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PEMASYHURAN OLEH TUAN SPEAKER

Tuan Speaker: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalammualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Selamat pagi dan salam sejahtera. Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat, I have granted leave of absence under Standing Order 81 to Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Chief Minister of Sarawak and Honourable Member for N.8 Satok, Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Bin Ali Hasan, Deputy Chief Minister and Honourable Member for N.82 Bukit Sari for today's sitting 15th May 2017. Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Ali Mahmud Honourable Member for N.17 Stakan, for today's sitting until Wednesday, 17th May 2017; and Yang Berhormat Encik Baru Bian Honourable Member for N.81 Ba‟Kelalan for today's sitting.

Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat, I wish to make the following announcement. Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2)(b), the Standing Order and Selection Committee have nominated the Chairman and Members for the following Sessional Select Committee under Standing Order 70:

Public Accounts Committee

(a) Yang Berhormat Dato Ranum Anak Mina; (b) Yang Berhormat Encik Chiew Chiu Sing; (c) Yang Berhormat Encik Alexander Anak Vincent; (d) Yang Berhormat Encik Yussibnosh Balo; (e) Yang Berhormat Encik See Chee How; (f) Yang Berhormat Ir Lo Khere Chiang; (g) Yang Berhormat Encik Mohd. Chee Bin Kadir; and the Chairman of the Committee is Yang Berhormat Ir. Aidel Bin Lariwoo.

House Committee

House Committee under Standing Order 71,

(a) Yang Berhormat Datuk Sri Michael Manyin Anak Jawong; (b) Yang Berhormat Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah; (c) Yang Berhormat Datuk Prof. Dr. Sim Kui Hian; (d) Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Anak Utom; (e) Yang Berhormat Datuk John Sikie Anak Tayai; (f) Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi;

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Public Petitions Committee

Public Petitions Committee, under Standing Order 71,

(a) Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; (b) Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr Jerip Anak Susil; (c) Yang Berhormat Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn; (d) Yang Berhormat Encik Liwan Lagang; (e) Yang Berhormat Datu Dr Penguang Manggil; (f) Yang Berhormat Dato' Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew; and, I, being the Speaker, shall be the Chairman of the Public Petitions Committee.

Committee of Privileges

Committee of Privileges, under Standing Order 73,

(a) Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas; (b) Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Anak Masing; (c) Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Bin Ali Hasan; (d) Yang Berhormat Datuk Lee Kim Shin; (e) Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; (f) Yang Berhormat Dato Gerawat Gala; (g) Yang Berhormat Encik Abdullah Bin Haji Saidol;

And, I, being the Speaker shall be the Chairman of the Committee of Privileges.

Dewan Undangan Negeri Event Committee

Pursuant to Standing Order 71, being Chairman of the House Committee in exercise of the power under Standing Orders appoint the following Member as Members of the Dewan Undangan Negeri Event Committee:

(a) Yang Berhormat Datuk Francis Harden Anak Hollis; (b) Yang Berhormat Puan Hajah Rosey Binti Haji Yunus; (c) Yang Berhormat Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh; (d) Yang Berhormat Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Haji Junaidi; (e) Yang Berhormat Puan Hajah Sharifah Hasidah Binti Sayeed Aman Ghazali; (f) Yang Berhormat Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Ismail; (g) Yang Berhormat Dr Haji Annuar Bin Rapaee;

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(h) Yang Berhormat Encik Snowdan Lawan; (i) Yang Berhormat Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Ali Mahmud; (j) Yang Berhormat Encik Paulus Palu Gumbang; (k) Yang Berhormat Encik Dennis Ngau; (l) Yang Berhormat Datuk Tiong Thai King; (m) Yang Berhormat Dato‟ Sri Huang Tiong Sii; (n) Yang Berhormat Dato Henry Harry Anak Jinep; (o) Yang Berhormat Encik Abdul Yakub Bin Haji Arbi;

And, the Chairman of this Committee is Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Mohd Naroden Bin Haji Majais.

The Committee shall assist the House Committee in the planning, organizing, managing and monitoring any events or matters relating and incidental to the comfort and convenience of the services, amenities and facilities to the Members of the Dewan.

PERTANYAAN-PERTANYAAN BAGI JAWAPAN-JAWAPAN LISAN

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Encik Mohamad Razi Bin Sitam, Saribas.

PROJEK KAMPUNG EXTENSION DI DUN SARIBAS

(82) YB Encik Mohammad Razi Bin Sitam bertanya kepada Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar:

(a) Bilakah projek Kampung Extension dilaksanakan di Kampung Melayu Debak iaitu Kampung Babu/Kampung Bungey/Kampung Lalang memandangkan masalah kepadatan yang tinggi?

(b) Nyatakan lokasi dan kos pelaksanaannya.

Menteri Muda Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar (YB Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. Terima kasih, Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas, untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas, cadangan pelaksanaan pembesaran Kampung Melayu Debak tidak diluluskan dalam Rancangan Malaysia Kesebelas, walau bagaimanapun Kementerian ini akan mengemukakan semula projek tersebut semasa kajian separuh penggal RMK11 iaitu mid-term review. Terima kasih.

YB Encik Mohammad Razi Bin Sitam: (Soalan Tambahan) Tuan Speaker, saya ada soalan tambahan. Yang Berhormat Menteri Muda, terima kasih atas jawapan walaupun ianya tidak diluluskan saya masih mengharapkan agar ianya dipertimbangkan semula. Jadi soalan tambahan saya ialah: Memandangkan skim tersebut tidak diluluskan adakah terdapat skim pembesaran kampung yang sedia ada di kawasan Debak dan kedua, sejauh manakah perancangan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan akan dilaksanakan di bawah kajian separuh penggal menjadi kenyataan? Terima kasih.

Menteri Muda Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar (YB Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh): Terima kasih Tuan Spearker, terima kasih sekali lagi kepada Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas. Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Saribas skim yang sedia ada yang terdapat di Debak sekarang adalah skim pembesaran Kampung Debak Laut,

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SPK Debak Laut menyediakan 99 lot kediaman, dimana 70 lot telah diagihkan kepada mereka yang layak. Dan bagi baki 29 lot lagi akan diagihkan kepada mereka yang memenuhi kriteria sekiranya terdapat permohonan. Bagi menjawap soalan kedua, Kerajaan sentiasa mengambil berat tentang keperluan lot-lot kediaman bagi penduduk-penduduk di kawasan Debak sebagaimana yang dinyatakan tadi Kementerian ini akan meneliti secara komprehensif keperluan dan permintaan bagi lot-lot kediaman dan akan melaksanakan tertakluk kepada peruntukkan kewangan dan juga keutamaan. Terima kasih.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Dato' Sebastian Ting, Member for Piasau.

TOURISM FUTURE IN MIRI

(83) YB Dato' Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew to ask the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture: (a) Are there any plans to construct a proper road from Miri to Mulu for access to this excellent tourist site?

(b) What are the short, medium and long term plans for Miri for: (i) The promotion of its tourism attractions and the yearly budget? (ii) More direct international flights?

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian dan Kebudayaan (YB Datuk Lee Kim Shin): Tuan Speaker, for the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Piasau:

(a) The Government has no immediate plan to construct a proper road to Mulu. Mulu is currently accessible by air; there are Mas Wing twice daily from Miri and once daily from Kuching. For those who are more adventurous they can take the two hours four wheel drive from Miri through Long Bedian, Long Terawan. From there, it takes another two hours long boat ride to reach Mulu.

(b) My Ministry is working closely with divisional task force group under Resident Office Miri and Miri City Council, Sarawak Tourism Board and Sarawak Tourism Federation to promote Miri. Miri is a gateway to the northern region and the entry point to the one and only Sarawak UNESCO World Heritage site that is Mulu National Park.

With regards to promotional activities, my Ministry has carried out tactical campaign to put Miri as one of the preferred destination to visit. The component of the tactical campaign is by positioning Miri and Mulu National Park as a twin destination. The campaign was launched last June together with Mas Wing and travel agents based in Miri. This campaign is still active and to be re-launched with better fare for next year if there is a demand. My Ministry has also carried out promotions through filming a movie whereby Miri has been chosen as a filming venue for a Chinese Blue Tears Movie highlighting the unique attractions around Miri. The movie shooting was launched end of last year. Through this movie Miri will be seen by millions of audience in China and other parts of the world which should promote Miri as the tourist destinations. Short video clips on food trail of Miri have also been shot and will be shown in local television channel to target domestic and Brunei market. Through the assistance of China Council General Kuching, China Central Television Chanel 4 (CCTV4) crew came to Sarawak towards the end of June last year to do a two weeks documentary film on Sarawak‟s Tourism attractions which also covered Miri and Mulu apart from Kuching and Sibu. The documentary film was shown in December last year by CCTV4 over the television network in various parts of China under its program known as One Belt One Road Distance Home, is translated from Chinese and in Mandarin. It is call "it tai it lo yen fang de jia." The documentary gave a good account of Miri‟s places of interest, food, culture and adventure. Mulu was prominently pictured. We have also participated in Brunei Travel Fair,

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Bandar Seri Begawan in September 2016 under the Sarawak Brunei Joint Tourism Working Group. Promotions through domestic travel fair in Kuala Lumpur, MATA Fairs, March and September 2016, MATA Fair in Kuching September 2016 and Domestic Fair in Johor Bahru, April to May 2016 and Penang 2016. Other promotional activities include Malaysian Mega Sales in July to August in Miri by Tourism Malaysia. Familiarisation visit to cover Miri and the surrounding attractions with agents from Hongkong and Shenzen in November 2016 facilitating the visit of the Honorary Secretary General of the United Nation World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to Miri and Mulu on 16 September 2016. This is another history for Miri and Mulu as his visit is a great endorsement and publicity of our Mulu National Park. Digital promotion, we have Miri Apps by Miri City Council, packages for diving and annual deep sea fishing in Luconia Miri. With regards to the amount on the promotion that has been spent on Miri, an amount of RM1.2 millions has been allocated for various promotional activities, events and festivals in Miri for 2016 and RM2.38 millions for 2017. As regard to air connectivity to Miri, my Ministry is having ongoing discussion on some scheduled chartered flights possibilities with several airlines to mount flights from China and other destinations. In our effort to facilitate and provide ease of travel for tourist from China, Immigration Department has agreed to issue special entry passed for organised tours especially coming in via Sungai Tujuh, ICQs or Miri Airport. Thank you.

YB Dato' Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew: (Supplementary Questions) I have two supplementary questions. Number one, what are the tourism related projects that has been approved for Miri this year and the amount for each project. Number two, what are the tourism related events that have been held in Miri in the year 2016 and 2017 and what about in the year 2018? Thank you.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian dan Kebudayaan (YB Datuk Lee Kim Shin): Thank you Honourable Member for Piasau for the two supplementary questions. On the first supplementary question from the Member for Piasau, I would like to inform this august House that this year there are seven projects which are tourism related that have been approved. Namely, one, development of facilities at Bakam Point, RM5 millions, upgrading of wireless walk, RM5 millions, three, development of facilities of Tusan Beach, RM5 millions, four, ugrading of Sungai Tujuh CIQ entry road to dual carriage way, RM1.2 million. Another fifth projects is on the preliminary conversion of the old Resident and District Office into a Heritage and Cultural Museum, RM400,000. Sixth, repair and upgrading of tourism infrastructure facilities at Niah National Park, RM3.4 millions and the seventh project is on repair works of Petroleum Science Museum at RM150,000.

With regards to the list of events that was held in Miri for 2016 and 2017. I have here a list of events. We have 13 events that have been organised and will be organised on 2016 and 2017. There are firstly, the Miri International Deep Sea Fishing Competition. The second one is on the Borneo International Yachting Challenge. Third, Borneo International Jazz Festival. Fourth, Miri Country Music. Fifth is Pesta Nukenen, Sixth, Miri International 3000 Run. Seventh, Runners Wild Bario. Eighth, Majlis Makan Tahunan Perdana Subis. Ninth, Permai Motorcross Challenge. Tenth, Sarawak Highland Folk Music. Eleventh, Miri International Marathon. Twelve, Sarawak International Triathlon and the thirteenth, Miri Bazaar Gong Xi Fa Chai.

