Volume III Thursday No. 3 16th June, 1966

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

DEW AN NEGARA (SENA TE)

OFFICIAL REPORT

THIRD SESSION OF THE SECOND PARLIAMENT OF MALAYSIA

CONTENTS

ADJOURNMENT TO A LATER DAY (Motion) [Col. 437)

MOTION- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Speech (Address of Thanks) [Col. 437)

01-CHETAK Dl-JABATAN CHETAK KERAIAAN OLEH 001 THEAM HOCK, PENGUASA, IPOH 1968

MALAYSIA DEWAN NEGARA (SENATE) Official Report

Vol. III Third Session of the Second Dewan Negara No. 3

Thursday, 16th June, 1966

The Senate met at Ten o'clock a.m.

PRESENT: The Honourable Mr President, DATO' HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MOHAMED y ASIN, S.P.M.J., p .I.S., J.P. (Johor). TUAN A. ARUNASALAM, A.M.N. (Appointed). TUAN ABDUL RAHMAN BIN AHMAD (Perlis). TUAN HAJI AHMAD BIN HAJI ABDULLAH, A.M.N. (Penang). PUAN BIBI AISHA BINTI HAMID DON, A.M.N. (Appointed). TUAN AMALUDDIN BIN DARUS (Kelantan). DATO' JOSEPH AUGUSTIN ANGIAN ANDULAG, P.D.K. (Sabah). TUAN AWANG DAUD MATUSIN (Appointed). DATU TUANKU BUJANG BIN TUANKU HAJI OTHMAN (Sarawak). TUAN CHAN KWONG-HON, J.M.N., S.M.S., J.l>. (Selangor). TUAN CHEAH SENG KHIM, J.P. (Penang). DATO' DR CHEAH TOON LOK, D.P.M.K., D.M.K., J.M.N., J.P. (Appointed). DATO' J. E. S. CRAWFORD, D.P.M.P., J.M.N., J.P. Dato' Kurnia Indera (Appointed). TUAN D. s. DORAi RAJ, A.M.N., P.J.K. (Appointed). DATO' Foo SEE MOI, D.P.M.K., J.P. (Appointed). TUAN GoH CHEK KIN, P.J.K. (Trengganu). TuAN HOH CHEE CHEONG, A.M.N., J.P. (Pahang). TUAN c. D. ISMAIL, J.M.N., J.P. (Appointed). TUAN ANDREW JIKA LANDAU (Appointed). DATO' Y. T. LEE, D.P.M.S., J.M.N., P.J.K., J.P. (Appointed). TUAN LIM HEE HONG, J.M.N., J.P. (Appointed). TUAN LIM Joo KONG, J.P. (Kedah). TUAN MOHAMAD ADIB BIN OMAR, P.J.K. (Trengganu). DATU PENGIRAN MOHAMED DIGADONG GALPAM, P.D.K. (Sabah). TAN SRI HAJI MOHAMED NOAH BIN OMAR, P.M.N., S.P.M.J., D.P.M.B., P.I.S., J.P. (Appointed). 435 16 JUNE 1966 436

The Honourable TUAN HA.JI MOHAMED SAAID BIN HAJI ABU BAKAR (Appointed). DATO' ATHI NAHAPPAN, D.P.M.S. (Appointed). NIK HASSAN BIN HAJI NIK YAHYA, J.M.N. (Appointed) . . TUAN SAIDON BIN KECHUT, A.M.N. (Appointed). DATO' SHEIKH ABU BAKAR BIN YAHYA, AL-HAJ, D.P.M.J., P.I.S., J.P. (Johor). TAN SRI G. SHELLEY, P.M.N., J.P. (Appointed). TUAN SYED AHMAD BIN SYED MAHMUD SHAHABUDIN, J.M.N .• S.M.K., J.P. (Kedah). TUAN SYED DARus BIN SYED HASHIM (Perlis). TUAN WILLIAM TAN (Appointed). TAN SRI T. H. TAN, P.M.N. (Appointed). TUAN S. 0. K. UBAIDULLA, J.M.N. (Appointed). DATO' WAN IBRAHIM BIN WAN TANJONG, J.M.N., P.J.K., Orang Kaya Indera Maharaja Purba Jelai (Pahang). WAN SULAIMAN BIN WAN TAM, P.J.K. (Appointed). TUAN YAHYA BIN AHMAD, P.J.K. (Negri Sembilan). TuAN YAHYA BIN HAJI AHMAD (Perak).

ABSENT: The Honourable the Minister without Portfolio, TAN SRI ONG YOKE LIN, P.M.N. (Appointed). TUAN ABDUL SAMAD BIN OSMAN, P.J.K. (Appointed). TUAN HAJI AHMAD BIN HAJI ABDUL MANAP, P.P.N. (Melaka). PUAN AISHAH BINTI HAJJ ABDUL GHANI (Appointed). TUAN CHAN KEONG HON (Appointed). TUAN GAN TECK YEOW, J.M.N. (Appointed). TUAN HONG KIM SUI (Appointed). TUAN Kou KIM LENG (Melaka). DATO' LEE FOONG YEE, J.M.N., P.P.T., J.P. (N~gri Sembilan). TUAN s. P. s. NATHAN (Appointed). TEMENGGONG OYONG LAWAi JAU (Sarawak). TOK PANGKU PANDAK HAMID BIN PUTEH JALI, P.J.K. (Appointed). RAJA RASTAM SHAHROME BIN RAJA SAID TAUPHY (Selangor). DATO' E. E. c. THURAISINGHAM, D.P.M.J., J.P. (Appointed). w AN MUSTAPHA BIN HAJI w AN ALI, S.M.K. (Kelantan). TUAN YEOH KIAN TEIK (Perak).

