KEWANGAN, apakah tindakan terkini oleh kerajaan ke atas permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh pemegang-pemegang Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS).
155. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada KETUA MENTERI:-
a) Apakah kriteria-kriteria Hutan Simpan Kelas Pertama;
b) Apakah tindakan kerajaan ke atas kawasan Hutan Simpan yang sudah di tanam dengan tanaman kelapa sawit.
156. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada KETUA MENTERI, adakah seorang Wakil ADUN Pembangkang layak menerima peruntukan pembangunan kerajaan seperti yang dinikmati oleh Wakil ADUN Kerajaan dan sekiranya layak berapakah peruntukan tersebut setahun.
157 . Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, berapakah bilangan kakitangan Majlis Perbandaran Tawau dengan gaji dan elaun-elaun mereka termasuk caruman KWSP, Sosco dan sebagainya.
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO.157
Tuan Speaker,
Untuk menjawab soalan daripada Ahli, Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjong Majlis Perbandaran
Tawau mempunyai 690 orang kakitangan dan perbelanjaan gaji dan elaun-elaun mereka
setahun berjumlah RM15.70 juta.
158. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, berapakah bilangan kontraktor-kontraktor yang menjalankan kerja-kerja kontrak untuk Majlis Perbandaran Tawau dan apakah jenis-jenis kontrak-kontrak bekenaan dengan kosnya sekali.
159. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, apakah status terkini pembangunan tapak pelupusan sampah yang baru bagi Daerah Tawau.
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO. 159
Tuan Speaker,
Untuk menjawab solan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjong, status terkini pembangunan tapak pelupusan sampah yang baru di Batu 19, Jalan Bukit Quion seluas 100 ekar adalah sedang dalam proses untuk melantik Juruperunding bagi menyediakan Laporan Penilaian Kesan ke atas Alam sekeliling (EIA) oleh Syarikay konsesi Majlis Perbandaran Tawau iaitu SYARIKAT HASIL BENUA SDN BHD.
160. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada TIMBALAN KETUA MENTERI/MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR, berapa kalikah jalanraya ladang kelapa sawit yang menghubungi Quoin Hill – Bukit Tajam, Sungai Burung, Jeroco dan ladang kelapa sawit yang lain diselenggarakan dan diperbaiki oleh Jabatan Kerja Raya.
161. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN:-
a) Berapa banyakkah kontrak perjanjian yang ditandatangani oleh Majlis Perbandaran Tawau sejak 10 tahun yang lalu;
b) Sehubungan denan ini, apakah faedah-faedah yang dapat diperolehi oleh penduduk-penduduk dalam kawasan Majlis Perbandaran Tawau.
162. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, apakah faedah-faedah yang diperolehi oleh Majlis Perbandaran Tawau daripada projek-projek Sabindo Square, Grace Plaza, Sabindo Open Space, bekas Rumah Penyembelihan di Hot Spring dan Taman Semarak Open Space.
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO. 162
Tuan Speaker,
Untuk menjawab soalan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjong, faedah-faedah yang diperolehi oleh Majlis Perbandaran Tawau daripada projek-projek Sabindo Square, Grace Plaza, Sabindo Open Space, bekas Rumah Penyembelihan di Hot Spring dan Taman Semarak Open Space adalah seperti berikut :-
(PERKARA) Sabindo Square – (FAEDAH) Syarikat bertanggujawab sepenuhnya untuk membayar premium dan “subdivision premium” tanah dan sewa tahunan tanah yang dianggarkan berjumlah RM4,492,950.00 pada tahun 2000. Pulangan hasil kepada MPT adalah berbentuk 279 buah tapak letak kereta dan bas selain daripada ruang letak kereta yang wajib disediakan mengikut Pelan Pembangunan yang diluluskan.
Keseluruhan pembangunan tersebut perlu disiapkan dalam masa 30 bulan berkuatkuasa daripada tarikh pelan-pelan yang berkenaan diluluskan agar Majlis boleh mula memperolehi hasil melalui stesen bas, ruang letak kereta dan cukai pintu bangunan kedai. Pembangunan telah pun siap pada akhir tahun 2003.
(PERKARA) Grace Plaza – (FAEDAH) Lot kedai dengan jumlah nilai RM3,024,000.00
(PERKARA) Sabindo Open Space – (FAEDAH) Perkara ini sedang dalam kes mahkamah. Dengan itu faedah kepada Majlis tidak dapat dipastikan.
(PERKARA) Bekas Tapa Rumah Penyembelihan – (FAEDAH) 1 unit Bangunan Pasar Am, 1 unit Rumah Penyembelihan Ayam, 12 unit Gerai Makan, 188 unit Ruang Letak Kereta dan Bas
Central Pedestrian Area
(Nota: Memandangkan sebuah pasar swasta telah wujud dikawasan berdekatan dan tanggungjawab ke atas rumah penembelihan telah diambilalih oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan dan Perusahaan Ternakan Sabah maka Majlis pada masa ini sedang mengkaji cadangan untuk mengubah dua pulangan hasil di atas kepada 9 buah lot kedai dalam sebuah bangunan).
(PERKARA) Projek Usahasama di Taman Semarak Diantara MPT dan Everlasting Luck Sdn. Bhd. – (FAEDAH) Syarikat Pemaju bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya untuk membayar premium berjumlah RM1.54 Juta dan sewa tahunan tanah yang berjumlah RM15,400.00.
Tambahan kepada perkara di atas MPT juga memperolehi 2 buah pasar iaitu Pasar inabutan bernilai RM2.075 Juta dan Pasar Taman Semarak bernilai RM1.2 Juta.
Kedua-dua buah pasar telahpun diserahkan kepada MPT.
163. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, bilakah kawasan lapang di Pasar Lama Tawau akan dijadikan Tapak Letak Kereta sementera.
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO. 163
Tuan Speaker,
Untuk menjawab solan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjong. Majlis Perbandaran Tawau kini sedang dalam proses mengkaji surat perjanjian usahasama di atas tapak Pasar Lama samada ianya boleh dijadikan tempat letak kereta sementara dalam masa terdekat ini.
164. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, apakah hasil daripada lawatan sambil belajar Majlis Perbandaran Tawau ke China baru-baru ini berhubung isu tempat letak kereta.
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO. 164
Tuan Speaker,
Untuk menjawab solan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjong, Kementerian ini dimaklumkan bahawa lawatan kakitangan Majlis Perbandaran Tawau ke China adalah merupakan lawatan peribadi dan kos lawatan bukan dibiayai oleh Majlis.
165. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada KETUA MENTERI:-
a) Bolehkah kerajaan menempatkan semula, memberikan tanah seluas 15 ekar atau menempatkan pekebun-pekebun kecil yang diusir oleh Jabatan Hutan baru-baru ini ke Skim Penempatan FELDA; dan
b) Bolehkah pekebun-pekebun kecil ini diberikan ”Occupation Permit” seperti di Nagos Semporna.
166. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada KETUA MENTERI, berapa hektar tanah yang telah diberikan kepada Yayasan Melaka.
167. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada TIMBALAN KETUA MENTERI/MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR, apa status terkini jalan-jalan raya berikut:-
a) Jalan Chong Thien Vun/Sin On Tiku ke Jalan Kubota (Kemp Askar)
b) Jalan daripada Kg. Titingan ke Batu 4 Jalan Apas.
168. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada TIMBALAN KETUA MENTERI/MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR, bolehkah kerajaan membina jejantas di hadapan Sekolah Sabah Chinese High School di bandar Tawau.
169. Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [Sri Tanjong] bertanya kepada MENTERI KEWANGAN, adakah Ketua Menteri sedar bahawa kilang-kilang kelapa sawit mengenakan 7.5% sales tax kepada semua penanam kelapa sawit sama ada kecil atau besar dan jika sedar, apakah tindakan kerajaan terhadap kilang-kilang kelapa sawit berkenaan.
Speech at 1st State Lesgislative Assembly June 3, 2008
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Terima kasih Tuan Speaker,
Pertama sekali, saya ingin mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kerana memberi saya peluang, untuk terlibat di dalam perbahasan Ucapan, Dasar Kerajaan yang sebelum ini telah disampaikan oleh, Tuan Yang Terutama yang DiPertua Negeri Sabah.
Apa yang saya perlu katakan buat permulaan di sini, ialah saya berharap persidangan DUN sabah, yang buat pertama kalinya saya sertai ini, akan dapat menjadi satu landasan untuk kita semua terus membincangkan, soal-soal kebajikan rakyat.
Tuan Speaker,
Sebelum saya membawa usul saya, izinkan saya untuk meneruskan ucapan usul saya di dalam bahasa Inggeris…….
Being the sole opposition elected representative of the people in Sabah, I feel the heavy burden of bringing their issues to this assembly. In the course of discharging my duty, I intend to trade ideas, seek co-operation and not trade insults.
As Assemblymen, we represent our respective constituencies and are responsible for mobilizing state resources to address their needs. Despite my status as an opposition assemblyman, I know that I will be treated equally in this Assembly with the same privileges as accorded to other Assemblymen. This is the strength of the democratic institutions in Malaysia.
Tawau has been sidelined in term of infrastructure development in recent years resulting in the lack of basic facilities to the citizens of the district. Tuan Speaker, I would like to touch on some of the basic infrastructures that are still very much lacking there:
I will forward the following matters which are required serious attention from the assembly:
WATER CRISIS
I need not repeat the common knowledge that there is a water crisis in Tawau. The government blames this on water theft. Illegal connection without paying for the water is a financial matter of enforcement. It is a separate matter from water shortage. The Honorable Minister of Infrastructure has urged people to register their connection and seems to solve the shortage by registration. Registration by itself will not bring more water through the pipes. Don’t mix water shortage with enforcement. By the way enforcement itself is also a duty of this government.
My predecessor had on 19 April 2004 mentioned in this assembly that over Ringgit Malaysia 600 millions was owed to three water concessionaires. Is the amount subject to audit or is the state short of cash? What has been done since? Because none payment could also pose a serious problem to the water supply chain. May I ask on what is the status of the proposed dam at Gudang Empat? The government paid huge compensations in 1993 to acquire some 670 acres of land for such purpose.
Tawau district face sever dry season in the past. It is therefore important that the dam be build so that Tawau residents can enjoy a 24 hours non stop quality fresh water supply like any civilized society. In the past three months, people in housing estates often could not have enough water for cooking and bathing. This is hard to believe after fifty years of Merdeka. Its most unfair as Tawau contributed a lot in the form of taxes and double sales taxes from oil palm planters for instance.
I also remind the government that you have yet to pay the remaining 25 percent of the compensation to the more than 100 landowners whose land you have acquired for the water dam and when is the Government going to settle this 20 years old debt? Failure or further delay in completing the payment to the landowners could brand the Government as the `King of Bad Paymaster’ in the eye of society.
REGRETABLE ROAD CONDITION IN TAWAU
With the present RM1.6 billion allocation under the 9th Malaysian Plan for present projects and another RM2.8 billion for new projects together with another 27.1 percent out of the RM5 billion prepared by SDC, this constitute a large sum of money for infrastructure developments.
Tuan Speaker, I wish to congratulate the effort leading to the largest allocation for the state by the Barisan Nasional government. With this sum and additional from the state government, I wish to urge that Tawau require some of the long awaited fund for the purpose of upgrading and building of new roads in the district as Tawau desperately requires such infrastructure:
01) Cadangan Menaiktaraf Jalan Sin Onn kepada Jalan Berkembar Dua Hala – it was under the RMK-8 submission and now resubmitted again under RMK-9 under State Fund. The traffic congestion is very serious due to rapid development along the road as well as Jalan Timor (Eastern Road) and Jalan Sin Onn Utara.
02) Cadangan Road Rehabiliatation for Jalan Eastern – the road was constructed almost 20 years ago but now inadequate due to extensive traffic following massive development at the northern part of TAWAU.
03) The second Phase of Naiktaraf Jalan Chong Thien Vun/ Sin Onn Tiku across Jalan Kubota (Army Camp) need to be expedited.
04) Cadangan Pembinaan Jalan Persisiran Pantai – need to construct a new road across Kg Titingan right to mile 4, Jalan Apas to reduce the increasing traffic along Jalan Apas up to mile 5.