Apart from these events, the number of Conferences that has also been held in Miri in 2016, four conferences which attracted quite a number of foreign participation were held in Miri. The first one was on Global Teaching Summit and Talent. Second, Conference of the Pan Pacific Business Association. Third, 56th Malaysian Medical Association AGM and Scientific Meeting. Fourth, the 29th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineering. In 2017, there are five conferences that has been held and some will be held later this year. Namely, one, the Third International Skill Conference. Two, Third Sarawak Burn Update. Three, International Conference on Material Technology and Energy. Fourth, 42nd Junior Chamber

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International Malaysian Annual Convention and the fifth one is the Third International Material, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. As for 2018, it is still being planned at the moment. Some of them are already finalised and we are going to include some new other events. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing, Member for Meradong.

CIVIC CENTRE IN BINTANGOR

(84) YB Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing to ask the Minister for Youth, Sports and Solidarity: Is there any plan to build a Civic Centre in Bintangor? Currently there is no Government- owned centre big enough for civic gathering like other major towns in Sarawak.

Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan (YB Encik Snowdan Lawan): Thank you very much Tuan Speaker, thank you Yang Berhormat for Meradong. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Meradong, the Ministry will study whether there is a need to build a Civic Centre in Bintangor. In view of the growing population, the building of Civic Centre is depending very much on the availability of fund. However, currently there is one Dewan Masyarakat in Bintangor that can accommodate about 600 people and that can be used for any civic function. Thank you.

YB Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing: (Supplementary Question) Thank you, Tuan Speaker. Thank you, Assistant Minister. I have two supplementary questions.

(a) How many civic centres do we have in Sarawak?

(b) What is the estimated costs to build a civic centre and for other criteria involved?

Thank you.

Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan (YB Encik Snowdan Lawan): Thank you very much Tuan Speaker. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat from Meradong, currently we have about twelve civic centres in Sarawak, and they were built in 1980s and early 1990s and the cost ranged from RM1.4 million, the one in Sri Aman and up to RM20 million in Kuching, and of course it can be more, currently and the basic component of the civic centre is the main hall, sport area, office, administration block, facilities such as toilet and parking space and of course, some blocks that can be used for the offices. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Krian.

PERANCANGAN UNTUK SEKOLAH DILANDA BANJIR DI DUN KRIAN

(85) YB Encik Ali Anak Biju bertanya kepada Ketua Menteri: Apakah perancangan Kerajaan untuk memindahkan Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Kabo dan Sekolah Kebangsaan Gerenjang ke kawasan yang lebih tinggi memandangkan sekolah-sekolah tersebut dilanda banjir teruk pada awal tahun 2017?

Menteri Muda Pendidikan dan Penyelidikan Teknologi (YB Dr Haji Annuar Bin Rapaee): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan juga bagi Yang Berhormat bagi Krian. Terlebih dahulu saya ingin hendak menyatakan di sini bahawa ini adalah merupakan soalan pertama yang ditujukan kepada Kementerian yang baru diwujudkan di Negeri Sarawak iaitu Kementerian Pendidikan, Science and Technological Research. Saya hendak mengambil kesempatan ini untuk ucapkan tahniah kepada Kerajaan Negeri atas penubuhan Kementerian baru ini untuk Negeri Sarawak.

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Untuk pengetahuan Yang Berhormat dari Krian, sekolah yang dimaksudkan iaitu Sekolah Ulu Kabo dan Sekolah Kebangsaan Gerenjang memanglah sekolah diklasifikasikan dalam kategori sekolah daif, dan juga disebabkan kedudukannya lebih kepada risiko banjir, maka Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Sarawak dalam proses untuk mencari tempat yang sesuai untuk relocate the school and to build the new school for both of the schools.

YB Encik Ali Anak Biju: (Soalan Tambahan) Saya ada satu soalan tambahan. Adakah pihak Kementerian bercadang menggabungkan sekolah-sekolah SKM (Sekolah Kurang Murid) menjadi lebih besar atau membina sekolah baru?

Menteri Muda Pendidikan dan Penyelidikan Teknologi (YB Dr Haji Annuar Bin Rapaee): Untuk menjawab soalan tersebut Tuan Speaker, penggabungan untuk Sekolah Kurang Murid ini adalah merupakan satu langkah supaya resources dapat kita pull ataupun dapat kita gabungkan tetapi perlu diingatkan juga disebabkan oleh penduduk kita yang bertaburan, jika kita gabungkan banyak sekolah-sekolah ini di satu tempat maka permintaan daripada masyarakat supaya adanya sekolah di kawasan tersebut juga menjadi suatu yang mendesak untuk pihak Kerajaan. Maka, kita juga hendak melihat beberapa angle atas keperluan dan juga atas dari segi kebaikan untuk pelajar-pelajar tersebut. Maka ini, akan kita kaji dan teliti dengan sepenuhnya supaya yang mana lebih memberi manfaat kepada penduduk ataupun kepada prestasi Sekolah Kurang Murid ini. Terima kasih.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Second supplementary question. I congratulate the State Government for creating a new Ministry of Education. Now that you have a new Ministry of Education, for this question, the relocation of the schools, will it be funded by the State or funded by the Federal Government?

Menteri Muda Pendidikan dan Penyelidikan Teknologi (YB Dr Haji Annuar Bin Rapaee): Before we relocate this school, the State Government under the Rural Transformation initiative, this year has allocated about RM20 million to renovate the school. That is what I mean, but of course the new school is still under, any new school that is going to be built in Sarawak is still under the Federal Government. I mean under the Federal list or the responsibilities of the Federal Government. But, of course, with the establishment of new Ministry, we have a new way of doing things, which I think my Minister will say it in the winding up speech. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Layar.

PERTANIAN MELALUI KONSEP TAMAN KEKAL PENGELUARAN MAKANAN (TKPM) DI BETONG

(86) YB Encik Gerald Rentap Jabu bertanya kepada Menteri Pemodenan Pertanian dan Ekonomi Luar Bandar:

(a) Adakah Kerajaan mempunyai perancangan untuk membangunkan pertanian melalui konsep Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan (TKPM) Di Betong?

(b) Jika ada:

(i) berapakah bilangannya; (ii) sudahkah lokasi dikenal pasti; dan (iii) bilakah pelaksanaan bermula?

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Menteri Muda Pertanian (YB Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Ismail): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker dan terima kasih Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Layar. Ini kali kedua saya jawab soalan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat dan nak nemu saya nak jawab pantun.

Tuan Speaker: You can sing Berkikis Bulu Betis.

Menteri Muda Pertanian (YB Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Ismail): Tuan Speaker, sebelum saya menjawab soalan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Layar, saya ingin menerangkan serba ringkas berkenaan dengan Program Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan (TPKM) untuk maklumat terutama kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat yang baharu. TPKM ini merupakan satu program Kerajaan yang bertujuan untuk mewujudkan zon Kekal Pengeluaran Tanaman Makanan, menggalakkan penglibatan usahawan tani dan sektor swasta dalam pengeluaran makanan, meningkat dan menyumbang pengeluaran makanan negara yang mencukupi, berkualiti dan mapan dalam konteks mengurangkan defisit imbangan perdagangan, menggalakkan pembangunan rantaian bekalan makanan yang bersepadu dan mensasarkan pendapatan bersih peserta kepada sekurang-kurangnya RM450 sebulan.

Dalam program ini, Kerajaan Persekutuan akan menyediakan peruntukan bagi pembangunan infrastruktur ladang manakala Kerajaan Negeri menyediakan tanah sebagai tapak projek dan akan di gazette sebagai Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan dan usahawan tani pula bertanggungjawab dalam menguruskan projek pertanian secara sewaan pada kadar yang berpatutan. Di Negeri kita setakat ini, dua kawasan TPKM telah dilaksanakan iaitu di Kabuluh (Miri) dengan kerjasama Saberkas Negeri Sarawak dan di Semenggok (Kuching). Kedua-duanya ini melibatkan 69 orang peserta usahawan tani. Manakala tiga kawasan yang sedang dibangunkan infrastrukturnya iaitu di Rampangi (Kuching), Penipah (Mukah) dan Pejiru (Bau) dan lapan lagi kawasan sedang dalam perancangan dan ini termasuk sebuah di Betong.

Bagi menjawab soalan Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Layar, semuanya ini dijangka akan beroperasi menjelang tahun 2020. Secara keseluruhannya program TPKM di Sarawak akan melibatkan seramai 165 orang usahawan tani yang meliputi tanah seluas 729 hektar dan mensasarkan pengeluaran hasil sepuluh ribu metrik tan yang bernilai RM18 juta setahun. Untuk makluman lanjut Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Layar, projek TPKM di Betong akan ditempatkan di Stesen Pertanian Debak dengan keluasan 25 hektar dan ianya akan dimulakan pada tahun hadapan. Terima kasih.

YB Encik Gerald Rentap Jabu: (Soalan Tambahan) Terima kasih Menteri Muda dan juga tahniah atas pelantikan kepada portfolio yang baru. Tuan Speaker, saya ada dua soalan tambahan.

(a) Projek-projek tersebut, apakah jenis tanaman yang akan diusahakan?

(b) Berapakah jangkaan kos untuk projek pembangunan tersebut? Terima kasih.

Menteri Muda Pertanian (YB Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Ismail): Terima kasih Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Layar atas dua (2) soalan tambahan tersebut. Untuk menjawab soalan tersebut, seramai 6 orang akan dipilih untuk menjadi peserta TPKM Debak dan tanaman yang dicadang untuk diusahakan adalah tanaman pisang, jambu batu, jambu air, limau dan sayur-sayuran berbuah yang akan memakan kos sebanyak RM3 juta untuk pembangunannya.

Jadi, saya berharap peserta di kawasan Yang Berhormat akan mengikuti kejayaan yang telah dicapai oleh beberapa peserta di TKPM Kebuluh iaitu 12 peserta yang menanam pisang kapok dengan keluasan 5 hektar setiap seorang. Sekarang telahpun mendapat

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Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Ir Lo Khere Chiang bagi Batu Kitang.

STATEWIDE DIGITAL CAMPAIGN FOR AGENSI ANTI DADAH NEGERI SARAWAK PREVENTION DEPARTMENT

(87) YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang to ask the Minister for Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing: Will the Government allocate funds to kick start a statewide digital campaign for Agensi Anti Dadah Negeri Sarawak Prevention Department?

Menteri Muda Kersejahteraan Komuniti (YB Datuk Francis Harden Anak Hollis): Terima kasih Yang Berhormat bagi Batu Kitang. Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Batu Kitang, setakat ini Kerajaan belum lagi menyediakan peruntukan khas bagi mengendali kempen digital memerangi dadah menerusi Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan (AADK) Cawangan Sarawak. Walau bagaimanapun, Kabinet telah meluluskan peruntukan sebanyak RM500 ribu bagi tujuan mengendali program-program termasuk kempen digital pendidikan pencegahan dadah untuk di gunasama pihak AADK dan PEMADAM Negeri. Pada tahun ini PEMADAM Negeri dengan kerjasama PDRM telah merencanakan 186 aktiviti pendidikan pencegahan dadah. Terima kasih.

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: (Supplementary Question). Thank you Assistant Minister. I have two supplementary questions.

(a) Would the Government consider a partnership between AADK a Federal Agency and PEMADAM, an NGO on Digital Campaign to combat drug menace?

(b) I know of some young people who are eager to help in this Anti Drug Campaign through Digital Campaign, would the Government take them as volunteers and thank you very much for the five hundred thousand allocation to combat drug menace.