IN ATTENDANCE : The Honourable the Minister of Health, TUAN BAHAMAN BIN SAMSUDIN (Kuala Pilah). the Minister for Welfare Services, TUAN HAH ABDUL HAMID KHAN BIN HAJI SAKHAWAT Au KHAN, J.M.N., J.P. (Batang Padang). 437 16 JUNE 1966 438 PRAYERS years we have gone through a period (Mr President of trials and tribulations and, on the in the Chair) whole, we have acquitted ourselves very ably and admirably. As it has been said ADJOURNMENT TO A by other Honourable Members, this is LATER DAY almost entirely, if not exclusively, due (MOTION) to the very wise leadership that this country has enjoyed in the personalities Dato' Y. T. Lee: Mr President, Sir, I of the Prime Minister and the Deputy beg to move the motion standing in my Prime Minister and also on the whole name, by reason of the response and inspira­ That at its rising today the Senate shall tion of the people. I think objectively stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Monday, speaking, philosophically speaking, such 27th June, 1966. trials and tribulations as we have had Puan Bibi Aisha binti Hamid Don: for the last three years are necessary Sir, I beg to second the motion. for a people to grow up. During Question put, and agreed to. difficult periods one grows up, one Resolved, matures, one experiences challenges and That at its rising today the Senate shall by facing these challenges with an un­ stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Monday, animity of mind as far as possible and 27th June, 1966. trying to find solutions for them, one grows up. And we, though a small MOTION nation, though a young nation, had to THE YANG DI-PERTUAN face these challenges suddenly. I do not AGONG'S SPEECH think the Tunku would have envisaged this when in the month of May, 1961 Address of Thanks he mooted the idea of Malaysia and Order read for resumption of debate on then everything seemed to go smooth­ Question: ly; but then, towards the end of 1962, Bahawa suatu uchapan yang tidak we found ourselves in the midst of saperti-nya di-persembahkan kapada challenging international problems; Ka-bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri and from the beginning of the year Paduka Baginda Yang . di-Pertuan 1963 almost we have found ourselves Agong demikian bunyi-nya- in the midst of these challenges and from then on we have met them, and "Ampun Tuanku, we have reasonably solved them if I Patek, Yang di-Pertua dan Ahli2 Dewan Negara Malaysia di-dalam Persidangan Par­ might say so. That is why His Majesty limen, memohon ampun mempersembahkan graciously referred to two memorable suatu uchapan yang zalil daripada Majlis events this year and he termed them, Dewan Negara menguchapkan berbanyak­ firstly, as the successful recent Bangkok banyak shukor dan terima kaseh kapada Ka­ bawah Duli kerana Titah Uchapan Ka­ Conference, and the other is the restora­ bawah Duli pada masa membuka Penggal tion of diplomatic relations with Yang Ketiga Parlimen Yang Kedua." Manila. These two, His Majesty (15hb Jun, 1966). reffered to as "memorable events", and Dato' Athi Nahappan: Dato' Pre­ I would hope that these would be sident, Sir, the Gracious Royal Address followed by the third memorable event, this year is noted for its brevity. This that is, the normalisation of diplomatic is unusual compared with the previous relations with Pakistan. This was, again, years. Though brevity has been sought, a by-product of the overall problem it is heartening to note that all the that we met during this period. essentials have been very adequately Sir, it has been said that the policy covered in the Royal Address itself. It of Malaysia in regard to Indonesian is again significant to observe that confrontation was approached on two nearly one-fourth of His Majesty's grounds in seeking a peaceful solution. observations has been directed to for­ One is that any solution must be eign affairs. This is aptly so. We are acceptable to both sides and the other right now in the midst of an inter­ is that it must be consistent with national whirlpool. For the last three Malaysia's sovereignty. Now, with these 439 16 JUNE 1966 440 twin pillars the recent Bangkok Con­ officially, this was the hard fact of the ference was approached, and we are reality of the Bangkok Conference. He now informed by our leaders, parti­ said and I quote, "You can say con­ cularly by Tun Razak, that on these frontation is over. It is over for good." two points we have scored the desir­ He also said, and I quote, "Indonesia able objectives. The more important now recognises Malaysia's indepen­ one is that it must be consistent with dence and sovereignty". Now, from this Malaysia's sovereignty; and Indonesia, it is clear that while Malaysia's it would appear, has agreed to recog­ independence is recognised, Malaysia's nise and respect this part of the nego­ sovereignty is recognised, that other tiation, because the other part is that matters such as the military movements whatever terms agreed upon must be on the borders, opening of the trades, acceptable to both sides. Of course, normalisation of diplomatic relations, after these various Notes that had been and so on and so forth, which were the exchanged in Bangkok-they were not immediate products of the confronta­ agreements, they were merely exchange tion, would have to be resolved, and notes-they had to be ratified by the these are matters for successive talks respective Governments. In so far as between the two countries. For this we ourselves are concerned, the matter are very grateful to our. leaders. We was considered by the Cabinet, and hope, and sincerely indeed, that there the Cabinet has blessed the moves would be no going back on this very taken by the Deputy Prime Minister. important essential of the recognition In so far as Indonesia is concerned, of Malaysia's sovereignty and indepen­ though they have not officially, for­ dence. There should be no question of mally ratified the moves taken by any more ascertainment as to the their Foreign Minister, Adam Malik, validity of the creation of Malaysia. they have recently sought certain clari­ In fact, according to the Manila Accord fications. It was not mentioned what and the Joint Statement, we had ful­ clarifications they were after, but the filled our parts of the obligations a Foreign Minister of Indonesia did point long time ago, as early as August 1963 out hints that they hinged upon certain when the United Nations had its survey military matters, and we had sent our and U Thant gave his verdict. But they Permanent Secretary to the Ministry were not satisfied, and I hope they of Foreign Affairs, who had been there would not further seek some kind of for the last few days, and he has come formula to challenge or question the back and told us that the nece3sary validity of the sovereignty of Malaysia clarifications had been made to the and our leaders have given us hope Indonesians and we hope that Indonesia that it would not be done; because if would ratify the initial moves taken. it is done, then I think from the inter­ It was not envisaged that everything national an6le, from the constitutional ended in the Bangkok Conference; angle, we would be putting ourselves there had to be subsequent moves, into an unnecessary position of doubt. interchanges and finally definite, posi­ So far as this House is concerned, I am tive and conclusive evidence would sure every one will f:hare with me that have to be arrived at. In the meanwhile, we have complete confidence in our we have been assured by the well-known leaders that such an inroad would not President of Indonesia that he wou:d be allowed to be made in so far as the keep silent in thousand tongues and sovereignty issue is concerned, which he would let his Ministries to continue is fundamental, which is absolute, and with the search for a complete peace­ which cannot be made vulnerable. ful formula in regard to confrontation. Sir, with regard to the restoration of What is, so far as we are concerned, diplomatic relations with the Philip­ heartening in this year at the Opening pines, which His Majesty graciously of the Parliament is that when Tun referred to, this again had come in at Razak came back he did clearly tell the right time, with an appropriate set­ the Nation that confrontation is over. ting and in harmony with the develop­ He did say this on arrival at the Air­ ments that had been taking place during port. And he said, at any rate un- the last few weeks though we were kept 441 16 JUNE 1966 442 informed almost day by day, hour by President Macapagal's Plan envisaging hour, that restoration was coming and the grouping of the three nations of finally it did come on the 3rd of June Malay origin working together in this, year. closest harmony but without surrender­ ing any portion of their sovereignty. The Secretary for Foreign Affairs of This calls for the establishment of the the Philippines had used very handsome necessary common organs." The sig­ and generous words. I:Ie had said that nificant words at that time were "the this restoration ushered in a new era of grouping of the three nations of Malay peace and he hoped it would be an origin." This was considered by im­ enduring one and he also hoped that partial observers as being unnecessarily Maphilindo could be resuscitated and restrictive, limited to our racial identity. he referred to the concept of ASA and As a result a number of people felt that he said that this regional ingenuity may the emphasis, the overtone was not an be fused with the concept of Maphi­ objective as it should be and ever since I:ndo into a harmonious whole, perhaps this did not get going and as the Tunku under another name, and expanded has said we should forget about it. If to include other friendly Asian coun­ ASA is to be developed, the emphasis tries, and I quote his words, "which should be more on a regional identity would be more conducive to solving and not on racial identity. For regional common regional problems and more benefit, for regional development, and responsive to the aspirations of our for regional harmony-that should be peoples for an abundant life". He went the emphasis, that should be the desir­ on to say that ASA and Maphilindo able objective and not any, connotation were the products of Asian inventive­ on the basis of a race, I think gone are ness. Of course, we do remember that the periods in these modern days of not so long ago our Prime Minister did internationalism, when the idea of a say in one of his press statements that "one world" is growing more and more so far as Maphilindo is concerned, you through the ages and instrument of the can forget about it. He said it was United Nations, to think in terms of a never there and it never got its birth race and that is not desirable. Of and we might as well forget it. That is course, at that moment situations com­ the attitude so far as we are concerned, pelled us to fall in line with that and I think the Pr:me Minister is quite suggestion, but subsequently there were correct. This does not mean to say that varied reasons to have this dropped. We the structure of ASA could not be en­ are now on a strong footing or a larged so as to include like-minded sound footing in so far as ASA is nations into its framework. That has al­ concerned and ASA, of course, should ready been considered and it has already be developed for a number of reasons. been announced that very soon the It is not necessary for me to go into three parental countries would consider the various practical benefits of this. the scope of admitting or inviting other As it is, one of the Steering Committees countries in the region. That is a desir­ is meeting in Bangkok right now and able objective and it should be pursued, they have got on their slate 29 positive but to fall back on Maphilindo would projects-projects such as ASA Air­ be completely unrealistic, the reason ways, ASA Shipping Lines, free trade, being Maphilindo was a still-born removal of tariffs and free flow of child; it riever had its life, and secondly, people between, these regions. All these when it, was born, it was born with a are very sound, very progressive, very concept which ushered in immediate misgivings and fear. This was originally dynamic ideas and we should go towards conceived and submitted for considera­ this direction, because, though it is fion at the tripartite Summit Meeting good to have other members coming in, held in Manila from the 7th to 11th I think we should not wait till it has June, 1963, almost exactly three years expanded in its structure and then only ago. This was stated as the Macapagal begin to think in terms of positive acts. Plan, and in the Manila Accord, para­ I think it would be ,a better tactical graph 6 says, and I quote, "In this move for these three countries to get context, the three Ministers supported down to brass tacks, to get down to 443 16 JUNE 1966 444 something more