05) Naiktaraf Jalan Utara Baru – Heavy traffic along the road up to 1 or 2 miles from 5 to 6pm daily. Need to expedite. The proposed upgrading to dual carriageway from Bulatan Airport Lama to Taman Ria or Kg Jambatan Puteh.
06) Waterdam at Gudang 4 Merotai.
My predecessor had made a request for the sealing of 1.9 kilometer of road leading to the TV station as well as the water dam which had not been done yet and but I dare those involved to take up the challenge of my proposal for the construction of five (5) roads and A water dam as mentioned earlier could be made.
BAD MANAGEMENT OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Tuan Speaker, disposal of garbage is a mess in Tawau.
A satisfactory solution for the disposal of household and commercial waste in Tawau has not been identified and the problem has existed for several years. This is most readily apparent at the Tanjung market located in the district’s town centre, as well as the Sin Onn market located at Sin Onn road. I am very concerned about the long term health and environmentally impact on residents as well as to the image projected to tourist.
My investigation revealed that the contractor responsible for the maintenance of the road, about 1.5 KM leading to the landfill located at Merotai has failed to maintain an all weather road, resulting in the very poor road condition. The consequence is that garbage trucks cannot always make it to the landfill. After several visits, I made another visit on 2nd May to the relevant section of the road and found the condition had turned from bad to worst! When asked about the deplorable condition, the council’s reply was `Tidak ada duit’. You see, the Government can and should solve the Tawau people’s garbage miseries by a mere RM100 thousand or any amount deemed justify but lacks the caring attitude to do so. Since the local authority cannot do its job, I have no choice but to appeal to this assembly and especially the Honorable Minister of Local Government to immediately discharge this duty to solve the problem.
In addition, I can state that the landfill is poorly managed, There is a lack of appropriate machinery needed for efficient waste management. Urgent steps need to be taken to improve the road and management of the site. Sufficient allocation should be made available by the government to ensure that the best contractors are appointed for the job.
Another matter in regard to waste disposal where it is necessary to have sufficient fund . At least an initial of Ringgit 500,000 must be allocated for the Tawau Municipal Council to purchase minimum 20 units Roll On – Roll Off garbage bins to put at strategic and populated areas such as markets.
SAHAM AMANAH SABAH
Concrete ways must be taken to recover the loss incurred by Sabahan who invested in the Amanah Saham Sabah. Minister after Minister have repeatedly promised to find a solution. Many years passed. Still no solution. Is the government so short of ideas? The Government must not forget that there are over 54,000 unit holders and among many them are Government servants or pensioners and orang miskin.
A great number of them whose borrowed from financial institutions are facing financial difficulties or in the process of being sued for bankrupcy.They are crying for Government help day and night. They demand to know what have been done by the six man special committee appointed by the BN 3 years ago?
The pledge by our past government that the share value will not drop beyond RM1 per share, but still nothing has been done to uphold that pledge as the share value could be deemed as hitting rock bottom Now at 20 cents!. It is the aim that this scheme could assist in reducing poverty among Sabahan but it has done the opposite and someone must take the blame and someone else must take up the task of rectifying the situation. As we are now in the year 2008, then the present Government must take up that task. Saham Amanah Sabah is a huge blunder but we could not leave it as such and turn a blind eye.
ELECTRICITY DISTURBANCE
Tuan Speaker
Millions of Ringgit have been invested by SESB on the East-West grid system which, according to the SESB director, was to eliminate power outages once the system was completed. The grid is now completed but blackouts continue.
For the past weeks, Tawau witnessed constant power cuts. Businesses suffered losses and people continue to suffer. Tenaga Nasional Berhad took control of SESB to solve the problem when the Sabah State Government failed yet the problem persist.
We export our natural gas to foreign buyers. Why not use a small portion for generating more electricity for Sabah?
Tuan Speaker,
OPEN SPACE
The open space issue strikes at the heart of the people of Tawau because it is affecting their living environment. The stand of the Government on open space is very clear – `don’t touch open space’. The problem faced in Tawau shows that the Government says one thing and do another. I wish to remind this assembly that the honorable Chief Minister and other Ministers made promises to resolve the problem of open space in the process of being used for commercial development.
The reality is that no action was taken and civic minded citizens of Tawau had to take the matter to court to defend their rights to the open space. To rub salt into the wound, the Tawau Municipal Council being the arms of the Government charged with the duty to protect open space is itself the culprit. It has betrayed the trust that it is duty bound to uphold when the council approved the development plan to develop open space. The Sabah Land Ordinance specifically prohibits development contrary to title condition and yet nothing was done when such development take place. Why not?
If the rakyat cannot rely on the Government and its agencies and departments to uphold the law and Minister make promises after promises, it is no wonder that people vote for opposition Assemblyman. I urge all of you in the Government, in fact I challenge you to take appropriate action to put an end to such development. You have the administrative and enforcement powers. With your overwhelming number in this assembly you also have the legislative powers. But why are you all not doing anything apart from making promises?
Tuan speaker
SETTING TIME FRAME FOR PUBLIC SERVICES
Tuan speaker,
In line with the Government policy to upgrade the public administration in preparing for the successful implementation of SABAH DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR “I am calling the government to adopt a timeframe for all government bodies to process all types of Government payments and applications e.g. Government payment to contractors’ claim that take months , Milk producers also take 4 to 5 months to get their payment and this has again happened when some cow fresh milk producers had notified me that they had not receive any payment from the government for the past months since January 2008, just three days ago, land applications that take years and a lot of landless citizens even waited till they eventually passed away, ordinary trading licenses that take months in Tawau for both New applications and renewal , similarly also to water meter, Electricity meter, application for telephone , Identity Card, lorry permit etc. causing a lot of financial hardship and frustration and lost of immeasurable valuable productive times to the general public. And the snail pace experienced in the case of applications for development plan and issuing of Occupation Certificate. Get this done fast and the Government can enjoy its collection from businesses earlier.
Its high time ,the Government need to sit up and direct all its agencies, ministries and institutions to set their respective standard time frame for various services. Learn from the Immigration Department. They can issue and renew an important documents such as a passport in a matter of 3 days. That is what I mean by a standard time frame and maybe not excellence but good enough on government providing such speedy service.