Menteri Muda Kersejahteraan Komuniti (YB Datuk Francis Harden Anak Hollis): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker. To answer the first supplementary question, yes in fact all this while we already have some smart partnership between PEMADAM and AADK on the danger of drug and substance abuse through campaign, lectures, pamphlets, flyers. We agree with Yang Berhormat for Batu Kitang that we would embark on digital campaign to educate the public on drug and substance abuse on addiction.

To answer the second question, our Ministry are most pleased to accept the participation of volunteers in the digital campaign. So therefore, Yang Berhormat bagi Batu Kitang could submit proposal on this matter to the Ministry. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Encik John Ilus bagi Bukit Semuja.

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TANDAS AWAM DI BANDAR SERIAN

(88) YB Encik John Anak Ilus bertanya kepada Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan: Adakah Kerajaan merancang untuk membina beberapa tandas awam khususnya di Louis Junction, bandar Serian dan kawasan berdekatan dengan Bank Simpanan Nasional yang ada sekarang memandangkan Bandar Serian adalah laluan utama ke Bahagian lain di Sarawak dan laluan ke Indonesia melalui Entekong?

Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan (YB Datu Dr Penguang Manggil): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan Ahli Berhormat bagi Bukit Semuja. Lepas makan seluar ketat, Sakit perut rasa nak buang. Kementerian ini ambil berat, isu tandas pun kami perjuang. Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Bukit Semuja, buat masa ini Majlis Daerah Serian belum mempunyai rancangan untuk membina tandas awam baru di Louis Junction serta kawasan berdekatan dengan Bank Simpanan Nasional di bandar Serian. Buat masa sekarang terdapat beberapa kemudahan tandas awam di bandar Serian iaitu bersebelahan dengan Dewan Masyarakat Serian, bersebelahan dengan terminal bas dan tandas awam, Taman Tasik Danu.

Selain daripada itu, pengguna-pengguna jalan raya juga boleh menggunakan tandas- tandas di kedai-kedai makan dan stesen-stesen minyak seperti Petronas dan Shell. However, if Ahli Yang Berhormat dari Bukit Semuja feels that there‟s a need to build more public toilets in areas under your jurisdiction, you feel free to discuss and bring this to attention to Majlis Daerah Serian. Terima kasih.

YB Encik John Anak Ilus: (Soalan Tambahan) Terima Kasih Yang Berhormat Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan. I have 2 supplementary question here:

(a) The location of all the public toilet, di bawah what we call it? Bidang kuasa Majlis Daerah Serian which together with Siburan.

(b) Bagaimana ia dikendalikan dan adakah ia diberi gred mengikut standard yang tertentu?

Thank you.

Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan (YB Datu Dr Penguang Manggil): Terima Kasih Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Bukit Semuja, at the moment we have 13 public toilet under the jurisdiction of Majlis Daerah Serian. However in this interest of time, I will not mention them one by one but if Ahli Yang Berhormat is interested to get the list, I am willing to supply him with the list of public toilet under Majlis Daerah Serian.

With regard to second question, the Ministries together with Local Authorities in Sarawak is constantly doing the grading of public toilet in the State and in the same time the Federal Ministries of Local Government Housing and Well Being is also doing grading for all public toilets including toilets owned by the Majlis Daerah. Now, the operation and maintenance of all the public toilets built by the Local Authorities in Sarawak are currently being outsourced to individuals or private company. Thank you very much.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat bagi Samalaju, Encik Majang Anak Renggi.

NAIK TARAF JALANRAYA HULU SUAI

(89) YB Encik Majang Anak Renggi bertanya kepada Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur dan Pengangkutan: Apakah status cadangan naik taraf jalanraya Hulu Suai sepanjang 19 km?

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Menteri Muda Pengangkutan (YB Datuk Dr Jerip Anak Susil): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker, terima kasih Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Samalaju. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Samalaju, we recognise the importance of this road, as it is widely used by the public especially those who are involved in the oil palm industries. Our Ministries is seriously looking into upgrading of this road in phases and has submitted proposal to the Kementerian Luar Bandar dan Wilayah under the 3rd Role Plan on the 11 Malaysia plan for consideration.

YB Encik Majang Anak Renggi: (Soalan Tambahan) Terima kasih Yang Berhormat Menteri Muda atas jawapan yang diberi. Saya ada dua soalan tambahan:

(a) Berapa kilometer kah panjang jalan Ulu Suai yang akan dinaik tarafkan?

(b) Berapakah anggaran kos menaik taraf jalan tersebut?

Menteri Muda Pengangkutan (YB Datuk Dr Jerip Anak Susil): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker, Terima kasih Yang Berhormat bagi Samalaju atas soalan tambahan. The proposed upgrading road of jalan Ulu Suai in this division has a length of 30 km and it will involve the upgrading on the existing gravel surface, two lane, carriageway by JKR under JKR are R3 standard road and its consist also two concrete bridges. The estimated cost is RM120 millions. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat bagi Kota Sentosa, Encik Chong Chieng Jen.

CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR FLYOVERS AS PART OF THE PAN BORNEO HIGHWAY PROJECT PACKAGE 2

(90) YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen bertanya kepada Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur dan Pengangkutan:

(a) State when the construction of the four flyovers at Mile 4, Mile 6, Mile 7 and Mile 9 of Kuching – Serian Road which are part of the Pan Borneo Highway Project Package 2 will commence and be completed?

(b) What are the respective estimated costs of these flyovers?

Menteri Muda Jalan Pesisir (YB Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi): Thank you Tuan Speaker, thank you the Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa. For the information of Ahli yang Berhormat for Kota Sentosa, the construction of the 4 flyovers at Mile 4 ½, Mile 6, Mile 7 and Mile 10 of Kuching – Serian Road which are part of Pan Borneo Highway Project Package 2, Sematan to, there is Sematan to Sungai Moyan package are schedule to commence and complete on the following dates, effect and commence on 1st of November 2016 and expected to complete by the 31st of October 2020. Currently the subway work and shifting utilities are in progress, physical construction works for flyovers at Mile 7 and Mile 10 is schedule to commence by July 2017. Mile 4 ½ and Mile 6 flyovers are schedule to commence by October 2017. To answer your part 2 of your question, the total cost for implementation of the 4 flyovers amount to RM 316.96 million with the respective individual cost of as follows,

(a) Mile 4 ½ flyover costing RM69.96 million

(b) Mile 6 flyover costing RM93.98 million

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(d) Mile 10 flyover costing RM74.19 million

So the total is RM316.96 million. Thank you.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: (Supplementary Question) Thank you Tuan Speaker, my first supplementary question. The level of traffic concession along that stage of road is unbearable even at current situations and with the commencement of the construction of this flyover the situation will be further aggravated, beyond imagination. My question is, is there any specific measure taken by the Government to east the traffic flow during the construction period of the flyovers.

Menteri Muda Jalan Pesisir (YB Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi): Yes, thank you the Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa. The Ministry and Department will look into the traffic management as and when necessary and of course it is very necessary. So traffic management will be handled ultimately during the construction time to avoid any traffic congestion in the area. Thank you.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, the project has already been planned and in progress and yet there‟s only a planning of how to ease the traffic condition problem. I think that is not acceptable. There should be a plan but the answer given by the Assistant Minister is no plan. But I hope the Minister can convey my concern, the concern that I‟ve raised in this House to the relevant planning authority. Don‟t wait until the problem arises then you start to plan. Thank you.

My second supplementary question is that, given by the simple project of road widening between 11th Miles to 15th Miles, there is a serious delay in the project. What assurance do you have? What assurance can you give to the resident in the whole area and in Kuching area that this project will not be delayed and will be completed as schedule?

Menteri Muda Jalan Pesisir (YB Datuk Haji Julaihi Bin Haji Narawi): Thank you Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa. As regard to traffic problem, yes there is a schedule and we will follow the schedule strictly and anything that will incur any delay will be ultimately looked into by the Ministry and Department concerned. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Encik Fazzrudin Bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Tupong.

TANGGUNGJAWAB PEMAJU/PEMILIK TANAH KE ATAS IMPAK/KESAN SEKELILING

(91) YB Encik Fazzrudin Bin Haji Abdul Rahman bertanya kepada Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan: Pembangunan perumahan dan penambakan tanah oleh pemaju/ pemilik tanah mengakibatkan banjir kilat sering berlaku kerana sistem perparitan tidak dapat menampung penambahan air. Apakah tindakan dan langkah penguatkuasaan Kerajaan untuk memastikan mereka bertanggungjawab ke atas impak/ kesan sekeliling?

Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan (YB Datu Dr Penguang Manggil): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker dan Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tupong, for the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Tupong, the occurrences of flash flood especially in town and cities are in fact, unavoidable but short term consequence of urban development as well as urban renewal activities. To address the occurrences of this flash flood in the short term and medium term most it, not all the local authorities in Sarawak as well as Department of Drainage and Sewerage (DDS) had been and will continue to either deepen and a widen the existing drain in phases based on the availability if the financial resources. For example, Borneo Post on 14th May 2017 reported on the RM5 million project to address flash flood in Taman Tunku under the jurisdiction of Miri City Council is one evidence of search initiative. For the long term, the State Government has approved the implementation of the Sarawak Urban Storm

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Water Management Manual (SUStom) for all new development areas on 28th January 2016. For the information of this august House, SUStom which is adopted from the Manual Saliran Mesra Alam ataupun MASMA is a guideline to establish a uniform technical standard for the developers, engineers, consultants, planners, architects, local authorities and Government agencies in preparing and submitting the three main development planning processes namely, planning formation, earth work plan and aeration sediment control plan and a gendering plan. It focuses on the managing storm water by using environmentary friendly approaches based on control at source technique including controlling the water quantity and quality as well as aeration and sedimentation. This method utilized detention or retention to stall water temporarily, infestation to reduce run off and fluidification to improved the water quality before reaching the water waste or reverse system. In Sarawak the Department of Drainage and Sewerage has been instructed to provide in necessary technical advice on storm water management and especially during the planning stage. Thank you very much.

YB Encik Fazzrudin Bin Haji Abdul Rahman: Thank you Yang Berhormat Assistant Minister for the answer. I‟ve two additional questions. Initially I have requested fund from the Government drainage system in Tupong area. I would like to request how much fund has been allocated for the development drainage system in Tupong? And congratulation on the initiative of the SUStom and I would like to know when SUStom going to be fully implemented? Thank you Yang Berhormat Assistant Minister.

Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan (YB Datu Dr Penguang Manggil): Terima kasih Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tupong. Under the RMK-11, the State Government has allocated RM5 million to upgrade a drainage system at Kampung Pinang Jawa. Currently this project is at design stage by the consultant and tender is schedule to be called by July 2017. The SUStom will be fully implemented or schedule fully implemented by 1st July 2017. Thank you very much.

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat Ir Aidel Bin Lariwoo, Sadong Jaya.

PEMBERHENTIAN TERUS LESEN KAYU BALAK UNTUK PEMULIHARAAN ALAM SEKITAR

(92) YB Ir Aidel Bin Lariwoo bertanya kepada Menteri Pembangunan Urbanisasi dan Sumber Alam: Apakah Kerajaan Bercadang untuk memberhentikan terus lesen-lesen kayu pembalak di Negeri Sarawak untuk pemuliharaan alam sekitar?

Menteri Muda Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar (YB Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan terima kasih Yang Berhormat bagi Sadong Jaya. Untuk makluman bagi Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Sadong Jaya Kerajaan belum lagi berhasrat untuk memberhentikan terus kesemua lesen pembalakkan kerana Kerajaan perlu mengambil pendekatan secara berhemah dan holistik bagi mengelakkan sebarang implikasi dari segi sosio ekonomi Negeri ini.

So there will be a gradual phasing out or reduction of logging activities in the natural forest so as it will not disrupt the social economic activities of the State and the industry has time to adjust to the new condition and situation. Thank you.