positive and dynamic the Philippines and trying to seek so that it would be an inspiration to clarifications about their claims. other countries in the region and then they would themselves come in rather If they are claiming something, if than they coming in by our invitation. they say that it is their right, it is their Coming in by invitation now at this onus, it is their responsibility to set it stage before we have really got going down in clear uncertain terms what is with any kind of positive results, is their claim. That they have not done merely in the hope of doing something, hitherto and I hope we will not be merely in expectancy, but if ASA is called upon to sit with them to clarify now made a feasible organ to get some­ their claim. The subsequent step is to thing done practically, then that would discuss the means of settling these be a definite positive selling feature in claims. First, is to have the claims so far as ASA concept and machinery clarified, then the means of settlement are concerned. As the Prime Minister to be discussed over these claims. But said at one time, if I remember cor­ the important other phraseology of the rectly, what is important is the quality Joint Communique is that any settle­ of the Association, not necessarily the ment must be to the satisfaction of both quantity of it, and if three nations could sides in consonance with the Manila get together and get down to the pro­ Accord and the Joint Statement. I am cess of quality rather than numeral not very sure as to the meaning of quantity of mere membership, I think these words and I think the Honour­ that would be a more positive direction. able Members would agree with me that it will be made known to the nation that any settlement, if it is to In so far as the resumption of dip­ be a settlement, must be satisfactory lomatic relationship with Philippines, to both sides-that is what the Com­ the other remaining factor is the munique says. This implies that the question of Philippines' claim on Sabah. settlement process should be more by The Joint Communique that was issued way of conciliation and negotiation, on 3rd June, 1966, had this paragraph, more bilateral in character, rather than and I quote, "They-meaning Malay­ reference to a third party, arbitration sia and the Philippines-also recognise or judicial process, because it says any the need of sitting down together as settlement must be "satisfactory to both soon as possible for the purpose of sides". As we have now satisfied by clarifying the claim and discussing direct bilateral negotiation with Indo­ means of settling it to the satisfaction nesia in so far as confrontation is con­ of both parties in consonance with the cerned, I hope that this says what it Manila Accord and Joint Statement." means, that it would be settled by direct This is the relevant paragraph in so far bilateral negotiations rather than refer­ as the claim by the Philippines over ring to any international tribunal such Sabah is concerned. From this it is as the International Court of Justice or interesting to note that the claims them­ any other forum of arbitration. selves are in doubt. Now, the Philip­ pines is supposed to have made a claim If you will recall, Sir, that in so far in so far as Sabah is concerned and as the procedure was concerned in the they say they have already made the Manila Accord and in the Joint State­ claim and it is on the books, but in so ment, there are various processes men­ far as we are concerned we still are at tioned for settlement, such as, negotia­ a loss as to the real character of the tion, conciliation-in paragraph 12 of claim. There are still doubts about it. the Manila Accord-arbitration or That is the situation and the first thing judicial settlement as well as other that has been envisaged is that both peaceful means of the parties' own parties should sit down to clarify the choice in conformity with the Charter claim of the Philippines. The claim is of the United Nations and the Ban­ still not unequivocal; it is still equivocal doeng Declaration. This was what is and the onus is being thrown, in fact, mentioned in the Manila Accord and the onus should be thrown on the subsequently also referred to in the Philippines, rather than we sitting with Joint Statement. 445 16 JUNE 1966 446 The original claim, as we know, was the region and in any event their moral against the United Kingdom, but claim is not sound as their legal claim, Malaysia being the successor State because there are the other territories insofar as Sabah and Sarawak are in the parts of Borneo held by Indo­ concerned we have more or less im­ nesia which belong to the original pliedly assumed responsibility in the Kingdom and Philippines had been very Manila Accord that their acceptance of silent about the other parts of the Malaysia is not without prejudice to Borneo state. They have been only their claim and right over Sabah. The raising their claim so far as Sabah is wordings "claim and right" are used concerned. If at all they had any pro­ almost in a complete manner without pitious moment to claim, that was soon any qualification. That is an unfor­ after the War when the British North tunate wording, but subsequently it has Borneo Company was dissolved and been agreed that it should be by any when the United Kingdom colonial one of these various processes. But now aegis was introduced by the United in the Joint Communique it would Kingdom Government sometime soon appear that the settlement should be after the War in 1946. During all this more by way of bilateral deanng to the period, from 1946 till 1953, when Bri­ satisfaction of both parties and I hope tain was using it as a raw, direct colony, that this would be done as soon as Philippines just kept quiet. There was possible by the two countries sitting no claim at all of any kind, but only down without inviting anybody into the when Malaysia came into the picture picture and I sincerely hope, and I am and there too through normal pro­ sure the Hon'ble Members here would cesses and conformity with the United also hope, that in the larger interest such Nations Resolution and so on, this as the concept and practice of ASA, claim has been made and this claim in that the claim over Sabah is really any event, is not now sustainable and completely antiquated, unrealistic and I hope that Philippines would recon­ it is not practical or feasible and with­ sider it in the interest of peace and in the context of the United Nations' prosperity. survey that was carried out by the Secretary-General under the General That, Sir, is my observation in so far Assembly's Resolution 15/1941 and as foreign affairs are concerned and I according to principle 9 of the Annex should like at this stage to give our to the Resolution. The United Nations warm tribute and respect to our two team had already satisfied themselves Ministers, the Prime Minister and the that Malaysia was the major issue in Deputy Prime Minister, for their sucess­ the election that took place in 1963, ful handling of these two problems that the electoral registers were pro­ which had vexed us for some years perly compiled, elections were free, and now. We should also take this opportu­ votes were properly polled and pro­ nity to pay our tribute to that band of perly counted, and so on. I myself had very able and hard-working members the privilege and honour of being of the Foreign Ministry, from Tan Sri Malaya's observer at that time in Sabah Ghazali Shafie downwards. Our Mi­ and the verdict of the United Nations nistry had been created, in fact after could not be doubted in any manner. the events, as in many other fields. In fact, Manila did send in their ob­ Ever since Independence events have servers towards the end and I am sure been going ahead of us and we have Manila never questioned the validity been catching up with the events by of ·the verdict of U Thant. And now our thinking and organisat!on. This the claim still persists because despite was one of the Ministries that was the survey, the Manila Accord had born directly as a result of Indepen­ dence and it has been trying to catch given a provision in favour of Manila up with the demands of the various that all these things were subject to problems of the day and even now they their claim and interest. They are pur­ are so terribly understaffed and they suing with this. My hope is that they have not got all the specialised classi­ would drop this in the interest of peace, fications and divisions desirable in a in the interest of the larger benefit of Department of Foreign Affairs. 447 16 JUNE 1966 448 The difficulty in getting suitable sequent changes in patterns of educa­ people is always there, and with all tion with a greater accent and emphasis these handicaps this problem came on on science and technology. Now, as a us very suddenly and we had to cope result, these countries themselves are with it, and I think in so far as the finding lack of spaces in their univer­ Department is concerned, it had dis­ sities and some time ago you might charged itself very ably and more parti­ recall there were various views ex­ cularly Tan Sri Ghazali himself has pressed, particularly in Australia. Warn­ shown the clarity of mind and the ings were given that the admission of brilliance of a diplomat, necessary for foreign students may have to be re­ a challenging problem such as this. stricted in Australia. At the moment, They all, one and all in the Ministry, we have a greater number of students deserve our tribute for their very able in foreign countries than we have in work, and we hope that the Ministry our University; and I think this situa­ would be enlarged and more ratio­ tion will have to go on for a number of nalised in its division of labour, so that years. Even if we keep expanding, our the Ministry would give even more rate of growth is now going pretty better service than they had hitherto high-about 3.2%-and the educa­ done. tional expansion has been so dynamic Sir, now I should like to touch on here that the tendency to catch on with another matter and that is the question education is there now in all stratum of education. Sir, it is time that the of the society, rich or poor, and every­ country should have expansion of the body is conscious of giving his child existing University either by creation of a better deal in education, and there another University or by creation of would be a very great demand for University Colleges elsewhere. The tar­ educational places, especially in the get in so far as our University is con­ university here. Even if we keep ex­ cerned is 7,000 students by 1970 and panding, I do not think the gap can be everything is being done to achieve this closed, and we have to rely on foreign target, but we have been for a long countries for a number of years.· That time, and we are now and I think we is a fact. Here is a warning that comes will be· for a number of years in the from Australia, and recently the Aus­ future, depending on a number of tralian Minister of Education, Senator foreign countries for our boys to go Gorton, has indicated that admission of for further education. Mainly we have foreign students into Australian univer­ been confining ourselves to the Com­ sities will have to be restricted. This monwealth countries, chiefly three of situation demands for action on our them-the U. K., Australia and New part. We have to now begin to think Zealand-these are the main countries straightaway what we are going to do. that we have been depending upon; It would appear that the reason for and we have more or less got ourselves the views of Australia or New Zealand tied to the British traditions, British or the United Kingdom for hinting this standards, in our educational concepts. to us is not merely the cost of students But I think the time has come now for alone. Yesterday, the Honourable Se­ us to take a good look at these tradi­ nator, Dato' Dr Cheah Toon Lok, re­ tional ties with Commonwealth coun­ ferred to this point himself, and he did tries. Although it is desirable because of our past connection and the useful­ mention the figure that in U.K. roughly ness of the English language and so on, about £1,000 is being spent by way of I think we should now widen our subsidy on each foreign student. I did horizon in our educational concepts check up the figures. It would appear and educational mileages. These coun­ that the figure is around something tries themselves are already beginning like M$3,000 and that appears to be to have problems, because of the popu­ the average figure spent on any for­ lation growth in these countries and the eign student by these countries-that changes in their structural economy de­ means that the taxpayer in the U.K. or manding further technological and Australia or New Zealand has to put scientific developments and the con- out by way of subsidy around M$3,000 449 16 