Tuan Speaker
There should be one `clear, simple and transparent’ procedure to process payments and applications. This is in line with the Government’s sincerity to upgrade public services and achieving excellence as outlined in the UCAPAN DASAR KERAJAAN YANG DISAMPAIKAN OLEH TUAN YANG TERUTAMA YANG DIPERTUA NEGERI SABAH on 29th April 2008.
Another matter which I feel that should be highlighted in this assembly was the calls made by planters as the government is now considered taking from them by imposing CBO sales tax and double taxes on their palm oil for years ,now totaling over RM2 billions collected. It is yet another situation which I deemed as unfair as they are getting nothing out of their contribution such as having the government reserved roads leading to their estate build or repaired and the soaring prices of cost of productions such as fertilizer. Let me cite an example, MOP fertilizer cost around RM500 per metric ton four years ago but now the same tonnage cost over RM3,000 and the price is expected to go up to Ringgit 4,000. Despite the rise of palm oil price, soon the profit could not sustain the margin of cost of production.
It is not right for the government to ask from Sabah people for more and should instead seek more funding from the Federal government. As our Honorable Prime Minister had said that Sabah and Sarawak are `safe deposit for the government.
This is the Golden time for BN Sabah to ask for MORE from BN Bersekutuan. It is high time the state government should seek a higher petroleum royalty of up to 20% increase . Why the state BN afraid to ask for more ? Pakatan now offers 20 percent increase and it could be a good way out? I mean, Eventually if no better alternative lah!!. After all, the oil royalty has never been reviewed since independent. That is totally unfair to Sabah for too long. That is how I strongly feel.
The situation now as compared to Berjaya time are different, during the Berjaya time, situation is good but now it is bad, the government should play their role by taking steps such as abolishing the palm oil sales tax in to the smallholders having land less than 100 acres. This has been done at the Federal level. After most of them are smell holders holding less than 15 acres. Kasihan juga lah..
The planters wish that the State Government must set a side 30% 0f the revenue from the palm oil sales tax of 7.5% to put under Reserve Fund as provisions to assist back the oil palm planters in the event of economic crisis or when they greatly need financial assistance for replanting their estate. This is a fair request because the planters don’t want to end up their fate similar to the economic nightmare of the coco industry in the nineties. The Government at that time had similarly taken cocoa cess from the planters but turned a blind eye when the cocoa planters faced financial crisis. As a result almost all the cocoa planters , big and small, bankrupted by their merciless financer. This government must avoid that kind of irresponsible disaster but take the heed of the pride of the planters. Act timely now for the planters’ wish in time of their need for the protection of the government. Tuan speaker , that is what a caring Government must do.
Tuan Speaker
In conclusion, I owe the people of Sri Tanjong for the opportunity to address this assembly. I will discharge my duty as their elected representative without fear or favor.
The Government has the means and resources as well as the obligation to address these issues. The question is whether you have the will or the insincerity. This Government must not forget that it exist to serve and satisfy the fundamental needs of all the people of Sabah, including people of Sri Tanjong constituency. I hope that this Government will function in a transparent and caring manner that is crucial component of a good governance. Accountability will ensure the continued confidence of residents of the state of Sabah in all government institutions and punishment for those individuals who do not abide the law. A good government which is active in improving the provision of government goods and services to the people will leave behind a strong legacy that will be a model for successive government to emulate for years to come.
I sincerely wish this administration will strive hard and being a caring Government. Should this government fulfill all the requests made in this speech, I take my hat off and salute its effort.
Tuan Speaker
Sebelum saya akhiri , terima kasih sekali lagi, di atas
peluang bercakap di dalam dewan ini, dan akhir kata, saya mohon menyokong usul yang telah dibentangkan oleh, Tuan Yang Terutama Yang DiPertua Negeri Sabah.
Let us move forward together. Sabah Boleh if the Government pull up its sock and find the will.
Sekian dan Terima kasih.
Thank you.
Q & A at the State Legislative Assembly May 11, 2008
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(Q and A 13TH SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (06TH MAY 2008) QUESTION NO 5 BY SRI TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN:
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: QUESTION.
Pose question to the Minister of Finance on how much was collected from the sales tax of 7.5 % cess imposed on palm tree products in Sabah since collection began and can cess be reduced?
ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FINANCE:
Datuk Haji Tawfiq Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan: ANSWER.
In answering the question posed by the YB of Sri Tanjong, and to inform this hall, the state government did not imposed cess to Crude Palm Oil (CPO). The state government only imposed tax when the sales of CPO reached over RM1,000 per metric ton. And the rate imposed of 7.5% on the value of sales was enforced on January 1, 2005 and collection of cess until 31 December 31, 2007 is at RM2,115,326,220.41 million only.
Further information for YB, the rate of 7.5% which has been imposed is appropriate as the state government never imposed sales tax on Palm Kernel Oil unlike Sarawak. Apart from that, the 2008 budget which has been approved by this hall is based on last year’s based on collection at the rate of 7.5 % for the value sales of CPO. If the tax rate is reduce, it will therefore affect the implementation of programs which has been planned this year.
YB Jimmy wong Sze Phin: ADDITIONAL QUESTION.
What the government had done, in return to all planters enormous contribution of over RM2 billion?
ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FINANCE:
Datuk Haji Tawfiq Haji Abu Bakar Titingan: ANSWER.
For information of YB, the huge amount collected from taxes of CPO, a large sum of it had been returned to the plantation industry as well as to the palm oil industry in Sabah. As an example, the implementation of the POIC project in Lahad Datu which cost nearly RM32.9 million to conduct work under POIC such as earth work site preparation and drain sewerage system and others. Apart from that, as we know, this year state budget is quite big RM2.3 billion for repair of infrastructure not only in towns, not only in Sri Tanjong but all places such as rural areas including building of roads and bridges and others.