YB Ir Aidel Bin Lariwoo: (Soalan Tambahan) Terima kasih Menteri Muda dengan penjelasan tadi. Saya ada dua soalan tambahan:

(a) Jika aktiviti pembalakan atau perkayuan ini masih diteruskan di Negeri Sarawak jadi apakah kepentingan industri ini di dalam pembangunan Negeri Sarawak tertutamanya di dalam memberi apa nama revenue kepada Kerajaan Negeri?

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(b) Jika Kerajaan tidak berhasrat untuk memberhenti ataupun menutup terus semua lesen-lesen pembalakan ini, apakah dasar Kerajaan bagi memastikan kelestarian alam sekitar dan hutan di Negeri kita akan terus dipelihara? Sekian.

Menteri Muda Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar (YB Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan terima kasih sekali lagi kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Sadong Jaya. Untuk menjawab soalan pertama, soalan tambahan pertama, industri perkayuan telah menyumbang pendapatan sebanyak RM5.9 billion pada tahun 2016 iaitu foreign exchange melalui nilai eksport hasil perkayuan dan pengutan hasil yang merangkumi royalti, premium, cess fees berjumlah RM550 juta setiap tahun pada Kerajaan Negeri yang digunakan untuk melaksanakan projek-projek pembangunan untuk kesejahteraan rakyat.

Industri perkayuan terus menyediakan peluang pekerjaan kepada lebih satu ratus ribu orang penduduk di Negeri ini dan disamping itu juga, melalui industri ini, ia juga menyediakan accessibility kepada penduduk-penduduk yang tinggal jauh di pendalaman.

Untuk menjawab soalan kedua, Kerajaan telah meluluskan berapa dasar berkaitan dengan perhutanan antara lain seperti berikut:-

(a) Memperkasakan penguatkuasaan didalam mencegah pembalakan haram melalui kerjasama dengan agensi-agensi penguatkuasa yang lain;

(b) Mengeluarkan arahan supaya tidak ada lagi lesen pembalakan baru dikeluarkan kecuali untuk tujuan pembangunan sahaja;

(c) Mewajibkan agar semua lesen pembalakan sedia ada di kawasan Heart of Borneo (HOB) memperolehi persijilan perhutanan pengurusan hutan yang mengikut piawaan antarabangsa. Ini bagi memastikan amalan pengurusan hutan di Sarawak dilaksanakan dengan amalan yang baik dan perbekalan disamping mendapat pengiktirafan peringkat antarabangsa;

(d) Mewujudkan road map to Totally Protected Area (TPA) in Sarawak di mana Kerajaan akan mewartakan kawasan terlindung sepenuhnya seluas satu juta hektar menjelang 2020 that is about three years from now. Sekiranya sasaran ini tercapai ianya berupaya menyediakan peluang menjana ekonomi kepada Negeri melalui program eco-pelancongan disamping meningkatkan sosio ekonomi penduduk setempat dan menjagakan kepentingan pemiliharaan alam sekitar di Sarawak; dan

(e) Melaksanakan permohonan ladang hutan dengan sasaran penanaman satu juta hektar menjelang 2020 bagi mengurangkan keberuntungan dan menampung bekalan sumber kayu balak daripada hutan industri. Terima kasih.

JALAN NYELONG BY PASS/JALAN KWONG MING LINK ROAD

(93) YB Dato' Sri Huang Tiong Sii bertanya kepada Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur dan Pengangkutan: Persimpangan Nyelong by Pass ke persimpangan Kwong Ming/Minah mengalami kesesakan yang teruk. Apakah perancangan Kerajaan untuk membina Jalan Nyelong by Pass/Jalan Kwong Ming/Minah Link Road sepanjang 2 km?

Menteri Muda Pengangkutan (YB Datuk Dr Jerip Anak Susil): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan terima kasih kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat daripada Repok. For the information of Ahli Yang Berhormat for Repok, on the request to implement Jalan Nyelong by Pass/Jalan

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Kwong Ming and Minah Link Road the length of about 2 kilometers, JKR will submit this proposal under the 11th Malaysia Plan under the Mid Term Review (MTR) for consideration.

YB Dato' Sri Huang Tiong Sii (Soalan Tambahan) : Thank you Tuan Speaker. I have two supplementary questions.

(a) What is the length of upgrading work?

(b) What will be the cost of upgrading work?

Menteri Muda Pengangkutan (YB Datuk Dr Jerip Anak Susil): Terima kasih, Ahli Yang Berhormat daripada Repok. Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. The upgrading of the link road will be on 2 kilometers which includes connecting the traffic light at the junction of Kwong Ming to Minah and the type of standard that we have in mind is the R3 standard a single carriage way provisions of a street lighting as well. We estimated the cost to be about RM20.8 million. Thank you.

PEMBINAAN BALAI BOMBA DI PEKAN SELANGAU

(94) YB Ir Christopher Gira Anak Sambang bertanya kepada Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan: Apakah status terkini bagi cadangan pembinaan Balai Bomba di pekan Selangau?

Tuan Speaker: 59.

YB Ir Christopher Gira Anak Sambang: Sembilan puluh empat. Soalan 94.

Tuan Speaker: Oh ya, 94. 59 adalah kawasan.

Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan (YB Datu Dr Penguang Manggil): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker, terima kasih Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tamin. Terlebih dahulu saya bagi pihak Kementerian Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan ingin mengucapkan ucapan tahniah kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tamin oleh kerana Ahli yang Berhormat tidak putus asa untuk menyuarakan keperluan untuk membina sebuah Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat di Selangau di dewan ini. And this time around, the answer to your call will be on the affirmative.

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Tamin, projek cadangan pembinaan Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Kategori D yang akan dilengkapkan dengan enjin pemadam api, sepuluh orang pegawai bomba dan sepuluh orang lagi pegawai bomba bantuan di Selangau telah diluluskan oleh Kerajaan Pusat.

Ia kini dalam proses rekabentuk dan proses tender dijangka akan dilaksanakan pada penghujung bulan Mei 2017. Terima kasih.

YB Encik Christopher Gira Anak Sambang: (Soalan Tambahan) Terima kasih kepada jawapan Menteri Muda yang telah meluluskan peruntukan untuk pembinaan Balai Bomba di Pekan Selangau. Saya ada dua soalan tambahan.

(a) Berapa lamakah tempoh pembinaan Balai Bomba tersebut;

(b) Berapakah kos pembinaan Balai Bomba tersebut.

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Menteri Muda Kerajaan Tempatan (YB Datu Dr Penguang Manggil): Terima kasih. Kos pembinaan Balai Bomba tersebut adalah berjumlah RM6 juta ringgit dan ianya akan dilangsungkan atau dilaksanakan dalam tempoh 18 bulan. Terima kasih.

KEMUDAHAN SUKAN UNTUK GOLONGAN BELIA DI DUN BALINGIAN

(95) YB Encik Yakub Bin Haji Arbi bertanya kepada Menteri Belia, Sukan dan Solidariti: Apakah perancangan Kerajaan dalam menyediakan lebih banyak kemudahan sukan untuk golongan belia di DUN Balingian?

Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan (YB Encik Snowdan Lawan): Terima kasih Tuan Speaker dan juga terima kasih kepada Ahli Yang Berhormat daripada Balingian. Kerajaan memanglah menitik beratkan dan ingin juga menaik taraf dan memantapkan lagi sukan di kalangan belia di Negeri Sarawak ini. Jadi untuk menjawab soalan daripada Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Balingian, ada terdapat beberapa kemudahan sukan yang dibina di kawasan DUN Balingan. Ini termasuk sebuah padang bola sepak di Balingian, sebuah gelanggal futsal 1Malaysia yang terdapat di Kampung Masjid Balingian dan di Kampung Judan, Mukah. Selain daripada itu, kebanyakan kampung-kampung juga mempunyai padang-padang mereka yang tersendiri. Kerajaan akan terus mempertimbangkan cadangan untuk membina lebih banyak lagi kemudahan-kemudahan sukan di Balingian bergantung juga kepada peruntukan yang sedia ada. Ini kita akan mengambil berat kerana kebanyakan cadangan-cadangan dikemukakan diseluruh kawasan Sarawak. Terima kasih.

YB Encik Yakub Bin Haji Arbi: (Soalan Tambahan) Terima kasih atas pencerahan YB Timbalan Menteri. Saya ada dua soalan tambahan.

(a) Apakah inisiatif Kerajaan untuk membangun belia disamping pembangunan sukan yang telah diadakan;

(b) Apakah program-program belia dan sukan yang dirancang untuk pembangunan belia dan aktiviti belia di Sarawak?

Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan (YB Encik Snowdan Lawan): Terima kasih, Tuan Speaker. Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat daripada Balingian, pihak Kementerian telah merancang untuk menganjurkan semula Sukan Sarawak ataupun singkatannya SUKSAR setelah 27 tahun tidak diadakan. SUKSAR ataupun Sukan Sarawak ini akan melibatkan atlit-atlit yang berumur 19 tahun kebawah. Melalui SUKSAR ini bakat-bakat sukan diluar Bandar dapat dicungkil. Disamping itu juga, kita berkolaborasi dengan pihak Jabatan Pendidikan dan NGO-NGO seperti pertandingan sukan sekolah-sekolah rendah, sekolah-sekolah menengah dan semua sukan-sukan yang dianjurkan oleh NGO.

Untuk menjawab soalan tambahan kedua, pihak Kementerian secara berterusan komited dalam melaksanakan pelbagai usaha untuk memantapkan pembangunan belia dan sukan di Sarawak ini. Program-program belia yang dirancang adalah berpandukan kepada Dasar-dasar Belia Malaysia yang merangkumi 9 bidang utama belia iaitu:

(a) Pendidikan dan latihan kemahiran;

(b) Kenegaraan dan Jati diri;

(d) Kepimpinan;

(e) Kesukarelawan dan Masyarakat Sivil;

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(f) Keusahawanan;

(g) Penyelidikan dan Inovasi;

(h) Profesiolisme kerja belia; dan

(i) Pengiktirafan.

Manakala bagi aktiviti sukan yang melibatkan belia pula, antara aktiviti yang dirancang adalah program "Sarawak Cergas" dan "Program Sukan Rakyat" di setiap daerah serta pertandingan futsal peringkat bahagian ataupun peringkat daerah. Selain itu, pihak Jabatan Belia dan Sukan Negeri Sarawak juga ada mengadakan aktiviti-aktiviti mengikut lokasi pilihan-pilihan mereka sendiri. Terima kasih.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Ahli Yang Berhormat. The question time is up.

PERBAHASAN USUL PENGHARGAAN ATAS UCAPAN TUAN YANG TERUTAMA YANG DI-PERTUA NEGERI SARAWAK

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Ahli Yang Berhormat, I shall call upon Yang Berhormat Dr Haji Hazland Bin Abang Hipni, the Honourable Member for N5 Demak to move the Motion.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, I am raising Standing Order pursuant to Standing Order 23(2)(p). Okay, I read out my Motion under the Standing Order. I have a copy here with me, a written copy, can ... (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: Your Motion is on? You know that Government business take precedents?

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Sir, but this Standing Order on point to be raised in the Standing Order has to be raised and take precedents. Whereas in the Motion moved by the Honourable Minister for Finance II against the Member for Pujut, Dr. Ting Tiong Choon on 12th May 2017. It was alleged in earlier that Member for Pujut was declared bankrupt twice in Australia.

Tuan Speaker: Honourable Member, I will hear your Motion at 5:30 pm.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: 5:30 pm.

Tuan Speaker: I stand down.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Thank you Tuan Speaker.

Tuan Speaker: Member for Demak Laut.

YB Dr. Haji Hazland Bin Abang Hipni: Terima kasih Tuan Speaker. Bismillahirahmanhirahiim. Assalamualaikum, Salam Sejahtera. Terima kasih Tuan Speaker kerana memberi peluang kepada saya untuk membawa ke dalam Dewan yang mulia ini, Usul Penghargaan atas Ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak semasa Perasmian Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak yang ke-18 pada hari Khamis, 11hb Mei 2017 yang lalu.