JUNE 1966 450 to every student of ours who goes to she has excelled herself even more than these countries for further education. many developed countries, the veteran The reasoning behind the idea of re­ countries in Europe or America. It is stricting foreign students coming into time that we should get away from the these countries, it would appear, is not prejudice that no Asian country is necessarily the prohibitive cost, but, as really suitable enough for us and that I indicated, it is the desire to find we should go back always to the places for their own students in their European countries or the derivative own countries because of the popula­ European countries, such as Australia tion growth. What are we going to do? and New Zealand. I am not in any One way of solving this problem, as I way decrying their qualities, but I am indicated earlier, is to widen our only saying in another way that it is horizon in so far as educational con­ time that we should widen our horizon. cepts are concerned; and we have been Of course, there is this difficulty of tied so long to the British traditions. languages, but it has been said that in It is time now that we looked into so far as technical studies are con­ other countries, particularly the United cerned, scientific studies are concerned, States, which do not mind the cost that the language problem is not really problem; I think they would be able a major problem and that it can be to take in as many students as we can overcome within a very short time by provide. The idea of going to the various rationalised methods. United States to find out the quality of various universities was mooted some time ago, and one of the former The other thing that we should do is Ministers of· Education indicated that to introduce various languages in our he would be going to the United States primary and secondary schools. While, to see for himself, but this has not been of course, we all have to learn the done as yet; and I think it would be national language-there is no doubt absurd for us to close our eyes to the about that, there is no qualification as quality of the United States' degrees to that-but I would hope for a day in all fields. There are so many anoma­ every Malaysian would be tri-lingual. lies. We do not recognise U.S. medical It has been defined that an intellectual practitioners' qualification here, but we is no longer a uni'.inguist or uni-lingual. do allow the Korean doctors who are The modern-day intellectual is con­ tied to the U.S. standards to practice sidered to be at least tri-lingual. In and serve in our country. These anoma­ Europe, or the average cultured Bri­ lies have got to be removed, and it is tisher, or for that matter even in time that the U.S. standards cannot be America, the modern tendency is to overlooked or we cannot take an learn at leat two or three languages, ostrich-minded attitude, because we and this country is wonderfully set for have found it convenient to tie our­ us to learn at least three languages. selves with the British standards. Not While, of course, all of us must learn merely the United States, I would even the nat:onal language and use it, in go in so far as to say that there are a accordance with the principles of the number of other countries in Europe, Constitution at all levels as quickly as Germany, the Scandinavian countries possible, we need an international and some other countries, who have language, which is none other than developed very much, equally well with English, and all of us must learn it if the U.K. or even better in certain fields, we are to get along in the field of particularly in the fields of science and science and technology; and I think in technology and we should send our add:tion to that it would be better if boys there. every Malaysian knows another Asian language-either Japanese or Chinese We should not even overlook Japan or Hindustani-because Asia is now which has gained international recog­ forging ahead and for a better under­ nition in a number of technical and standing. For us Malaysians with a scientific fields. Today she is, by far, multi-racial character, here is the the leading country in the world in the beautiful setting to have at least tri­ field of shipbuilding, and in electronics lingual ability, so that we would have 451 16 JUNE 1966 452 a kind of product sufficiently wide Penang. At present the University of enough in its attitude, broadminded, Malaya has no Law Faculty~ perhaps accommodating and understanding. the proposed Penang College can fill Now, that is necessary, and that is this gap and try to develop a per­ only feasible if we become tri-lingual sonality of its own in a specialised or at least qualified in two languages manner, rather than being a general as the minimum. This should be the university. Then it would be comple­ desirable objective of the Education mentary to the University in Pantai Ministry and I think we should start Valley. Penang should concentrate on off by introducing provisions to teach such fields as have not been covered by various languages. Apart from the the University here and try to develop national language and English we quality so that the reputation would not should even teach other European be merely recognised within the four languages and other Asian languages corners of our country but also it would for optional students who would like be recognised in this region to start off, to learn for various purposes, and I and eventually to get international think it is not difficult to make arrange­ reputation specialisation is desirable. ments with these countries to provide In fact, even in the United Kingdom, if teachers to give education in these we want to be an architect nobody languages. would go to Oxford or Cambridge, they would rather go to Birmingham; Now, having said this, I would say and if we want to know something that the time has also come for us to about political science, particularly with expand our Universities. It has been reference to South-east Asia, you would said that there is a provision or, rather, go to Connelly University. Now, such it has been hoped that there should be a reputation has been developed in the University College in Penang and there United States, and I hope this proposed should be a Borneo University. It has Penang University would be considered been talked about, but we have not and conceived in the pattern and earn travelled very much in this educational a reputation for specialisation. rnileage. In so far as Penang is con­ cerned. Penang seems to be very Now, Sir, that is so far as the matter exuberant with this idea and they have of Higher Education is concerned, but set a target for themselves to collect I would like at this stage to_ say that $10 million to have University Colleges our Universities have an important role there. They have gone ahead and during this most exciting period of our acquired 600 acres of land in the self-growth. There should be dynamism Glugor/Bayan Lepas area and they in not merely action but also in the have paid $2 million for it. I under­ thoughts of the country. A thinking stand even the Penang Municipality nation is what we want, and in order to has agreed to give, or has indeed given, stimulate the nation to think and to about $2! million for this project~ and thlnk in certain themes is absolutely the Penang people seems to be en­ necessary if we are going to stabilise thusiastic. But this is not a burden for our democracy. The people _should not Penang alone. If it is going to be a be just complacent, or should not be University College or a University merely receptive, but they should also eventually, it is national in character, be articulate. And in one or two fields though it is set in a particular region. I find though the Government has been The responsibility is, of course, nation­ very active and very enlightened in its wide_. I think the case for a second measures and in its thoughts but the University, to be started off as merely same thing has not been conveyed to educational colleges, is very sound and the people and from the people's side very pressing indeed in the States of the response is not very impressive Malaya and also in Borneo. And the enough. Now, in order to fill up this Prime Minister has himself agreed to gap, I would suggest that there should give the necessary impetus as the be a number of extra-mural courses Chancellor of the University of Malaya. started in the University here. I am It has been hinted that it might just as very glad to note that a separate well to have the_ Law Faculty in Department of Economics and Public 453 16 JUNE 1966 454 Administration is to be created next Lumpur. 8,000 persons, if figures would year and this necessary work is already just give a picture, were injured in going on. A department of this type Malaysian roads in 1965. And during should have a number of extra-mural the last ten years 4,750 people were courses wherein members of the public, killed throughout Malaysia and 85,000 professional men and others could people were injured during this period. attend evening classes and they could These are the figures. have week-end classes or vacation classes with residential benefits where Our rate of vehicles growth is pheno­ this idea of discussion on be promoted menal. Every year we are adding and developed in the fields of economic something like 30,000 units of motor development. Now, economic develop­ vehicles on our roads and at the mo­ ment should not be the field of experts ment we have 395,118 motor vehicles alone. It should be talked about by the on our roads, as at the end of 1965. people. The ordinary man in the street Now this is a very large number consi­ would be able to have some broad dering other Asian countries; on a per ideas of the broad concepts of our capita basis, we are having the highest plans, what we hope to do and what we vehicle ownership in the region. The are doing. And in order to give this country is collecting something like­ knowledge there should be such from the APPENDIX one would get courses. There should be courses on all this information or at least some of our Constitution-the fundamental them-we collected in 1965 $108 mil­ liberties of the Constitution. What are lion by way of revenue from road trans­ these liberties? How can you maintain port. But still the accidents are there. your democracy within the concept of The accidents are there because vehicles various restrictions? These are things are growing, the population is growing that we can impart to the public the road sophistication is not sufficiently through extra-mural courses. They are growing matching up with these, and provided in other countries. I have the town planning is again not match­ attended myself in Europe a number of ing up with the demands and the matters as a lay student and we should dictates of modern road transportation. begin to do in that direction something of that kind so that the people would Recently the Commissioner for Town begin to talk, particularly about the and Country Planning warned that if economic development that is taking we do not do anything now itself in so place throughout the country. Very far as the Federal capital is concerned, few people these days talk about these we would end up in the kind of mess matters. and very few people know that New York did some years ago. what is going on. Now, this is a sad gap That is a warning indeed to be heeded and we should do something about it. to. Many of these accidents, it has been said 80% of the accidents, are caused The third point, Sir. that I am com­ by the drivers themselves, by negligent ing to is the question which is rather driving, cutting in and out, overtaking dear to me because of my association recklessly, disregard for pedestrains, with the Federal Capital and with the not falling in line with the various Traffic Advisory Committee in the filters and so on. These have been the Federal Capital. Now, that is this reasons and they have been repeated frightening and horrifying problem of often enough for us to know them well, road accidents in the country~ Recently and though the road sophistication or a Road Traffic Week has been held in the behaviour of the people is slowly the Federal Capital and it is being re­ growing, I don't think it is fair to expect peated year after year so as to promote very much immediate results. What is road sophistication of the people. lacking in commensurate proportion is Despite that, the figures are there to the degree of enforcement. I think remind us to this growing problem, everybody has a healthy respect for a which is still out of hand. Now, last summons when received and a couple year alone there were about 729 people of summons received too often, if it killed on the roads of Malaysia, of ends up in an endorsement on the whom about 104 were killed in Kuala licence or subsequent