For further information, the tax imposed on sales of Palm oil as I have mentioned earlier could not be reduced as the tax of CPO contribute around 30% to 35% of the state income. Any reduction in the tax rate will affect the implementation of the 9th Malaysian Plan and affect the state and the Sabah Development Corridor which is currently under implementation now. Before the state government fix the rate of 7.5% , we had made study and we are not imposing it without any study as the phrase goes that we could not butcher the duck which lay the golden egg. It is therefore that the rate we imposed is reasonable. And we believe that we develop the state and give back to society through this tax. We want to ensure that the rate of 7.5 % would not hard for planters and palm oil producers to absorb and they could still smile all the way to the bank with huge profit from their product due to the high price of the commodity in the world market.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH KE 13 (6th May 2008) SOALAN NO: 5 OLEH ADUN SRI TANJONG:
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN.
Bertanya keapda MENTERI KEWANGAN berapakah jumlah pendapatan yang didapati hasil dari cess 7.5 % keatas hasil kelapa sawit di Negeri Sabah sejak pemungutan cess tersebut dimulakan dan bolehkah ianya dikurangkan?
PEMBANTU MENTERI KEWANGAN:
Datuk Haji Tawfiq Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan: JAWAPAN.
Tuan speaker, untuk menjawab ahli Yang Berhormat dari Sri Tanjong, dan untuk makluman Dewan yang mulia ini, kerajaan negeri tidak mengenakan ses ke atas Minyak Sawit Mentah atau CPO. Kerajaan negeri hanya mengenakan cukai ke atas jualan CPO apabila harga purata CPO melebihi RM1,000 setiap metrik tan. Dan kadar yang dikenakan ialah 7.5 peratus atas nilai jualan dan telah berkuatkuasa bermula pada 01 Januari 2005 dan jumlah pungutan sehingga 31 Disember 2007 adalah RM2,115,326,220.41 Juta sahaja.
Untuk makluman ahli Yang Berhormat kadar 7.5% ini yang dikenakan adalah sesuai memandangkan kerajaan Negeri tidak mengenakan cukai jualan ke atas Minyak isirong kelapa sawit ataupun dengan izin, Palm Kernel Oil seperti di Sarawak. Di samping itu Belanjawan Tahun 2008, yang telah diluluskan oleh Dewan yang Mulia ini, pada tahun lalu berdasarkan kutipan hasil dari yang telah dikira dengan kadar 7.5% bagi harga jualan CPO. Maka sekiranya kadar ini dikurangkan maka akan menjejaskan perlaksanaan program-program yang dirancang pada tahun ini.
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN TAMBAHAN.
Apakah yang kerajaan telah lakukan kepada golongan pekebun setelah mendapat cess yang melebihi RM2 billion itu?
Datuk Haji Tawfiq Datuk Haji Abu Bakar Titingan: JAWAPAN
Terima kasih Tuan Speaker, untuk makluman dari ahli Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjong, jumlah yang begitu besar yang kita dapati daripada cukai jualan CPO ini sebahagian besarnya juga kita kembalikan kepada industri perladangan dan juga industri sawit Negeri Sabah. Sebagai contoh, dalam perlaksanaan project POIC di Lahad Datu kita telah membelanjakan hampir RM32.9 juta untuk melaksanakan POIC di Lahad Datu untuk kerja-kerja seperti earth work site preparation dan drain sewerage system dan sebagainya. Di samping itu juga seperti yang ktia sedia maklum ini, Bajet negeri Sabah yang pada tahun ini amat besar RM2.3 billion adalah untuk kita memperbaiki infrastruktur yang bukan saja di Bandar, bukan saja di kawasan Sri Tanjong bahkan juga kita salurkan ke kawasan-kawasan luar Bandar termasuk juga pembinaan jalan-jalan, pembinaan jambatan-jambatan dan sebagainya.
Tuan Speaker, untuk makluman sidang Dewan yang mulia pada hari ini, sebenarnya cukai jualan kelapa sawit ini seperti yang saya sebutkan tadi ini, tidak dapat kita kurangkan kerana hasil cukai jualan CPO menyumbang kepada 30% sehingga 35% hasil pendapatan Negeri Sabah. Sebarang pengurangnan kadar ini akan menjejaskan perlaksanaan Rancangan Malaysia ke-9. Menjejaskan hala tuju Negeri Sabah dan juga menjejaskan Sabah Development Corridor yang sedang dalam perlaksanaan sekarang. Sebelum kerajaan negeri membuat ketetapan menguatkuasaan kadar jualan 7.5 % ini kita telah pun membuat kajian yang terperinci, kita bukan buat suka-suka sahaja dan kita juga berpendapat bahawa kita tidak boleh seperti peribahasa bagitahu menyembelih itik yang mengeluarkan ataupun bertelur, telur emas. Oleh itu, nilai yang kita tetapkan adalah nilai yang berpatutan dan wajar. Dan kita yakin ianya akan mampu membangunkan negeri Sabah dan mampu memberikan kesejahteraan apabila kita pulangkan duit ini kembali kepada rakyat Sabah. Dan kalau nilai kadar yang telah ditetapkan ini kita rasa berpatutan dan sebenarnya peladang-peladang ataupun mengeluar-pengeluar minyak kelapa sawit hari ini walaupun kita kenakan 7.5 % mereka masih mampu lagi tersenyum, mereka masih mampu tersenyum pergi ke bank dengan keuntungan yang begitu besar daripada hasil yang mereka dapati kerana harga komoditi yang begitu tinggi di pasaran dunia.
Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker.
Q and A 13TH SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (7TH MAY 2008) QUESTION NO 12 BY SIR TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN.
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: QUESTION.
Pose question to the ASSISTANT CHIEF MINISTER/ MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT on what steps has been taken to overcome the problem of water shortage due to burst pipe and water theft and what is the latest development on the proposed water dam planned at the 600 acre land at Gudang Empat Merotai which has been prepared 20 years ago?
ANSWER FOR NO 12.
The Ministry through the Water Department had taken few steps to overcome the problem of water shortage due to burst pipe and water theft which is considered quite serious in Tawau area.
Among the immediate steps taken were the effort to reduce burst pipe and water theft through the implementation of `Tawau District Prevention of Lost Water (NRW) Program’ costing RM20 million which began in July 2007 and is expected to be completed in 24 months. The program physical completion is now at 48.5 percent and the scope of the program is to change old pipes especially steel pipes which is easily broken, changing pipes which are used by water thief to steal water and repairing of broken pipe. Apart from that, the Sabah Water Department is increasing enforcement operation to cut and compound whoever found to be involved in illegal connection and stealing water.