Tuan Speaker, takziah diucapkan kepada semua ahli keluarga Allahyarham Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Bin Haji Satem, a great Statesman, a man with great intelligence, a man with many talents, a man with great oratorical skills, a great parliamentarian, serious but

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Tuan Speaker, setinggi-tinggi tahniah juga diucapkan kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg atas pelantikan beliau sebagai Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang baru.

Patah tumbuh hilang beganti, Pengalaman luas berbudi pekerti, Kerja berpasukan tapi mengalah diri, Tahan lasak, jujur, sabar tapi berani, Pejuang tegar, digital ekonomi, Selamat berkhidmat, Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri.

Tuan Speaker, syabas dan tahniah diucapkan kepada Barisan Nasional Sarawak atas kemenangan dalam Pilihanraya Kecil Dewan Undangan Negeri N.3 Tanjung Datu yang lalu. Sesungguhnya segala perjuangan yang belum selesai akan Insyaallah diselesaikan oleh Yang Berhormat ADUN N. 3 yang baru.

Tuan Speaker, saya ingin menyentuh serba sedikit tentang Pembangunan Mesra Rakyat. Pembangunan People‟s Centric melalui pelan pembangunan seperti Socio Economic Transformation Plan (SETP), Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) dan sekarang Pelan Ekonomi Digital (Digital Economy) adalah strategi untuk meningkatkan taraf sosio ekonomi rakyat yang akan memberi peluang pekerjaan dan perniagaan. Namun begitu, rakyat harus juga menyambut seruan dan menerkam segala peluang menceburi bidang keusahawanan dan menjadi masyarakat yang serba boleh terutama sekali golongan belia.

Ini selari dengan apa yang dikatakan oleh John F Kennedy, “usah ditanya apa Negara kamu boleh buat untuk kamu, tapi tanyalah apa yang kamu boleh buat untuk Negara kamu".

Agensi-agensi Kerajaan juga harus memainkan peranan mereka dengan lebih berkesan untuk mencapai wawasan ini. Dalam era yang sentiasa berubah ini, kita mesti melonjak ke arah ekonomi digital sebab inilah ekonomi masa hadapan.

Untuk mencapai matlamat ini, kita haruslah mempunyai ilmu dan kemahiran dalam teknologi. Kerajaan Negeri telah memulakan anjakan paradigma ini dengan menfokuskan ke arah pembangunan keupayaan manusia, e-dagang, perniagaan antarabangsa, sistem pengangkutan dan sebagainya.

Lanskap ekonomi dunia telah berubah. Maka kita pun harus turut mengikut alunan perubahan ini jika ingin terus maju. Sarawak yang kaya dengan sumber aslinya boleh dioptimumkan untuk membawa lebih banyak keuntungan kepada rakyatnya.

Transformasi ekonomi rakyat boleh dilakukan dengan membesarkan skala penglibatan rakyat, memperkasakan modal insan, meningkatkan daya saing, meningkatkan mobiliti sosial dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan.

Kita tidak akan mengalah dan akan terus memperjuangkan pembangunan infrastruktur bertaraf antarabangsa. Kita tidak harus terlepas peluang ini untuk terus maju dan menjadi antara Negeri yang terhebat. Kita perlu bijak menjalin networking dengan semua pihak baik daripada dalam mahupun luar Negeri. Membantu rakan-rakan agar kita semua tidak akan

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Sekarang bukan lagi zaman untuk kita berperang dan bergaduh sesama sendiri jika mahu berjaya. Kita harus berpegang kepada prinsip dan menjadi Negeri yang tinggi nilainya. Maka, kita akan dihormati, keamanan akan diperolehi dan kedaulatan akan disanjungi.

Tuan Speaker, saya ingin menyentuh serba sedikit mengenai memenuhi harapan dan cita-cita rakyat.

Pembangunan Ekonomi

Pembangunan ekonomi telah melalui zaman mencabar sejak 2013, dimana pertumbuhan ekonomi telah jatuh merudum daripada 21.5 peratus kepada 4.2 peratus pada tahun 2016.

Selain daripada faktor luaran yang di luar kawalan kita, contohnya kejatuhan harga minyak, BREXIT, pertukaran wang dan lain-lain, faktor-faktor dalaman harus juga ditanggani yang akan menentukan kadar pertumbuhan ekonomi yang banyak bergantung kepada dua faktor, iaitu, pelaburan swasta ataupun private investment dan kepenggunaan ataupun consumption. Jika pelaburan swasta dan consumption dapat dipertingkatkan, maka akan bertambahlah kadar pembangunan ekonomi yang seterusnya akan memberi lebih hasil kepada Negeri selain daripada menambahkan peluang pekerjaan.

Di antara kos-kos perniagaan yang harus diberi perhatian dalam konteks ini adalah seperti dalam bidang logistics, terminal handling charges yang telah dinaikkan sebanyak 15% pada tahun 2015 yang telah menaikkan bayaran daripada RM500 pada tahun 2013 kepada RM650 untuk setiap kontena, pengenalan verified gross margin, penambahan depo gate charges daripada RM5 kepada RM27 untuk satu kontena, peningkatan sealed charges dan Bill of Landing Fees.

Namun, syabas dan tahniah kerana penghapusan kabotaj yang baru diumumkan oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri baru-baru ini yang akan menguntungkan rakyat dan seterusnya akan membuka lembaran baru kepada pengusaha industri perkapalan.

Perkara-perkara lain yang juga memerlukan campurtangan Kerajaan adalah seperti mencari pelabur swasta berkualiti tinggi, insentif-insentif perniagaan, low base effect, persaingan, kos tenaga, value change, business environment dan lain-lain. Inisiatif-inisiatif untuk meningkatkan keusahawanan adalah dengan menubuhkan Sarawak Entrepreneurship Development Coordination Committee, Program Usahawan Graduan dalam bidang teknikal dan vokasional melalui Sentex, mengenalpasti, membangun dan membantu usahawan yang berpotensi untuk pasaran global, membangun produk-produk tempatan, transformasi usahawan desa, koperasi, Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan (PNK), membangun incubator usahawan, mencari bakat-bakat kreatif yang boleh dibangunkan untuk menjadi usahawan digital.

Penubuhan Jawatankuasa Kabinet Negeri yang meliputi bidang transformasi sosio- ekonomi, transformasi luar bandar dan transformasi prestasi penyampaian perkhidmatan akan memastikan pengurusan Kerajaan yang lebih kompiten demi untuk merealisasikan objektif menjadi Negeri berpendapatan tinggi menjelang 2030.

Pengurusan peringkat bahagian, peringkat daerah dan peringkat kampung juga harus dimantapkan. Kursus demi kursus, seminar dan bengkel-bengkel pengurusan dan pentadbiran haruslah sentiasa diadakan untuk penghulu-penghulu dan ketua kaum-ketua

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Tuan Speaker, izinkan saya menyentuh serba sedikit tentang lonjakan pembangunan ekonomi yang kreatif dan inovatif. Suatu komoditi baru telah dicipta dan dilahirkan, iaitu, data maklumat ataupun big data ataupun economy digital. Ini adalah merupakan subjek yang paling digemari oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri kita yang mempunyai visi dan wawasan jangka masa pendek dan panjang untuk menuju ke arah ekonomi yang lebih matang, iaitu, ekonomi digital sebagai sebahagian daripada strategi ekonomi yang akan mewujudkan dimensi baru dalam pertumbuhan pembangunan.

Ekonomi digital akan mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan kepada golongan muda di pusat bandar dan kawasan luar bandar, mengubah cara hidup serta cara menjalankan perniagaan. Ini akan mencabar model perniagaan tradisional sekaligus membolehkan usahawan muda serta ahli perniagaan untuk terus meningkatkan pencapaian mereka. Penduduk dan usahawan di Sarawak akan dapat dirangkaikan dengan warga dunia melalui internet.

Perniagaan di Sarawak tidak akan hanya berkaitan dengan komoditi, ekspot kayu balak atau minyak, tetapi juga produk dan perkhidmatan yang dapat dijual oleh masyarakat pribumi di pendalaman dan juga perkhidmatan golongan muda di kawasan bandar dan luar bandar.

Syarikat gergasi data maklumat seperti Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft dan Ali Baba telah menempuh keuntungan bersih sebanyak USD25 juta pada suku pertama 2017. Apa yang telah berlaku? Smartphone dan internet telah menghasilkan banyak data maklumat. Dalam tempoh masa 30 tahun yang lalu, penyatuan teknologi diantara komunikasi dan komputasi telah berkembang dengan begitu pesat sekali melalui sistem internet, melalui sistem web dan melalui telefon mudahalih. Sama ada kita sedang menonton televisyen, bersukan, beriadah ataupun berada didalam kesesakan trafik, setiap aktiviti yang kita jalankan akan menghasilkan jejak-jejak maklumat digital ataupun digital trace yang akan membawa raw data ataupun maklumat yang belum diproses. Jumlah maklumat ini semakin bertambah setiap saat dan teknik artificial intelligence akan dapat memberi nilai tambah kepada maklumat tadi, contohnya, melalui algorithma, seorang boleh menjangka bila untuk melakukan sesuatu tindakan dan boleh menilai risiko perniagaan boleh menilai risiko pelaburan, boleh menilai risiko keselamatan, boleh menilai risiko mendapat sesuatu penyakit dan sebagainya dan sebagainya.

Persaingan dalam segala bidang akan lebih bertambah dengan adanya data maklumat yang begitu banyak ini yang seterusnya akan meningkatkan kualiti sesuatu produk atau perkhidmatan, contohnya, penghasilan kereta tanpa pemandu atau penghasilan jalan raya futuristik yang boleh membekalkan tenaga kepada kenderaan.

Momentum perubahan teknologi ini akan terus berlaku, yang juga akan menyebabkan perubahan dalam cara pengendalian Kerajaan dan perniagaan. Model perniagaan lama akan berubah. Pekerjaan cara lama akan terhapus dan pekerjaan baru akan dihasilkan. Perundangan yang sedia ada juga perlu dikemaskinikan kerana teknologi digital adalah tanpa sempadan.

Untuk memastikan ekonomi digital Sarawak dapat dibangunkan secara menyeluruh, Kerajaan Negeri akan mempunyai pelan dengan batas waktu yang spesifik serta agensi yang komited untuk melaksanakannya seperti Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation bagi menyepadukan dunia fizikal dengan dunia maya dan juga pelan-pelan e-Commerce Y30 iaitu pelan yang akan mempersiapkan belia-belia untuk memulakan e-Commerce.

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Untuk bergerak seiring dengan ekonomi digital, kita perlu membangunkan infrastruktur ICT bertaraf dunia. Purata kelajuan rangkaian sebanyak 4 mbps bagi setiap isi rumah adalah hampir tujuh kali lebih perlahan daripada di Korea Selatan yang mempunyai kelajuan 29 mbps setiap isi rumah dan liputan jalur lebar di Sarawak hanyalah 51.8 peratus setiap isi rumah. Pada masa ini, hanya terdapat 1200 menara komunikasi di Sarawak dan akan ditambah kepada 5 ribu menara demi untuk mencapai setiap penempatan untuk merapatkan jurang.

Digital Village ataupun Kampung Digital di Samajaya adalah antara langkah untuk memperkukuhkan infrastruktur untuk mendorong anak-anak muda yang berminda digital menghasilkan model-model perniagaan baru. Adalah jelas Sarawak memerlukan strategi baru dalam membangunkan infrastruktur fizikal ICT yang mencukupi untuk kita membangunkan ekonomi digital dan bersaing di peringkat global dalam tempoh lima hingga sepuluh tahun yang akan datang. Sarawak komited untuk melabur RM1 billion sebagai permulaan untuk memastikan infrastruktur sesuai untuk menyokong industri digital serta apa juga jenis perniagaan dan pelaburan yang akan memasuki ke Sarawak.