cancellation of the 455 16 JUNE 1966 456 licence, might do the t1ick. In Kuala suggested. Unfortunately, this was not Lumpur alone last year there were mentioned in the Royal Address when about 12,000 incidents. There were dealing with road safety. The Honour­ many others, but not every one of them able Minister himself recently men­ was booked or brought into court. The tioned that legislation would be drawn Traffic Police, as it is now, is doing its up and that meetings had already been work very ably, but they can only go held with the Treasury representatives up to a point and no further. The man­ and the Treasury has more or less power of the Traffic Police at the mo­ agreed. The idea of a Motor Insurers' ment is most utterly inadequate. It is Bureau came as a result of a judgment not commensurate with the growth of given by the former Lord President, the vehicles, nor commensurate with Tun Thomson. He mentioned this the growth and the expansion of the because he had to off-set a judgment towns and the population. There is an given in favour of a widow who lost immediate case to go into all this her husband in very poor circumstances traffic police mechanism, to modernise with three children. She got $10,000 in this mechanism and the highway patrols the hearing at the High Court. Then and other patrols should be brought there was an appeal to the Court of up-to-date; and secondly, the manpower Appeal and in the Court of Appeal, for of it should be brought up-to-date. This technical reasons, she lost the case, and is a field that must be attended to as Tun Thomson very sadly allowed the quickly as possible if we are going to appeal against this damage given. He minimise this problem. I dare say that said this, and I quote, "Things like we can never hope to completely elimi­ this should not happen in a civilised nate this cause; no country has elimi­ society. It may be legal justice; it is not nated road accidents but what we social justice." For legal justice, he had should do and what we can do is to to disallow the damages given but he keep it as low as possible. Here is a said that for social justice she should very real need for the Ministry to do have had something. And social justice what is necessary in harmony with is a thing that the Court has no juris­ experience gained elsewhere. diction over. Social justice is a matter for the Government itself and for the There is a suggestion made that society at large. And where in a case safety belts would be introduced early like this, where for technical reasons if next year and that legislation would be the owner of a motor car is not found brought about-safety belts for the liable to give damages through the front seaters and also helmets for the insurance company, and if a person is motor-cyclists and pillion riders. But, killed leaving dependants in utter help­ of course, this would not prevent less conditions, then the society. should accidents but would probably prevent come to the rescue and aid of this injuries from arising. But it is a right family and this can be done by this step and many other practices should proposed Motor Insurers' Bureau, be l0oked into, as practised in other whereby all these insurance companies, countries and we should try to improve it has been suggested, should volun­ the situation. The speed-hogs must be tarily get together and keep a reserve brought to book and must be severely fund by way of contribution amongst dealt with and that is the only way of themselves so that in cases such as this, drilling the importance of a sense of there would be an ex gratia payment responsibility into the minds of those to the victims of the accident. Though suffered by recklesness or utter dis­ they may not win in a court of law, regard for the welfare of others. While because of the social justice concept this goes on, of course, the education they should be given some kind of of the public should go on by various monetary help, and this is a thing that projects and programmes, such as the should be attended to as early as Road Safety Week. possible. · While touching on this point, I Now, Sir, I come to my final point should also like to refer to the Motor and that is one or two views on the Insurers' Bureau, which has been economic development of this country, 457 16 JUNE 1966 458 and then I will conclude my speech. termed as import substitution indus­ (Laughter). tries; to reduce our imports and to that extent we saved our foreign exchange. Sir, the Honourable Minister of Fin­ Dr Lim said that this phase has now ance recently went round and he came gone; we are now emerging into the back and we heard views that the second phase. This second phase is the country that is very closely tied with us, one in which he said that we are now the United Kingdom, has not given us beginning to think in terms of heavy the help that we expected from them. industries, and heavy industries of cer­ Then, there were various views about tain types are to be started off with a it, and it was a sad disappointment no larger capital; and with this in mind doubt. The Minister has indicated that F.I.D.A. had been set up by way of the gap is $630 million for us to pro­ legislation, i.e. the Federal Industrial ceed with the First Malaysia Plan and Development Authority. This Authority 12 other countries, the Aid-Malaysia­ has been on the Statute Book for some Club, have already given their support time; there has been a search for about and they indicated that they would two years to get a Director and finally a come out with various forms of help, Director has been recruited from Nor­ but the United Kingdom has flatly said way, and we hope that F.I.D.A. will "No" because of their balance of pay­ begin to operate as quickly as possible. ments difficulties. The British High The main work of F.I.D.A. is to control Commissioner here has said that there the growth of industries, particularly is still room for further talks; he did heavy industries, to co-ordinate and to mention that Britain has been giving identify to some extent or even partici­ us help since 1963-$175 million for pate. Now, here is where I should like Defence and $35 million for economic to give my views briefly and conclude aid and so on and so forth. There have my speech. (Laughter). been some angry views expressed that we should get out of the Common­ Up till now there have always been wealth. We do not know who men­ two views. One view is that develop­ tioned that, but this kind of views were ing countries such as ours, small though expressed. Our Plan, of course, does it is, should only confine ourselves to not necessarily depend on the aid of small industries. There are no markets, one country or another. Our Plan has there is no population sufficiently big been well praised. Recently the Execu­ enough to absorb what we produce, tive Director of the World Bank, who and therefore we should limit ourselves was here, Mr Abdul Rahman Tazi said to small scale industries. This has been it is a very well conceived and realistic the view expressed by various econo­ strategy of economic growth. That was mists and which has been practised in his view as regards our First Malaysia not less than something like 50 develop­ Plan. And there had been many others ing countries and as a result there has who had praised this Plan as being a been some degree of economic growth very realistic one. However, there was in a number of these developing another economist who said, an Austra­ countries. So far as we in Malaysia are lian economist, Mr Wilson, that our concerned, including Singapore, for economic growth has been haphazard. instance, we have over the years some­ But it is interesting to note that Dr thing like 12,000 units and during the Lim Swee Aun recently said that, last fews years in Malaysia alone, some­ hitherto we have allowed a decen­ thing like 300 new units have been tralised free enterprise, that we did not created by way of pioneering industries restrict, sufficient incentives were given and so on. And on the whole it has for enterprises to invest and produce worked well. There has been some whatever they liked, and that was the degree of savings, there has been some kind of enterprise that we promoted degree of earnings by way of. exports here, and as a result a number of in­ as a result of these small scale indus­ dustries grew. These were light in­ tries. And now it has been said that the dustries, in order to meet our immediate time has come to have more basic consumption needs, and these were industries. 459 16 JUNE 1966 460 Now. when we think in terms of and they tightened their belts and saved. basic industries, it is necessary that the And today it is said that Japan is the Government now should also depart to most leading country in the quantum of some extent from the original concept savings. Sometimes they saved 20% to of having this decentralised economic 30% of the G.N.P .. or a number of freedom given to the various enter­ sectors of the G.N.P. Now, this is a prises, that they start whatever indus­ thing that we can learn profitably from tries they like and make whatever pro­ Japan. Of course, we can also borrow. fit they can, which was based on what Within our First Malaysian Plan, the is known as the "Macrow economic public sector envisages about $4,550 planning" as it has been practised fo million, out of which about $1,900 mil­ other countries. But when we think in lion is expected from grants and for­ terms of heavy industries, it has so eign aid, and the Minister of Finance many other correlated problems, in­ has said the gap is $630 million. There cluding very sizeable capital participa­ is nothing wrong in borrowing. There tion; and here is where Government are people who say tlfat we should not should step in and should not be shy of borrow, we should stand on our own taking direct involvement or participa­ feet, but if you look into the history of tion in the creation of these heavy other countries, you take England for industries and also to accelerate there­ instance, England did borrow in the by the promotion of growth of indus­ 17th century from· Holland; then in the tries. Now, this is necessary. It is not 18th century and the 19th century very clear from the F.I.D.A. legislation England was the world's largest cre­ or even as a policy whether our Govern­ ditor. The United States borrowed in ment is going to do that. In fact, the 19th century: Today she is the largest other theory that has been adopted by creditor for various other countries. So a number of other developing count­ there is nothing wrong in borrowing, ries is that in a developing country. the but I should like to see that we also Government should take the lead-the have a very good proportion of re­ Government not merely take the lead serves, and I think this is one of the but also take participation in the things that is in the minds of other growth of industries. I was happy to countries whenever they say that "Ma-. read recently that Tun Razak said that laysia is well off, Malaysia need not through M.A.R.A. a number of cor­ borrow, Malaysia can stand on its feet porations would be established and because it has got a large reserve fund Government would create a number of (something like $3,000 million). Why industries and then eventually decen­ can't it be used for development?" This tralise there by handing them over. is considered to be one of the highest Now, that is a right step and I hope and in a number of other developing this will be enlarged so that the econo­ mic growth of the country can be countries, such reserve fund is not kept accelerated. aside. But we have been keeping this as a security cushion and for the stability So far as capital formation is con­ of our currency. But, perhaps, we can cerned, we here have had a very for­ rely on it to some extent so that it can tunate setting; in fact our capital for­ be brought into use so that the social mation has been very encouraging. In 1964 it has been 19 per cent of the return could be greater and there Gross National Product. This is very should be various steps taken to pro­ good. But unless a country begins to mote savings through the commercial save, it can never prosper. It has been banks in the country. Recently, I think said that Japan, when it started off its in August 1965, the Post Office Savings industrial phase, it started off in a big Bank interest rate was increased frotn way of saving. They followed the West 2! to 3 per cent. It might be worthwhile in every manner. They copied the West to increase the rate of interest of the in all patterns except the consumption banks for depositors. That might per­ pattern, that is to say, they denied them­ haps give incentives for people to save selves of consuming their growth. They through the banks and there should be sold what they developed and produced various other methods introduced at