The project to build the water dam at Gudang Empat Merotai costing RM240 million had been suggested under the 9th Malaysian Plan but was not approved. This project involve the building of the dam at Tawau river and other structures such as water treatment loji, storing tanks, transmission pipe, retikulasi system, pumping station and others.
However, this project will be proposed for implementation under the 10th Malaysian Plan and fund by the state government.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH KE 13 (7 MEI 2008) SOALAN NO:12 OLEH ADUN SRI TANJONG:
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN.
Bertanya kepada TIMBALAN KETUA MENTERI/ MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR apakah langkah yang telah diambil untuk menangani masalah-masalah kekurangan air akibat paip pecah dan kecurian air dan apakah pembangunan terkini dalam cadangan pembinaan empangan di kawasan 600 ekar tanah di Gudang Empat Merotai yang telah disediakan 20 tahun yang lalu?
JAWAPAN NO 12.
Untuk makluman ahli dari N. 57 Sri Tanjong, Kementerian ini melalui Jabatan Air telah mengambil beberapa langkah untuk menangani maalah kekurangan air akibat paip pecah dan kecurian air yang sangat serius di kawasan Tawau.
Antara langkah-langkah serta-merta yang telah diambil bagi mengurankan kejadian paip pecah dan kecurian air adalah dengan melaksanakan projek `Program Mengurangkan Kadar Kehilangan Air Tak Terhasil (NRW) kawasan Tawau’ berjumlah RM20 juta yang telah dimulakan pada bulan Julai 2007 dan dijangka siap dalam tempoh 24 bulan. Kemajuan fizikal projek pada masa ini adalah 48.5%. Scop program ini juga merangkumi penggantian paip penghubung untuk pengawal pemyambungan haram dan pembaikan paip pecah. Di samping itu, Jabatan Air Negeri Sabah sentiasa mempergiatkan operasi penguatkuasaan dengan memotong serta mengkompaun sesiapa sahaja yang didapati melakukan aktiviti penyambungan haram atau mencuri air.
Projek pembinaan empangan di Gudang Empat Merotai berjumlah RM240 juta telahpun dicadang semula dalam Rancangan Malaysia ke-9 tetapi tidak diluluskan. Projek ini melibatkan pembinaan empangan air di Sungai Tawau dan kemudahan seperti loji rawatan air, tangki simpanan, paip transmisi dan system retikulasi, stesen pam penggalak dan sebagainya.
Walau bagaimanapun, projek ini akan dicadangkan semula untuk pelaksanaan di bawah Rancangan Malaysi ke 10 dengan biayaan kerajaan negeri.
Q and A 13th SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (6TH MAY 2008) QUESTION NO 14 BY SRI TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin. QUESTION.
Pose to MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING on is the government had any plan to speed up the process of issuing and renewing of trading licenses which now takes three days (three months – typo) to be the same as processing passport which only takes less than a day?
ANSWER TO QUESTION NO 14.
The application and renewal of trading licenses is under the authority of District Office and not through Local Municipal except for the district of Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau where district office no longer exist.
For issuing and renewing of licenses in the Tawau Municipal Council, the Tawau Municipal Council is capable in issuing renewal licenses in a single day while application for new licenses could be approved between 1 to 7 days depending on the kind of license. Application for license such as for restaurant, eatery and drink shop, internet and others require the process through Council Licensing Meeting in which comment from specified department is needed to process and approve the licenses.
The government will continue from time to time speed up the process of issuing and renewal licenses.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH KE 13( 6 MEI 2008) SOALAN NO 14 OLEH AHLI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SRI TANJONG
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin. SOALAN.
Bertanya MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN mengenai perancangan pihak kerajaan untuk mempercepatkan proses mengeluarkan atau meperbaharui lesen perniagaan yang sekarang ini memakan masa tiga hari (tiga bulan) sama seperti memproses paspot yang hanya mengambil masa kurang setengah hari?
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO 14.
Pengeluaran dan pembaharuan lesen perniagaan adalah dalam bidangkuasa Pejabat Daerah dan bukan di Majlis Daerah kecuali bagi daerah Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan dan Tawau dimana tidak lagi wujud pejabat daerah.
Bagi pengeluaran dan pembaharuan di Majlis Berbandaran Tawau, setakat ini pihak Majlis Perbandaran Tawau mampu memproses permohonan pembaharuan lesen perniagaan dalam masa 1 hari. Manakala bagi permohonan lesen perniagaan baru, pihak Majlis boleh meluluskan permohonan dalam masa 1 hingga 7 hari tertakluk kepada jenis-jenis perniagaan yang dipohon. Permohonan jenis-jenis perniagaan yang melibatkan lesen operasi seperti lesen restoran, kedai kopi/ makan, internet dan lain-lain akan diproses melalui Mesyuarat Pelesenan Majlis dimana komen dari jabatan tertentu diperlukan dalam proses meluluskan lesen.
Kerajaan dari semasa kesemasa akan meneruskan usaha-usaha untuk mempercepatkan epngeluaran dan pembaharuan lesen-lesen tersebut secara berterusan.
Q and A 13TH SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (7 MAY 2008) QUESTON NO 16 BY SRI TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN.
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: QUESTION.
To the CHIEF MINISTER on whether the government had taken steps to gazzet open spaces for playground and recreation and how many had been gazzetted and had also been made known to the public?
ANSWER TO QUESTION NO 16.
The government through Hasil Bumi office will take steps to gazzet government lands set up for the purpose of recreation and playground. In this respect, the local authorities in the state as planners for townships in their respective district are responsible to identify and apply for such places to be gazzetted through the Land and Survey Department in line with the Section 28 of the Sabah Land Ordinance, chapter 68. At this moment, local authorities are studying all places for the purpose of being gazzetted.
At the moment, open spaces being gazzeted stood at 14 parks and had been made known to the public through gazzet notices.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH KE 13 (7 MEI 2008) SOALAN NO 16 OLEH AHLI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SRI TANJONG
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN.