Kuasa elektrik dan komunikasi perlu disepadukan dan dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya dan tidak mustahil Sarawak akan menjadi kuasa besar ekonomi digital dengan penggunaan segala sumber semulajadi. Hala tuju untuk membangun ekonomi digital adalah satu keputusan yang tepat untuk mengubah landskap pembangunan Negeri. Namun, kepimpinan dan perancangan kukuh ini tidak mencukupi tanpa penglibatan aktif pemain industri dan usaha yang sama oleh rakyat. Tenaga kerja harus dibangunkan melalui TVET selain dari program stem untuk meningkatkan inovasi rakyat daripada peringkat sekolah rendah lagi sebagai langkah persediaan Kerajaan. Golongan wanita turut diajak bersama untuk terlibat dalam ekonomi digital melalui perniagaan atas talian bagi memasarkan hasil produk kraftangan, industri makanan, home delivery dan sebagainya.

Tuan Speaker, pembangunan sektor industri juga akan ditingkatkan dengan menambah pelaburan dengan SME, gas dan minyak serta perkayuan. Dasar-dasar industri hiliran akan digubal dan tahunan akan disediakan dan mengkaji semula strategi dan promosi pelaburan adalah di antara langkah yang akan diambil. Kerajaan Negeri juga tidak ketinggalan dengan pelaburan RM100 juta untuk menaiktaraf teknologi pertanian sejajar dengan dasar kita untuk memodenkan dan mengkomersilkan sektor pertanian melalui high tech, high precition, smart farming melalui syarikat milik Kerajaan Sarawak Agriculture Products Export Corporations yang telah diumumkan oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri dan Yang Berhormat Timbalan Ketua Menteri merangkap Menteri Pertanian.

Ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pendapatan para petani dan untuk meningkatkan overall supply chain di seluruh Negeri. Penubuhan trading hubs, pertanian berkelompok, pemprosesan dan nilai tambah hasil produk, insentif pertanian, pembangunan aquaculture oleh pihak swasta meningkatkan pemasaran, networking, maklumat pasaran, penyelidikan pertanian dan technology transfer adalah di antara langkah untuk memperkasakan industri pertanian.

Sektor pelancongan juga akan dibangunkan lagi melalui penjenamaan yang unik untuk Sarawak, meningkatkan connectivity melalui udara, laut dan darat, meningkatkan infrastruktur pelancongan seperti tasik, taman negara, muzium dan lain-lain, membangunkan projek-projek produk pelancongan seperti makanan, pelancongan, kesihatan, pendidikan swasta, pelancongan sukan, promosi luar negara dan pemasaran secara digital.

Pembangunan alam sekitar akan memfokuskan kepada perlindungan dan mengekalkan ekosistem melalui pelan bersepadu, pengurusan tadahan air, pengurusan

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 tasik, pengurusan sisa buangan, program kitar semula, program composting, pengurusan hutan dan taman negara.

Tuan Speaker, saya ingin menyentuh sedikit tentang transformasi luar bandar. Rakyat diluar bandar berhak untuk menikmati segala kemudahan asas dan infrastruktur asas sama seperti di bandar. Ini bertujuan untuk mengurangkan jurang perbezaan antara bandar dan luar bandar di samping meningkatkan taraf kehidupan dan sosio ekonomi penduduk luar bandar. Di antara kemudahan yang akan difokuskan adalah seperti sekolah luar bandar, perkhidmatan kesihatan, jalan raya dan jambatan, bekalan air , bekalan elektrik, broadband, jalur lebar, flood mitigation, kawasan yang terlibat dalam projek hidro dan pengawalan alam sekitar.

Kesejahteraan Bandar

Kerancakan pembangunan di bandar dan peluang-peluang perniagaan di bandar juga akan ditingkatkan melalui pelan pembangunan semula, mengoptimumkan penggunaan tanah, meningkat kepadatan penduduk, meningkatkan kerjasama antara agensi, membangunkan semula kawasan heritage, meningkatkan sistem pengangkutan awam, rumah mampu milik, membina taman dan kawasan riadah, sistem pembentungan banjir dan perparitan dan membendung penularan gejala sosial yang negatif.

Tuan Speaker, eventhough there is an unstable global economy and other emerging challenges, Sarawak aspires to become a developed State by the year 2030. Despite these changes, the State continues to strive forward in persuade of attaining a high income economy by transforming the State to accelerate economic growth and thus reducing income disparity.

Tuan Speaker, saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan Selamat Hari Gawai Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai Lantang Senang Nguan Menua kepada semua rakan- rakan berbangsa Iban, selamat menjalani ibadah puasa di bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak kepada semua kaum Muslimin.

Tuan Speaker, sekali lagi saya mengucapkan berbanyak terima kasih kerana memberi saya peluang untuk membahas usul penghargaan atas ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak dan maka dengan itu saya mohon mencadang. Terima kasih.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat, I shall call upon Yang Berhormat Dato‟ Sebastian Ting, Honourable Member for Piasau to second the motion.

YB Dato’ Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew: Tuan Speaker, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to speak in this august House today. Please allow me to put on record my utmost and sincere appreciation to Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, for his most gracious grace, the opening of the first meeting of the Second Session 18th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly on the 11th May 2017.

Tuan Speaker, the real address by Tuan Yang Terutama highlighted among others the followings:

(a) Advising the younger generation to get hold of the ICT‟s opportunities provided by the State Government in engaging themselves in e-Commerce, in e-Learning for the good and the future of Sarawak.

(b) Stressing the needs for the Sarawak State Government to focus on developing the agriculture sector through commercialization not only to heighten export but also for food security of the State.

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(c) The importance of Research and Development (R&D) in stimulating the State Economic Growth and enhancing productivity and competitiveness in the State.

(d) The importance of continuing the Rural Transformation Projects (RTP) to ensure continuous development for the rural areas and in so doing elevate the socio economic status of the people.

(e) Advising the people of Sarawak to maintain the peace and harmony, mutual respect and total acceptance of each other, the corner stone of Sarawak strength.

Tuan Speaker, before I touch on the address of the TYT‟s, I would like to speak on the followings. A year ago, in June 2016 we were here in this august House to celebrate the resounding victory in the Sarawak State Election PRN 10th 2016, where our 5th Chief Minister of Sarawak, the late Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem led his Adenan Team to reign slide victory winning 72 seats out of 82 seats representing a popular vote of 87.8%. The people of Sarawak loved, trusted and gave our Tok Nan five years to govern, manage and prosperous Sarawak for the benefit of all Sarawakian.

Tuan Speaker, many things had happened during the last five six months from the last DUN sitting back in November 2016. On the 11th January 2017, many people including myself was devastated with a shocking announcement on the passing of our Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Adenan Satem. Sarawakian throughout Sarawak and those near part of the world were pouring out their hearts of sorrow in disbelieve and dismay, a sense of great loss and emptiness. Many people shed tears from Kuching to Lawas, spots was spontaneously set up by the people of Sarawak, in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri for people to bring flowers and pictures of our beloved Tok Nan, in remembrance of him and to thank him for his legacy and for what he had done for Sarawak.

On behalf of SUPP, I would like to convey our great deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah and her family, indeed Malaysia and more particularly Sarawak had loss a great leader and magnificent son, we will miss him dearly. Tok Nan is our late Chief Minister was formerly called, with the truth statement and a great mentor to many of us. He plays the most important role of re-enacting the forgotten spirit of Sarawak nationalism, inspired unity amongst the people of Sarawak and demanded for what was rightfully ours, our autonomy as contained in the most important Four Documents in the formation of Malaysia namely Cobbold Commission, Inter Governmentary Committee Report, Malaysia Agreement 1963, Malaysia 8th 1963 Chapter 35. On the Chinese independence schools, our dear Tok Nan talking about himself and acknowledged his school play an important role in our education‟s system. The Chinese community and our selves are very grateful for his commitment and granting a new grant to this schools in year 2014 - RM3 million, 2015 - RM4 million, 2016 – RM5 million and 2017 – RM6 million and the recognition of a Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) in Sarawak. Indeed his 53 principals and actions for the betterment of Sarawak spot volumes. He was intelligent, charismatic leader, gentleman, sound advocate of fairness, justice, quality, liberty for Sarawak and amongst all, a Chief Minister for all Sarawakians. It was indeed an honor for myself to be in his Adenan Team, aviate for a very short period of 8 months only. We miss his oo-ha! You-you! and his most frequent song „The Young Ones‟. May our great Tok Nan rest in peace.

Tuan Speaker, on behalf of SUPP we wish to congratulate our Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Johari Bin Abang Haji Openg for being appointed as a Sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak on the 13th January, 2017, appointment as Chief Minister, he announced he will continue Tok Nan‟s 53 principals and actions and more importantly, bear

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As a new captain of Adenan Team the first acid test was the by election N3 Tanjung Datu, The CM‟s leadership, the excellent teamwork and unity of Barisan Nasional component parties, Barisan Nasional candidates was elected with a historical land slide victory with a popular vote over 96% of the total vote cast. This splendid result was the first and shall remain a record for a long time to come. The two opposition candidates lost their deposits.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity also to congratulate and welcome the new Honourable Member of N3, Tanjung Datu, Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah Haji Anu to this august House the resounding by election victory on 18 February 2017 should out the people love Tok Nan and were thankful what he had done for them. Secondly, with full confidence and trust Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah Haji Anu, Honourable Member of N.3 Tanjung Datu would be the best person to continue Tok Nan promises Tanjung Datu and thirdly they believe only Barisan National Sarawak could deliver development to their constituency. On behalf of SUPP I also like to congratulate all the Cabinets Minister and Assistant Minister for the re-appointments and new appointments to their respective portfolio as announced by our Chief Minister on 7th May 2017 and confidence done to our Chief Minister and the new Cabinet Members will bring Sarawak to the next face to rapid development through the various transformation and decision in particular, the new exciting digital economy.

The Chief Minister First 100 days

Tuan Speaker, Sarawak is entering into the new exciting era of development and opportunities during the first 100 days as a Chief Minister of Sarawak Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari admit among others the following decision and announcement:-

(a) Digital Economy

(b) Acquisition of Bakun DAM

(d) Light Rail Transit and Electric Powered Public Bus

(e) Sarawak Exempted From Cabotage Policy

Digital Economy

Tuan Speaker, I would like congratulate our Chief Minister and Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Morshidi Ghani the State Secretary of Sarawak in the organizing committee for successfully organizing the first International ICT Infrastructure Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) held on 3rd – 4th April 2017 at Borneo Convection Centre Kuching (BCCK). There were many distinguished International Speakers and our own local speakers in particular I would like to mentioned Mr Ehon Chan, the young man, the Executive Director of Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), he was very impressive during the forum actually has own talent fields in research around.

Our Chief Minister is embarking on digital economy and ICT in a big way and he has announced the allocation of RM1 billion in this sector. I believe this is very a timely in view of the current situation both locally, abroad SUPP and I fully support these initiatives, and we

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Tuan Speaker, Sarawak has been enjoying its wealth for natural resources in generating economic growth for the State. However, in recent time the world had suffered lately in term of slow economic activities and lower commodity prices. We have witness unprecedented drop in activities industries like oil and gas, timber, ship building and all support services there by heaving negative impact on job and revenues in the State. Hence, I strongly believe that Sarawak has reinvented itself in term of economic platform to promote growth as our Chief Minister via Digital Economic. The Digital Economic initiatives will be a new growth engine to diversify the State resources space on economic to a more sustainable future for Sarawak that is creative and distractive. The move forward we must have infrastructure to momentum to push digital initiatives and the machinery to move digital economy further in our digital economy we can work with other regional Governmental policies like one by one road of China to the benefit from the across synergies thereby positioning Sarawak as the hub for one by one road economies.

As I was preparing this speech the prime Minister was in China to meet up with Mr Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of Alibaba, whom prime Minister had appointed as Malaysia‟s digital economy at Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Our prime Minister is currently attending the One Belt and One Road Forum for international corporations at Beijing from 14 and 15 May 2017.