------··· 461 16 JUNE 1966 462 decentralised levels at various insti­ so, but entirely with the present British tutions, factories, offices and in other Cabinet. That is all I wish to say, Dato' fields whereby various new techniques President, Sir. Thank you. (Applause). of saving processes should be intro­ duced so that members of the public Tan Sri G. Shelley: Mr President, Sir, with ideas of developing the country I would like to add my humble respects can put something into our savings and thanks to the expressions of grati­ kitty. tude for the Gracious Speech of His With these views, Sir, I would like Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. to associate myself with the other The welcome news of today is the end Honourable Senators in expressing my in sight of confrontation. For this, we humble thanks to His Majesty for the have to thank the wise counsel that has Gracious Address this year, and this prevailed on both sides between the year is certainly a year of jubilation two nations and especially to our Act­ for us, and on assumption to the ing Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak Throne by His Majesty the first Royal and his team who assisted him at the Address started off with a keynote of talks. In our joy today, let not our me­ the message of peace, and we hope mories be so short that we forget the that during the era of His Majesty, we men who have made it possible for our would not merely have peace in our nation to sit at the negotiation table country but also growing prosperity. with pride and dignity and not as a Thank you very much. (Applause). vanquished nation. We are grateful to those men who have sacrificed much Dato' J. E. S. Crawford: Dato' Pre­ and who were prepared to die for the sident, Sir, I wish to fully support the nation in defending its integrity. motion now being debated by this Especially are we grateful to those Honourable House-That an humble friends of ours who have sent us ma­ address be presented to His Majesty terial aid and their men to fight side by offering our humble thanks for the side with us. Without them we would Gracious Speech from the Throne on not have achieved the position of the opening of the Third Session of the strength that we are in today. They Second Parliament. have sacrificed a great deal. In many Dato' President, Sir, it is not my homes today, in New Zealand, in intention today to take up the time of Au~tralia, and particularly in Britain the House with my usual lengthy there is many a vacant seat at the speech. However, Dato' President, I do "makan table." This seat was once wish to stress that I entirely agree and occupied by a beloved husband, a support what Yang Berhormat Tun Dr brother. a sweetheart, or a good Ismail said elsewhere, as reported in the friend. They volunteered to come to Straits Times this morning. With your our assistance to face death, if death permission, Dato' President, I now was necessary, in order to help us in quote those most significant and fac­ the plight that we were confronted with. tual words, "The Alliance Government Let not, therefore, our memories be so believes that any emotional outburst short and let not the sin of ingratitude over the issue will serve no useful pur­ be ours. pose and will benefit no one. Since the British Government has emphatically In our foreign policy, it has been maintained a negative attitude to Ma­ suggested that we should be non­ laysia's request for financial aid, we aligned, I suggest, Sir, that there is no must readjust our thinking towards the such thing as non-alignment. We are British Government." Dato' President, aligned by aligning ourselves with non­ Sir, what I have just quoted from what aligned nations. We have still the Yang Berhormat Tun Dr Ismail said menace of militant Communism facing in another place proves, I feel sure that us. Let us not bury our heads in the Hon'ble Members will agree, that any sands of delusion and think all is well disagreement we Malaysians may have above the surface. Instead, let us join with the United Kingdom is not with our neighbours who are equally ready the British people, who we all know to abolish militant Communism in this are our friends and have always been part of the world. 463 16 JUNE 1966 464 We have had this menace with us and it was high time that someone for many a long year. No sooner had spoke firmly to these teachers and we finished with our own problems in brought them to realise the important Malaya than we were confronted with role they were playing in the education militant Communism from the Indo­ of our children. It is unfortunate that nesian side. We have seen the aggres­ indiscipline prevails more in the sion of militant Communism w;th its Government-run schools than in the offensive movements from the north Mission schools. and from the south. Fortunately, Indo­ It is good to note that something is nesia has discovered the ill-effects and being done for the health services to the destructiveness of militant Com­ benefit our people. I refer to the pro­ munism and they have checked and posed health insurance scheme. There paralysed the pincer movement on the is at present a nasty defect in the south. But we still have a very active system of admitting patients into the force in the north and it is to the credit hospitals, especially when often they of the Americans that they are helping are not able to meet the heavy charges to prevent this pincer movement from of the hospital. There is a means test approaching in our direction. Were it and it depends on how much you tell not for them we would soon find and how much you are able to pay, militant Communism on the frontiers to get into the proper ward. Naturally, of Thailand and moving downwards. there is discrimination between a fellow We will then find them eventually at with a nice white shirt and the chap our door step. So our foreign policy who comes in without shoes. That cannot necessarily be one of non­ should not be so. This proposed health alignment. It must be an anti-militant insurance would, I think, solve that Communist alignment. problem. I suggest that the system adopted by Australia should be looked Sir, we have had difficulty with our into. This system brings in insur­ neighbour across the Causeway recently ance companies to share in the respon­ and the incident could have led to a sibilities of financial arrangements for greater crisis had it not been for the the health insurance scheme. If my in­ tact and diplomacy of our Prime Mini­ formation is correct, it is compulsory ster, the Tunku. When he came into the for Australians to take out a health picture, things seemed to have settled policy whereby when they are ill they nicely, because, he made contact direct­ could go to the particular ward of their ly with the Prime Minister of Singa­ choice-1st, 2nd, 3rd, or whatever it pore. Misunderstandings and such like is. The charges for the hospital will be were immediately removed and normal normal, but in accordance with their relationship once again prevailed. I insurance policy they will pay a pro­ would, therefore, suggest in all serious­ portionate sum that they are entitled ness that a "hot line" be established to according to the premium they pay. between the desk of the Tunku and the This avoids the defects which are quite desk of the Prime Minister of Singa­ obvious in the system of the United pore. Should there be any incident this Kingdom. "hot line" could be brought into use and any misunderstanding settled im­ On the Common Market, Sir, it must mediately between the two Prime Mini­ be remembered that the Common Mar­ sters before the Press and individuals ket is not all one-sided. We want to distort the issue. sell our goods in other people's coun­ tries and these other nations want to On the matter of education, I feel sell their goods in our country. There­ and I am sure the parents and guard­ fore, our industries should be equally, ians of school-going children will also if not more, efficient as those prevailing be most grateful to our Minister of in other countries. We should have a Education for his firmness and his flying start when the Common Market straightforwardness in dealing with the idea is ready for operation. It is in­ issue of education and the conduct of teresting to know how much foreign teachers. Discipline has been lacking in exchange our industries are earning for our schools increasingly in recent years the country today. 