Bertanya keapda KETUA MENTERI mengenai adakah pihak kerajaan mengambil langkah untuk menggazet tanah terbuka bagi tapak permainan dan rekreasi dan berapakah tanah terbuka yang digazet telah dimaklumkan kepada masyarakat?
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO 16.
Kerajaan negeri melalui pejabat Hasil Bumi akan memgambil langkah-langkah untuk mewartakan tanah-tanah kerajaan yang telah dirancang sebagai tanah terbuka untuk tujuan Taman Rekreasi dan Taman Permainan Awam. Dalam hal ini, Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Negeri sebagai pihak perancang untuk pecan atau Bandar di daerah masing-masing adalah bertanggungjawab bagi mengenalpasti dan membuat permohonan untuk kawasan-kawasan tersebut diwartakan melalui Jabatan Tanah dan Ukur, selaras dengan Seksyen 28, Ordinan Tanah Sabah, bab 68, mengemaskini dan mengkaji semula kawasan-kawasan baru untuk diwartakan.
Tanah terbuka yang telah diwartakan adalah sebanyak 14 taman dan ia telah dimaklumkan kepada orang awam melalui notis gazet.
Q and A 13TH SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (5 MAY 2008) QUESTION NO 25 BY SRI TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: QUESTION.
Pose question to MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING on whether the government plan to upgrade the road leading to the Merotai dumpsite as the current road condition is not suitable during raining period and is there any plan to get a new dumpsite for the purpose of discharging garbage?
ANSWER TO QUESTION NO 25.
The State Government has no plan to upgrade the road except for maintenance work from time to time by MPT to ensure that garbage lorries could go into the site for the time being. On the new dumpsite, the government had identified and approved a 120 acres site at Bukit Quoin road, Tawau, to be build to the class of Sanitary Landfill class III. At the moment, actions such as the preparation of architecture and preparation of report impact of the site to the environment will be taken up by7 the related authorities to obtain approval before work could begin. Apart from that, the Country Solid Waste Management Department is considering to assist MPT to upgrade and repair the present dumpsite.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH KE 13 (5 MEI 2008) SOALAN NO 25 OLEH AHLI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SRI TANJONG
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN.
Bertanya MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN tentang rancangan pihak kerajaan untuk menaiktarafkan jalan masuk ke tapak pelupusan sampah di Merotai, Tawau memandangkan jalan sekarang ini tidak boleh digunakan semasa hujan dan adakah perancangan untuk mendapatkan tapak baru pelupusan tersebut?
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO 25.
Kerajaan Negeri tidak akan merancang untuk menaiktarafkan jalan masuk ek tapak pelupusan sampah di Merotai selain daripada kerja-kerja menyelenggaraan dari semasa ke semasa oleh MPT bagi membolehkan lori-lori sampah dapat masuk ke kawasan tersebut secara sementara. Mengenai dengan tapak pelupusan baru, kerajaan negeri telah mengenalpasti dan meluluskan satu kawasan seluar 120 ekar di Jalan Bukit Quoin, Tawau untuk dijadikan tapak pelupusan baru bertaraf Sanitari Landfill kelas III. Setakat ini tindakan-tindakan untuk penyediaan rekabentuk dan penyediaan kajian kesan alam sekitar akan diambil oleh pihak yang berkenaan untuk mendapat kelulusan daripada pihak-pihak tertentu sebelum pembinaan dibenarkan. Selain itu, pihak Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara juga sedang mempertimbangkan bagi membantu MPT menaiktaraf serta membaikpulih tapak pelupusan di Merotai
Q and A 13TH SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (6TH MAY 2008) QUESTION NO 29 BY SRI TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN.
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: QUESTION.
Asking the MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING on what is the government plan to solve the problem of shortage of parking spaces which is now serious in Tawau and can open spaces not used be utilize for temporary car parks such as the open space next to the district State Library and the old Tawau market site?
ANSWER TO QUESTION NO 29.
The government plan to solve the acute parking spaces in the town of Tawau through encouraging the development of a shopping complex with multi storey carparks, to add more car parks at certain places such as the re-design of road islands and usage of open spaces under the care of MPT which include the open space near the district State Library and the old market site as well as increasing the increasing the parking bay tax. However, this proposal need to be planned and decided through the Tawau Municipal Council Traffic committee.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH KE 13 (6 MEI 2008) SOALAN NO 29 OLEH AHLI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SRI TANJONG.
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN.
Bertanya MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN tentang apakah rancangan kerajaan untuk menyelesaikan masalah kekurangan tempat letak kenderaan yang teruk di Tawau dan bolehkah tanah-tanah terbuka yang ada digunakan untuk membina tapak letak kereta sementara seperti di kawasan terbuka sebelah bangunan perpustakaan Negeri Tawau dan tapak pasar lama Tawau?
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO 29.
Rancangan pihak kerajaan Negeri untuk menyelesaikan masalah kekurangan tempat letak kenderaan di Bandar Tawau antaranya adalah menggalakkan pembangunan kompleks Pusat Beli Belah dengan tapak letak kereta bertingkat, menambah bilangan letak kereta di kawasan tertentu khususnya pengubahsuaian ruang pulau-pulau jalanraya serta kawasan-kawasan tanah lapang di bawah jagaan MPT secara sementar termasuk kawasan tanah lapang berhampiran Perpustakaan Negeri Tawau dan tapak pasar lama serta menaikkan tariff cukai letak kereta. Walau bagaimanapun, perkara ini perlu dirancang dan diputuskan melalui jawatakuasa Lalulintas Majlis Perbandaran Tawau.
Q and A 13TH SABAH STATE ASSEMBLY (7TH MAY 2008) QUESTION NO 33 BY SRI TANJONG STATE ASSEMBLYMAN
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: QUESTION.
Pose question to ASSISTANT CHIEF MINISTER/ MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT on whether the government plans to set up a standby electric generator with 30 megawat power for Tawau in the event the district faces natural disaster thus able to generate its own power?
ANSWER TO QUESTION NO 33.
SESB Tawau have a station generating 52 MW (dependable capacity) and one IPP with 35MW. Diesel powered station will be suggested as these sets are old and less dependable thus decreasing the output to generate electricity. Future plan is to build a 300 MV station for East Coast of sabah to cater for needs.