Tuan Speaker I am also happy to note that several Business to Business MOUs covering co-operations in the fields of investment, finance, transport, ports, agriculture and property among others would be signed and witnessed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Our prime Minister would have bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping. It is this excellent and comfortable relationship between our prime Minister and Chinese president Xi Jinping and Chinese premier Li Keqiang that bring about the signing of those MOUs. Our prime Minister has also met Dalian Wanda Group company limited Mr Wang Chinling world‟s biggest private property developer and owner among others. With Dalian Wanda Group and Mr Jack Ma‟s Alibaba in Malaysia this will definitely see a great boost to international investors‟ confidence in mega projects in Malaysia. This will indeed be very good for Malaysia and Sarawak will be there to take what we should get. And of course in this aspect I am also happy to note that our prime Minister had also invited our YAB Chief Minister to join in this belt and road forum for international corporations in Beijing. We hope to hear good news from our Chief Minister in his winding up speech

To produce more talents into human resource pool which is critical to the success of the digital economy, Sarawak Government needs to encourage more foreign universities and institutes of higher learning to set up campuses in the state. In addition, R&D and cross exchange of local and foreign talents can be promoted in these campuses. I feel that development of soft skills aspect of these talents is of similar importance to the improvement of ICT infrastructure of the State as mentioned by the Chief Minister. And indeed our TYT has stressed the importance of R&D in enhancing our productivity and competitiveness in the State especially in ICT.

Tuan Speaker, we must have legal framework in promoting and attracting investments both from domestic and foreign sources into hi-tech areas such as incentive tax investment and we should also be formulating the immigration and labour policies that encourage inflows of highly skilled and talented workforce into the State.

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Acquisition of Bakun Dam

Tuan Speaker, I think it is a good move for the State Government to buy off the Bakun Dam and the control of it for this very simple reason, we are now moving towards being a powerhouse of digital economy in this part of the region, adoption of electrical powered public transport system and top of that we still have the SCORE which is heavy energy intensive industries. Therefore, controlling the power output of the dam is vital in ensuring sufficient power for the industries all year round. On top of that, as owner we can then set lower tariff rates for both Sarawakians and the international companies to draw them in to invest in Sarawak thus creating more jobs for Sarawakians. We should take into consideration the returns we will get from digital economy and foreign investment into SCORE.

Development Bank of Sarawak

Tuan Speaker, we never had the development bank before owned by our Government until now. I would like to congratulate our Chief Minister for securing the approval from the Federal Government and Bank Negara for the establishment of Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) in Sarawak. It is a brilliant decision to set up DBOS and responsible in financing the four key development sectors ICT infrastructure, energy, urban public transport and service sector that will attract more international investments. International trade encourage high impact projects for the people. In addition, if I may, I would like to suggest that DBOS should also include agriculture sector. It is another key development especially to boost up the economic development in the highland such as Baram, Kapit. In his prior address our TYT stressed the need for the Government to continue developing the agriculture sector to increase export and also to ensure food security of the State. It is also my hope that DBOS one day will function like a sovereign fund investing into Sarawak‟s future.

Light Rail Transit and Electric Powered Public Bus

Tuan Speaker, as a country develops and prospers, public transportation is always a big challenge especially in cities. I therefore support the initiative by the Government to introduce our LRT and electric powered public bus to reduce congestion and provide cleaner environmentally friendly public transport. For public bus, I think we should also consider the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered bus as a viable solution for a couple of reasons. We have abundance of gas supply that contribute Sarawak to be the world‟s second largest nett exporter of LNG and although it is not hundred percent clean but it still emits fifty percent less carbon for mass transportation. Places like Kerala in India and Hebei in China are good examples for case study on its feasibility.

Sarawak Exempted from Cabotage Policy

Tuan Speaker, since the introduction of Cabotage Policy in 1980, some 37 years ago there have been constant calls from both Borneo states to abolish the Cabotage Policy on the grounds that this Cabotage Policy was one of the factors contributing to higher cost of goods. I had also spoken on this before and requested our Federal Government to seriously review the Cabotage Policy. It was comforting to hear that our Chief Minister making a similar call that it was high time to abolish Cabotage Policy during his live interview with RTM on 24th April 2017. Soon thereafter our prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak while in Kota Kinabalu announced the exemption of Cabotage Policy for Sarawak and Sabah starting on 1st June 2017. Although it is not a full exemption, it is still significant to Sarawak because with this exemption international shipping countries like South Korea and Japan may decide to stop in Sarawak first, offload the goods and before proceeding to Port Klang and vice

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 versa. It is not limited to foreign transport services only … (Inaudible) … in shipping container.

Tuan Speaker, I think the feeling is good and encouraging to believe that the Federal Government especially the prime Minister is responsive to Sarawak and Sabah‟s request for the review of the Cabotage Policy in line with one of the conditions set out in the Annex A Item 9(A)(2) of the Inter-Governmental Committee Report (IGC) where it is stated that, “discrimination should not be introduced to divert Sarawak‟s shipping from its original trade routes”.

Tuan Speaker, we may not see immediate reduction of prices of goods but with this exemption over time, will help our small medium industries and enterprises will grow, having significant good impact on our people throughout Sarawak including the rural areas. The effects of Cabotage Policy exemption for Sarawak will be felt even more after the completion of pan borneo highway linking Sarawak and Sabah just like the north south highway in Malaya. Goods then is very easily transported to other parts in the Borneo states. It is with this hope that after some time the market will expand, mature and accordingly the cost of goods likely to drop. This is the commitment of Barisan Nasional to reduce the cost of living and thereby improving the standard of living for the people of Sarawak.

Tuan Speaker, I would like also to raise some pertinent issues containing, one, Sarawak Education, Board of Architects Sarawak, Foreign Labour, Syariah Court Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1965 more commonly known as Act RUU 355, Stamp Duty, Pemakai Menoa and Pulau Galau.

Sarawak Education

Tuan Speaker, the people of Sarawak have always been concerned with the education policies. There have been flip-flop education policies every time we have a new Federal Education Minister. The people of Sarawak will always remember that it was our late Chief Minister Tok Nan who championed the use of English in our schools using strong words in some occasions.

We are hopeful that these flip-flop policies are things of the past with the creation of our own Ministry of Education in the recent cabinet reshuffle as announced by our Chief Minister on 7th May 2017. People of Sarawak are thankful to our Chief Minister for this new Ministry.

We are to take charge of our education system in Sarawak, with greater emphasis of English as a medium of instruction in education. We must, therefore, actively promote more English medium schools in the State to improve the command of English amongst our students and to prepare them well to be competitive in the global stage in particular the digital world. I am hoping that our new Ministry of Education can brainstorm and organise labs with the view of coming up with the new education blueprint for Sarawak.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to say thank you to our Chief Minister for coming to Miri on the 22nd of April 2017 and presented a cheque of RM6 million to 14 Chinese independent schools in Pei Min Chinese Independent School Miri. The Chief Minister also has announced that the Sarawak Government will continue to recognise the UEC.

Board of Architects Sarawak

Tuan Speaker, in the context of further autonomy for Sarawak, I think it is timely to propose the establishment of Board of Architects Sarawak. It is similar to the time of

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The architect profession in the State is at the apex of the building and housing industries where any change to improve its function, efficiency and accountability will have greater multiplier effect on both industries. Currently Sarawakian architects are registered and regulated by Federal laws, the Architects Act 1967(Act 117) Architects Rules 1996. However, they are functioning and servicing their clients here with a very different controlling ordinances, nexus and acts.

For example, Malayan architects use National Land Code 1965, our architects use Sarawak Land Code 1958. Malayan architects use Local Government Act 1976, our architects use Local Authorities Ordinance 1996. Malayan architects use Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, our architect use Sarawak Building Ordinance 1994. Malayan architects use Strata Title 1985 (Act 318), our architects use Sarawak Strata Title Ordinance 1995.

Tuan Speaker, furthermore, the current Board of Architects does not include any permanent seat for Sarawak and Sabah, none at all. More and more local architects felt alienated from the deliberations of the Board of Architects Malaysia, making it very hard to put the needs and aspirations of Sarawak architects across.

In the premises I would like to propose the State Government to look into forming Board of Architects Sarawak to cater for this so that our local professionals will be able to ensure proper service and care of duty more fitting to the context of Sarawak. This autonomy, if I may say so, will supplement the working of the current Federal board and in fact will help to regulate the influx of Malayan architects searching for new projects in the State. With proper conduct and regulation of architectural practice with the State autonomy, the building industry and urban development will be given that extra boost to its current momentum It will be seen as a strategic step by Sarawak to achieve its own unique autonomy and identity in the field of architecture and urbanisation.

Foreign Labour

The frantic phase of development in both the public and private sectors in Sarawak is spreading to the development fever among the people. While the big players are leading the economic ascension, the smallholder and cottage industry owners are very keen to play their parts. This is evident from the rising number of agricultural smallholdings, cottage industry ventures and council maintenance contractors.

However, while big players do not seem to encounter too much problem with labour supply, it is entirely a different story for smallholding and enterprise owners which are generally owned by Bumiputera, as they are now facing crippling labour shortage. As a result, many farms, I have been told, such as oil palm, pepper, rubber, pineapple and so forth, have been abandoned, closed due to shortage of labour. Most locals are shunning away from the menial jobs in these sector.

Tuan Speaker, the easiest solution will be to engage foreign workers. However, it is extremely difficult and costly for these small players to legally employ foreign workers due to the commitment of not wanting to face problems with the law. Some of these people have abandoned their businesses.

Standing here on their behalf and in ensuring a more expeditious development to the State, I would like to appeal to the Government to give leniency to smallholders in applying work permit for foreign workers so that they have the necessary manpower to operate their

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 businesses. With the availability of foreign labourers, they can expect more and more idle lands open up for socio-economic development to the people, in particular, the hinterland, as I have mentioned earlier.

Nevertheless, Tuan Speaker, we should not overdo it to the extent of allowing masses of foreign workers into Sarawak and causing social problems. We must always be vigilant in exercising our immigration power in order to maintain the harmony in the State and do not be like our neighbouring state Sabah.

Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355)

Tuan Speaker, I would like to thank our Chief Minister for his stance in defending religious freedom in Sarawak and led Barisan Nasional Sarawak in convincing the Federal Government not to push through the Bill to amend RUU 355. At the same time, I would also like to say thank you to our Prime Minister for his unwavering leadership in making sure that consensus prevails in Barisan Nasional for any major decision on important issues such as religion. This was achieved because of the unity of Sarawak Barisan Nasional in presenting this case. We must continue to strongly oppose Private Member‟s Bill proposed by the PAS President and any similar Bill, when and if presented in the Parliament, we must and shall continue to say no to Hudud Law.

Stamp Act

Tuan Speaker, I am pleased that the proposed Stamp (Amendment) Bill 2016 in Parliament was withdrawn. The proposed amendment ignores the rights of Sarawak, guaranteed by the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and the Federal Constitution to its collected stamp duty revenue. The power to collect stamp duty for land and other duties in land matters belongs to Sarawak under the jurisdiction of the State by virtue of Item 2 List 2 in the State List of the Ninth Schedule which are also considered to be part of revenue from lands assigned to the State under Item 2 Part 3 of the Tenth Schedule in the Federal Constitution.

All stamp duties levied on dealings and transaction involving land collected and registered under the Sarawak Land Code should be paid to the State. Constitutionally revenues from land rightfully belong to the State and should directly go to the State Consolidated Fund and not to the Federal coffer. The Federal Stamp Act 1949 should not and must not be applicable to us. We must all be vigilant and work together in safeguarding Sarawak‟s special interest whether in this august House or Federal Parliament, as contained in the four documents I have mentioned earlier.