465 16 JUNE 1966 466 With regard to labour-I have men­ terima kaseh untok keamanan negeri tioned it before and I will mention it ini. Tetapi apa yang menyedehkan again-when there is a big project in saya, Dato' Yang di-Pertua, perkara any State or in any place, the labourers yang berlaku tidak berapa lama and the workmen of that area should dahulu di-Taiping, ia-itu sa-orang Polis get priority in the jobs that are avail­ bekerja malam, dan di-nampak-nya able. It has been suggested that in satu orang, di-tahan-nya, kemudian dia Butterworth, with regard to the deep bertanya berkenaan dengan Kad Penge­ water wharves unskilled labour has nalan; tetapi apa telah terjadi orang itu been brought in, and I suggest lari, dan di-kejar-nya, dan malang­ that this matter be looked into and nya, mata2 ini kena tikam, di-sebabkan the unemployed in Butterworth be tidak ada di-beri oleh Kerajaan lampu given a chance to obtain these jobs. suloh kapada orang2 Polis yang bekerja There is a great number of unemployed malam, atau menjaga beat. Jadi ini in Butterworth, which runs to about patut-lah Kerajaan mengambil perha­ 3,000 to 5,000; and all these young tian be:at memberi lampu suloh ka­ men are crying out for work. pada orang2 Polis yang berjaga malam. Now, Sir, the Public Service is the target today among the ratepayers. Lagi, Dato' Yang di-Pertua, ia-itu There is evidently some slackness, if tidak ada satu Polis Station sa-bagai­ not inefficiency, within the Public mana yang di-adakan di-Kuala Kang­ Service in Malaysia. The slowness in sar, ia-itu satu Polis Station mengada­ which -matters are dealt with is the kan 3 kawasan berasingan, tetapi satu talk of ratepayers. There is at the Polis Station, rumah-nya burok dan moment a Commission looking into lagi jikalau, Dato' Yang di-Pertua perhatikan, amat-lah sedeh-nya kedu­ the salaries of the members of the 2 Public Service, but they will not get dokan Polis yang bujang itu memasak any sympathy unless they do some­ di-bawah tangga. Jadi patut-lah Kera­ thing more for the money that we jaan membena Polis Station yang ratepayers have to pay. There was a baharu untok kawasan Kuala Kangsar glaring case mentioned in the papers a itu. Lagi, Dato' Yang di-Pertua, jika few days ago. One man got the "sack" di-perhatikan di-seluroh Malaysia ini in 1960 in Ipoh and he was told to kebanyakan pegawai2 Polis, rumah-nya leave his house, but he did not leave jauh dengan Polis Station, sa-tengah­ the house_ until the 1st January, 1966. nya mendapat rumah Kerajaan, dan It took six years before this man was sa-tengah-nya menyewa. Patut-lah di­ utamakan pada Pegawai2 Polis yang evicted and in the meantime someone 2 else was waiting for the house. In the rumah berhampiran dengan Polis course of this time, he defied the Station itu di-untokkan kapada Pega­ Government, and he defied the law wai2 Polis. court. There are obviously some defects in our Public Service, and I Dato' Yang di-Pertua, lagi saya do hope that it will receive the atten­ suka menerangkan ia-itu berkenaan tion of the Government to bring the Kementerian Pelajaran. Kita maseh Public Service to serve the public in tahu ia-itu tahun 1967 ini, yang bahasa a better way. rasmi akan di-gunakan di-seluroh Malaysia ini, bahasa Melayu, dan Tuan Haji Mohd. Saaid: Dato' sudah sa-patut-nya pada mulai tahun Yang di-Pertua, saya berdiri menyo­ hadapan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan kong Titah Ucha pan Duli Yang Maha lnggeris, Murid2 yang memasoki Seko­ Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di­ lah Jenis Kebangsaan Inggeris hendak­ Pertuan Agong. Di-sini saya suka lah di-ajar Bahasa Kebangsaan dan sadikit menyentoh berkenaan dengan satu mata pelajaran sahaja, dengan Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri. bahasa Inggeris. Sebab-nya di-Sekolah Dato' Yang di-Pertua, maseh tahu Jenis Kebangsaan Inggeris itu ada yang Pasokan Polis di-Raja telah pun banyak bangsa mengaji di-situ dan menjalankan kewajipan-nya dan juga kita mesti utamakan-lah Kebangsaan patut-lah kita menguchapkan ribuan lebeh daripada yang lain. - 467 16 JUNE 1966 468 Dato' Yang di-Pertua, Kementerian dengan budak pejabat, kemudian Pembangunan Negara dan Luar Ban­ Kerani Kechi!, Kerani Tengah, Kerani dar; di-sini berapa banyak bilek Besar baharu dapat jumpa Ketua bachaan, balai raya telah di-adakan Pejabat, memakan masa daripada di-seluroh Malaysia ini. Tetapi dengan pukul 9.00 hingga 2.3(> baharu dapat. sedeh-nya, bandar di-Raja Kuala Kaq_g­ Saya ta' tahu ini ada-kah satu keli­ sar sa-hingga hari ini tidak ada, baik chinan dalam pertadbiran atau pun pun balai raya atau pun bilek bachaan. sa-balek-nya. Kalau di-banding!an Sa-patut-nya satu bandar yang besar dalam pemerentahan British dahulu sa-macham itu Kerajaan mengambil barangkali lebeh senang hendak jumpa perhatian berat untok di-adakan Town British Advisor atau pun Resident Hall atau pun balai raya. Terima satu2 negeri. kaseh. Yang kC?dua-nya Dato' Yang di­ Tuan Yahya bin Ahmad: Dato' Pertua, saya menyentoh sadikit ber­ Yang di-Pertua, saya menyokong usul kenaan dengan Kementerian Pelajaran. yang ada di-hadapan, menguchapkan Yang pertama, di-galakkan Kemente­ terima kaseh Titah Seri Paduka Ba­ rian Pelajaran penuntut2 atau pun ginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Di­ murid2. belajar lebeh dalam ilmu sain, samping itu saya memberi-lah penda­ tetapi ada sa-tengah2 sekolah menengah pat serba sadikit berkenaan Titah pada hari ini ada guru sain tetapi di-Raja. Yang pertama, Dato' Yang tidak ada kelengkapan ada kelengka­ di-Pertua, berkenaan Jabatan Perdana pan-nya tidak ada guru-nya sa-hingga Menteri. Mengikut Titah di-Raja ada satu2 sekolah itu menghantar surat dua orang pakar daripada Amerika kapada Kementerian minta kelengka­ Sharikat hendak di-tugaskan di-Jaba­ pan sains enam bulan, tidak timbul tan Perdana Menteri untok melichin­ dan tidak bunyi. J adi sa-kira-nya kan lagi pertadbiran negara Malaysia 2 2 penuntut di-kehendaki berlateh dalam ini. Saya berpendapat pakar yang di­ perkara ini patut-lah Kerajaan atau datangkan atau di-datangi daripada pun pehak yang bertanggong-jawab luar negeri untok melichinkan pertad­ melengkapi denian sa-chukup2-nya biran negara Melaysia pada hari ini, supaya penuntut itu tidak sia2• saya rasa tak berapa mustahak; sebab pakar2 