SOAL JAWAB DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI KE 13 (7 MEI 2008) SOALAN NO 33 OLEH ADUN SRI TANJONG
YB Jimmy Wong Sze Phin: SOALAN.
Bertanya kepada TIMBALAN KETUA MENTERI/ MENTERI PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR adalah pihak kerajaan merancang untuk memasang satu generator letrik tambahan dengan kuasa 30 MW untuk Tawau dalam situasi bencana alam agar daerah ini dapat menjana bekalan letrik sendiri dalam keadaan itu?
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO 33.
Tawau mempunyai stesen janakuasa 52 MW dan satu IPP berkuasa 35 MW. Stesen janakuasa diesel akan disarankan kerana set-set ini sudah lama dengan dayaharapan yang rendah dan secara langsung mengurangkan perstasi penjanaan bekalan eletrik. Pelan masa depan hadapan ialah pembinaan stesen janakuasa sebanyak 300 MW di Pantai Timur Sabah untuk menampung permintaan bekalan eletrik di kawasan Pantai Timur Sabah.
CM Missunderstood me May 9, 2008
Posted by wong jimmy in Oil Palm, State Legislative Assembly.1 comment so far
At the State Legislative Assembly I was only asking in view of the double tax, one from the MPOB’s cess for Cooking Oil Stabilization Scheme (COSS) and the state government 7.5% sales tax.
I wanted to know whether the government would consider reducing the 7.5% sales tax, but was misinterpreted that I wanted it to be abolished.
The planters (smallholders) had complained to me that they had to pay even though if their FFB (Fresh Fruit Bunch) is only 1kilogram.
So I suggested the state government to consider exempting the 7.5% for smallholders with 100 acres below, where many smallholders are having 15 acres or even less, but are also being deducted on the spot FFB buyers or by CPO producers when they sell their FFB.
No doubt, government only tax after CPO price exceed RM1,000 per metric ton. But CM misunderstood me.
I think CM had in mind that only the CPO producers are being charged, but in reality those smallholders selling their FFBs are also being charged. This is ‘passing the buck’ and the government should investigate and clarify the matter especially to all the smallholders.
For the record, I am not on the ‘big towkays’ side, I stood at the state assembly to bring forth the smallholders plight especially those with 15 acres and below as the 7.5% defeats the government effort to eradicate poverty. So was I wrong, if I am wrong then I apologize, but I was telling the facts and not talking rubbish, so I hope the CM would investigate the matter thoroughly and clear the air.
There are still a lot of things that are unfavorable to oil palm planters such as the difference of price between Sabah and Peninsular. Though Sabah has the highest yield the selling price is lower, which is a great difference, but for now let us thrash out the sales tax first.
On Whose Side? The Smallholders May 7, 2008
Posted by wong jimmy in State Legislative Assembly.Tags: Oil Palm
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When I brought up that the smallholders in the state are facing hardship from the tax imposed on Crude Palm Oil (CPO) at the State Legislative Assembly, I am pointing out the relationship between the smallholders and producers. There is a need for the government to check that the smallholders are not being charged by producers of CPO as it seems this is what is happening, thus the smallholders are suffering without the government being aware of it.
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State Legislative Assembly – Q & A May 7, 2008
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SOALAN DUN NO.25 (ISNIN) 05 MEI 2008
Y.B. Tuan Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (Sri Tanjung) bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, Adakah pihak kerajaan merancang untuk menaiktarafkan jalan masuk ke tapak pelupusan sampah di Merotai, Tawau, memandangkan jalan sekarang ini tidak boleh digunakn semasa hujan dan adakah perancangan untuk mendapatkan tapak baru pelupusan tersebut.JAWAPAN SOALAN NO. 25
Untuk menjawab soalan dari Ahli Yang Berhormat Sri Tanjung, Kerajaan Negeri tidak akan merancang untuk menaiktarafkan jalan masuk ke tapak pelupusan sampah di Merotai selain daripada kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan dari semasa ke semasa oleh Majlis Perbandaran Tawau bagi membolehkan lori-lori sampah dapat masuk ke kawasan tersebut secara sementara. Mengenai dengan tapak pelupusan baru, Kerajaan Negeri telah mengenalpasti dan meluluskan satu kawasan seluas 120 ekar di jalan Bukit Quoin, Tawau, untuk dijadikan tapak pelupusan baru bertaraf Sanitari Landfill Kelas III. Setakat kini tindakan-tindakan untuk penyediaan rekabentuk dan penyediaan Kajian kesan Alam Sekitar akan diambil oleh pihak-pihak tertentu sebelum pembinaan dibenarkan. Selain itu, pihak jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara juga sedang mempertimbangkan bagi membantu MPT menaiktaraf serta membaikpulih tapak pelupusan di Merotai.
SOALAN DUN NO.29 (SELASA) 06 MEI 2008
Y.B. Tuan Jimmy wong Sze Phin (Sri Tanjung) bertanya kepada MENTERI KERAJAAN TEMPATAN DAN PERUMAHAN, Apakah rancangan kerajaan untuk menyelesaikan masalah kekurangan tempat letak kenderaan yang teruk di Tawau dan bolehkah tanah-tanah terbuka yang ada digunakan untuk membina tapak letak kereta sementara seperti di kawasan terbuka sebelah bangunan Perpustakaan Negeri Tawau dan tapak pasar lama Tawau.
JAWAPAN SOALAN NO.29
Untuk menjawab soalan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat sri Tanjung, rancangan Kerajaan Negeri untuk menyelesaikan masalah kekurangan tempat letak kenderaan di Bandar Tawau antaranya adalah menggalakkan pembangunan kompleks pusat Beli Belah dengan tapak letak kereta bertingkat, menambah bilangan letak kereta di kawasan tertentu khususnya pengubahsuaian ruang pulau-pulau jalanraya serta kawasan-kawasan tanah lapang berhampiran Perpustakaan Negeri Tawau dan tapak pasar lama serta menaikkan tariff cukai letak kereta. Walau bagaimanapun, perkara ini perlu dirancang dan diputuskan melalui Jawatankuasa Lalulintas Majlis Perbandaran Tawau.