pertadbiran yang ada dalam Yang kedua, dalam soal pelajaran negara Malaysia ini chukup dan lichin 2 menjalankan tugas2, bukti-nya semen­ juga, Kementerian Pelajaran baru ini jak kita merdeka sa-lama 9 tahun telah jadi satu p~rmogokan di-Sekolah beberapa pembangunan, pertadbiran Menengah Pertukangan Bukit Senyum, dan keamanan dalam negara Malaysia, J ohor Bahru yang mana pada hari ini bahkan saya perchaya dalam Dewan penuntut2 di-sana lebeh kurang 200 ini juga ada juga bekas pakar2 peme­ orang telah keluar, barangkali juga rentah sebab kalau di-datangi atau di­ ada-lah tidak puas hati kapada penun­ datan~kan pakar2 pemerentah daripada tut2 itu sama ada chara layanan atau Amerika Sharikat atau pun daripada pun alat2. kelengkapan y(!.ng hendak di­ Great Britain yang mana kadar ke­ tuntut oleh penuntut2 itu. Saya sempat adaan pendudok2 di-sana boleh-lah melawat tempat itu pada bulan satu di-katakan 90 peratus satu bangsa; tahun 1966. Saya dapati di-muka depan tetapi di-Malaysia ini ada-lah ber­ chantek apabila sampai ka-belakang, bilang2 bangsa dan lain keturunan dan pergi tempat tukang kayu tidak lebeh ugama dan kebudayaan. Saya perchaya 10 atau 12 keping papan, dan bagi barangkali juga negeri2 lain datang tukang besi saya dapati berlonggok ka-mari belajar soal pemerentahan. motokar2 burok dan di-sini berlonggok lori2 Jabatan Kerja Raya. Saya fikir Yang kedua-nya, Dato' Yang di­ penuntut tukang besi itu, besi2 burok Pertua, saya ta' tahu sama ada lichin­ itu-lah barangkali di-ambil-nya di­ kah atau belum-kah pemerentahan pelajari-nya. Barangkali ini juga satu pada hari ini, terkadang2 apabila tidak .puas hati bagi pehak murid2 itu hendak berjumpa satu2 Ketua Jabatan saya harap Kementerian yang ber­ terpaksa melalui 4-5 orang, jumpa tanggong-jawab akan dapat mengatasi 469 16 JUNE 1966 470 kesulitan ini lebeh2 lagi siaran telah di­ jalankan tugas yang sa-wajar-nya. keluarkan oleh Guru Besar atau Umpama-nya, satu mithalan, satu2 penguasa sekolah itu yang mana. me­ pekerja tertentu umpama-nya hendak ngatakan sa-sudah 26 haribulan sa­ membuka satu2 factory, a tau satu2 kira-nya · penuntuf~ itu tidak meng­ bangunan yang besar, kemudian di­ hadhiri diri akan di-anggap berhenti buka oleh sa-saorang yang tertentu, dengan sendiri-nya. Kalau tidak ada­ sa-sudah itu di-hadiahkan dengan lah satu penyelesaian mungkin juga gunting emas atau dulang emas. Ini kalau murid ini tidak hadhir dalam ada-kah masok atau tidak dalam soal sekolah ini kesemua-nya sekali tentu­ rasuah? lah sekolah itu kosong. Kemudian apabila di-tanya oleh orang apa seko­ Dato' Yang di-Pertua, berkenaan lah-nya itu dan apa Che' gu-nya itu? dalam Kementerian Penerangan, saya Saya fikir jawab-nya guru-nya ia-lah berpendapat ada sa-tengah2 tempat guru besi dan guru kayu sebab murid Jabatan Penerangan ini kadang2 poster­ tidak ada kalau sa-kira-nya ada ke­ nya pun tidak ada. Apabila di-katakan tetapan ini, kalau murid tidak di-kehen­ di-mana poster itu? Jawab-nya wang daki belajar lagi, guru pun berhenti itu tidak chukup. Kadang2 anggaran per­ lagi baik. belanjaan satu2 pejabat itu hingga bulan enam sudah habis. Pada bulan Soal yang ketiga, dalam Kemen­ enam akan datang sa-hingga akhir terian Pelajaran juga, Tuan Yang di­ tahun tidak ada langsong apa yang Pertua, soal bahasa dalam melaksana­ hendak di-belanjakan. Kadang2 oleh kan Bahasa Kebangsaan yang akan sebab ada-nya simpati pegawai2 itu, jadi bahasa yang tunggal dalam Per­ duit poket-nya sendiri di-keluarkan sekutuan Tanah Melayu pada tahun untok kepentingan negara. Dan saya 1967 mungkin 6 bulan lagi terbit perchaya penerangan ini ada-lah satu matahari 1967 dan juga Kerajaan yang mustahak sekali dalam negara ini menggalakkan pula pada orang dewasa bahkan juga dalam dunia. Tidak mus­ dan di-buka-lah beberapa banyak tahil kira-nya born atom tidak boleh sekolah dewasa untok menuntut Ba­ menyelesaikan satu perkara. Tetapi hasa Kebangsaan. Tetapi malang-nya penerangan2 yang luas, penerangan2 dalam dewan yang mulia ini juga patut lanjut barangkali boleh menyelesaikan di-galakkan untok bertutur atau ber­ satu masaalah dan satu perkara. chakap Bahasa Kebangsaan supaya Sekian-lah, Dato' Yang di-Pertua, saya menjadi tauladan kapada apa Kera­ menguchapkan terima kaseh. jaan dan apa yang kita suroh. Saya rasa ini ada-lah Kerajaan. Jadi jangan­ Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid Khan bin lah sampai di-tudoh oleh ra'ayat "ketam Haji Sakhawat Ali Khan: Tuan Yang menyuroh anak berjalan betul", tetapi di-Pertua, bagi pehak Kerajaan saya ibu-nya jalan mengereng. uchapkan sa-tinggi2 terima kaseh ka­ pada Ahli2 Yang Berhormat yang telah Dalam perkara Kementerian Dalam beruchap dalam masa membahathkan Negeri baharu2 ini, Dato' Yang di-Per­ Titah Uchapan Ka-bawah Duli Yang tua, telah di-tubohkan satu jawatan­ Maha Mulia Baginda Yang di-Pertuan kuasa penchegah rasuah yang di-ketuai Agong pada masa membuka Penggal o!eh Yang Amat Berhormat Tun Dr Yang Ketiga Parlimen Yang Kedua Ismail peringkat Menteri. Saya perchaya baharu2 ini. Saya yakin dan perchaya J abatan Penchegah Rasuah ini me­ perkara2 yang telah di-bangkitkan oleh mang-lah rumit dan sulit untok men­ Ahli2 Yang Berhormat dari semenjak jalankan tugas yang mana jangan dapat hari ke!marin sa-hingga hari ini telah ra'ayat negeri ini menudoh Kerajaan pun di-ambil ingatan oleh pegawai2 dari berleluasa menjalankan rasuah. Jadi pada Kementerian2 yang ada berkaitan di-sini, Dato' Yang di-Pertua, dalam dan akan di-sampaikan kapada Men­ soal ini patut-lah satu istilah rasuah teri2 yang ada kaitan perkara2 yang di-fikirkan betul2 dalam satu peratoran di-bangkitkan itu untok ma'alum Men­ atau di-buat satu undang2 supaya Ja­ teri2 itu, dan saya yakin dan perchaya batan Penchegah Rasuah dapat men- juga apa2 tindakan yang perlu akan 471 16 JUNE 1966 472 di-ambil berikutan dengan uchapan2 Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan yang telah di-buat dan akan di-jalankan. Agong demikian bunyi-nya: Umpama"nya apa yang dapat di­ "Ampun "tuanku, jalankan sekarang ini juga telah pun Patek, Yang di-Pertua dan Ahli2 Dewan di-jalankan umpama-nya satu perha­ Negara Malaysia di-dalam Persidangan Par­ tian yang di-bawa oleh Senator Saidon limen, memohon ampun mempersembahkan suatu uchapan yang zalil daripada Majlis Kechut pada hari kelmarin berkenaan Dewan Negara menguchapkan berbanyak­ dengan bintang2 Malaysia, saya nam­ banyak shukor dan terima kaseh kapada Ka­ pak pada hari ini pada masa saya ada bawah Duli kerana Titah Uchapan Ka-bawah di-sini, bintang2 itu pun telah di-edar­ Duli pada masa membuka Penggal Yang kan kapada Ahli2 Yang Berhormat Ketiga Parlimen Yang Kedua." dan bila ada peluang saya harap pada Dato' Y. T. Lee: Mr President, Sir, satu2 hari istimewa untok Ahli2 Yang I beg to move that the House be now Berhormat itu memakai bintang2 itu. adjourned. Sakian sahaja yang dapat saya uchap­ Puan Bibi Aishah binti Hamid Don: kan pada Majlis ini berkenaan dengan Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya sokong. Titah di-Raja itu (Tepok). Questio!1 put, and agreed to. Question put, and agreed to. Mr President: Persidangan meshua­ Resolved, rat ini di-tanggohkan sa-hingga pukul Bahawa suatu uchapan yang tidak 10 pagi, hari Ithnin, 27 haribulan Jun, saperti-nya di-persembahkan kapada 1966. Ka-bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Adjourned at 12.10 p.m.

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