Pemakai Menua and Pulau Galau

Tuan Speaker, on behalf of SUPP, we are concerned with the ruling by the Federal Court that the Native Custom of "Pemakai Menua" (Territorial Domain) and "Pulau Galau" (Communal Forest Reserve) has no force of law in Sarawak in the case of Tuai Rumah Sandah Tabau against the State Government of Sarawak on 20th December 2016.

However, we are happy that our Deputy Chief Minister Yang Berhormat Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas had been officially appointed to chair the Pemakai Menoa and Pulau Galau Committee to look into and resolve these land issues amicably.

Tuan Speaker, I have a few more issues to raise concerning Miri itself. Miri Economy, Miri Port, Tourism in Miri, Road and Improvements for Mulu National Park, Peace and Harmony in general.

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Miri Economy

Tuan Speaker, in recent times, Miri has witnessed a significant decline in its economic activities particularly in the oil & gas industry, timber industry and those ancillary service industries. Especially for oil & gas activity, Shell had moved some of their staff to Kota Kinabalu and some went for retrenchment. Petronas has relocated many of their people to Bintulu. This has significantly impacted the Miri community in terms of its local businesses, social security and of cause affect the quality of livelihood.

Miri as a division is surrounded by huge area of hinterland such as Baram, Bario, Mulu, Long Lama and others. These areas are prime land for agriculture. About 2 weeks ago I took particular interest in the article which mentioned that our Deputy Chief Minister YB Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah, who is also the Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development, was proposing to form Highland Development Agency (HDA) to oversee the development of the State highland areas and he cited Baram as one of the potential areas.

I agree that this is a great place for agriculture industry because the area is ideal at the moment and it is good for temperate crops. I fully support the formation of Highland Development Agency as this will help to improve the socio-economic and ensure systematic development in the rural areas as was called for by Tuan Yang Terutama's royal address.

Miri Port is therefore going to play a vital role in ensuring the success of Highland Development Agency (HDA) because all the agriculture products from Baram in the end need to be exported out.

Miri Port

Tuan Speaker, Sarawak is big and we have huge land mass. Traditionally, Sarawak is divided into 3 zones namely; Southern Zone, Central Zone and Northern Zone.

In Southern Zone we have Kuching Port Authority, in Central Zone we have Rejang Port, Tanjung Manis Port and Bintulu Port and for the Northern Region we have the Miri Port.

Miri Port (MP) serves hinterlands like Baram, Bario, Mulu, Long Lama and others, including Limbang Division and Lawas Division, and the area is indeed huge. These areas depend and rely so much on Miri Port to export their products and at the same time to import goods.

It is well accepted fact that in any city, a good and efficient port plays a very important role as a catalyst for its economic development. Miri is of no exception. We must create business opportunities in and around the Miri Port. With these increased business activities, local and even foreign investors may come and prosper this place.

In 1988, Miri Port Authority was relocated to Kuala Baram Industrial Estate (KBIE) with its vision to make Miri a leading deep sea Port. However, Miri Port Authority has not been able to realize its full potential. Severe siltation at the Kuala Baram river mouth is the main challenge. The channel depth now is only less than 3 meter during high tide and only about 1 meter during low tide. This hinders the vessels from plying through the channel and consequently results in major hindrance to Miri Port cargo handling capacity and potentials.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to urge the Sarawak Government to take utmost and urgent priority to deepen the shallow access channel at the Kuala Baram river mouth in order to restore Miri Port as a premier deep sea port and the Kuala Baram Industrial Estate into a

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 successful and vibrant industrial area, and most importantly to cater for the hinterlands Miri Division, Limbang and Lawas.

The people in a Northern Region are currently paying extra and higher costs for goods they consume, because these goods are transported by containers from Bintulu. Big vessels sail to Bintulu with the cargo in containers and thereafter these containers are transported to Miri with extra transport costs. Miri people, Limbang, Lawas have been paying these extra costs. Goods and things are generally more expensive in these places. Therefore, in Miri, Limbang and Lawas should not pay this extra cost for an indefinite period of time. This is totally unfair for the people around here.

Now, in addition 11 shipyards and supporting services operating in Kuala Baram. This industry has a total investment of more than RM3 billion and employs more than 8,000 people at its peak. The sizes of ships being built are also limited to those which can meet the shallow draft of the river mouth. This has adversely affected the healthy growth of this shipping industry. Indeed, the big few shipping shipyards build big vessels for sale overseas in the oil and gas industry.

Presently, as you know oil and gas logistic base support services in the millions are diverted to Labuan and Bintulu. This has negatively affected the oil and gas economy in Miri. A logistic base can be located in Kuala Baram when the channel is deepened.

Tuan Speaker, presently the palm oil products (CPO) from oil palm plantations is being transported to Bintulu for export overseas, thus incurring extra transport cost. Companies will save this cost, in the millions, if Kuala Baram becomes an alternative choice other than Bintulu.

With the above business activities, the volume of cargo handle by Miri Port will increase tremendously and accordingly the profit of Miri Port will also increase. More importantly, Miri Port will be able to serve Miri Division, the vast hinterland, Limbang Division and Lawas Division. The potential of growth is tremendous and the people of these three divisions will benefit.

Tourism in Miri

YB Dato’ Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew: Tuan Speaker, back in 20th May 2005, Miri was declared Miri Resort City, making Miri another obvious industry we should put more emphasis on. Around Miri we have won the two UNESCO World Heritage in Malaysia; Gunung Mulu National Park, we have the stunning beach at Trusan and Miri also offers great diving experience to see coral reef is also Miri natural advantages that being close to Brunei, Sabah there are lot of synergies that we can capitalise on and cross polinate with our neighbours.

Miri not only have hugh potential for tourism and having stunning landscape and nature for movie shooting. Just now this morning we heard our Assistant Minister for Tourism, Yang Berhormat Datuk Lee Kim Shin, Honourable Member for Senadin had adequately outlined what the Ministry of Tourism done for Miri for the year 2016 and 2017. I would like to refer again the movie online movie the Blue Tears were shot in Miri and around Miri and it is going to be launched at the end of the month in Guangzhou on the 26th May 2017. It was a Malaysia-China joined production, very lightly this movie is shown to people in China, it will garner the interest to visit Miri and therefore, we must be ready to receive these tourists. It is in order, therefore, to create a lively and interesting ambience for tourists to feel worthy of stay in Miri for longer duration, we need to encourage, promote improvements in the following aspects:

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Food and Beverage (F & B)

We need to develop new and unique Food and Beverage attractions to compliment the existing entertainment and Food and Beverage services and offerings. Both tourists and locals alike welcome the unique Food and Beverage attraction. We can explore into several possibilities like food streets, food trucks, parks and at the riversides. This also offerings will improve the catering to both tourists and locals and generate new businesses and new jobs. Local Councils should also allowed this and indeed been seen to promote these new areas economic of activities where ordinary people can actively participate and hope to make a reasonable living in this challenging time.

Hotels and Accommodations

We believe Miri has already established itself to be the gateway to Borneo Highland, Mulu National Park to Sabis and Niah Cave National Park. We can value add on to this existing establishment by creating more theme related for creative resort around there and making these destinations more interesting and attractive. This will draw in more tourists who will prolong their stay, indeed we need more hotels around these areas.

Recreational Facilities

Miri is blessed with many beautiful parks and natural terrains like Canada Hill, Miri River is long sandy beach front. This provide many opportunities for development and extreme sports like parachute surfing, jungle trekking, saga diving, beach sport like beach volley ball etc. This will appeal to the younger generations that Miri is energetic and liveable city.

Museum and Heritage Centre

In order to enhance Miri as an interesting destination for culture and arts of Sarawak it is important to develop museum and centre for art, culture, heritage and history. The existing facilities like Miri Petroleum Museum, Handicraft and Heritage Centre should be upgraded to more facilities centre as more cafe shops, exhibition, as it range new theme or interest museum gallery and local art centre should be set up.

Road Improvement for Mulu National Park

Tuan Speaker, road improvement for Mulu National Park. I asked a question and this morning Yang Berhormat, Honourable Member for Senadin, YB Datuk Lee Kim Shin has answered and I would like to repeat again, Mulu National Park is ..… (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat, no need to repeat again the reply by the Minister.

YB Dato’ Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew: Okay, thank you Tuan Speaker. Now, the only access to Mulu by tourist is by air. Due to the small airport of the park, flight can be cancelled and severely delay due to the poor weather condition, making it not safe to fly to small airport. Furthermore, tourists do not want to travel half way round the world to be told that they cannot go to Mulu National Park due to bad weather. This leads to bad publicity.

As urgent request that a road be constructed from Miri to Mulu National Park, the road is important for both international tourist and dedicated for our own people in Miri Division, Limbang, Lawas, Brunei, Bintulu. I am talking about this area only. There is a population of 1.18 million. The new road can stop at river jetty near kampungs that are outside the boundary of the National Park. The jetty point can be manned by park personnel, the jetty

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 point have facilities likes secure car parks, café, toilet facilities and shop selling local produce. Tourist can only enter the park by river transport from that jetty.

The road proposal, Tuan Speaker, will help open up Mulu National Park in that way, benefit the community economically and just like that. Pan Borneo Highway upon its completion, that jetty entrance point, as I just said is where we can manage the number of the people entering the park just in case it is too popular and the Government does not wish or want too many visitors in the park at any time on peak period. It will also be good to increase the number flight to Mulu National Park from Miri.

Peace and Harmony

Lastly, peace and harmony, Tuan Speaker, earlier on Tuan Yang Terutama mentioned that he was thankful that the people always live in peace and in harmony despite their different religion, believe and cultural backgrounds. In deed we are blessed in Sarawak as we have always been living together in peace and harmony. We have totally accepted each other and should and must never take this for granted. The great example of this was during the celebration of Wesak day on the 10th May 2017 at Miri Buddhist Society. Many association they come together to celebrate, including Sarawak Islamic Information Centre, Miri Indian Assocation and Good Shepherd Lutong Church. They all came together for the activity buffing the Buddha.

I also would like to report to this august House of this wonderful and beautiful gesture by Madam Zabariah Haji Matali, CEO of Islamic Information Centre, Kuching who visited Miri Buddhist Society last year on 21st May 2016 which was also Wesak Day where Madam Zabariah was so gracious and actually delivered a speech and wish those present Happy Wesak Day. I was there and this will only happen in Sarawak and we should be very proud of this.

Another good example in Miri is a close proximity between Masjid Annur Naim and Anglican Shepperd Church in Lutong, they‟ve been sharing car parks with one another for many years. On Friday, the church will open its gate to let Muslims to park their car during prayer time then on Sunday, the mosque does the same for the Christians to park their car, vehicles. On special occasion such as buka puasa both the Muslims and Christians will come together for dinner. We should be very proud of our level acceptance of each others' religions in Sarawak.

In closing, Tuan Speaker, with this, I support the ascending address and beg to move the motion of appreciation to the royal address by Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak in this House on 11th May 2017. Before I take my sit, I wish all my distinguish Muslim‟s friends Selamat Berpuasa and early wishes of Selamat Hari Raya. To all my distinguish Dayak friends Selamat Hari Gawai, Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai. Thank you and God Bless.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat, we have a short break. Dewan resumes at 11:45 am.

(Mesyuarat ditangguhkan pada jam 11:38 pagi)

(Mesyuarat dimulakan pada jam 12.25 tengahari)

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat, the question is that, the Motion in the name of the Honourable Member for Demak Laut be approved. Before I call upon Members to debate on the Head of State‟s Address, I would like to inform that three days has been set aside for Honourable Members who are not Members of the Cabinet to debate. That is today 15th,

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16th, 17th May 2017. I shall call upon the Honourable Member for Tanjung Datu to deliver her Maiden Address.

YB Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah Haji Anu: Terima kasih Tuan Speaker. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu‟alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Salam hormat dan salam sejahtera.

Saya memanjatkan setinggi-tinggi kesyukuran ke hadrat Allah SWT atas limpah dan kurniaNya, saya dapat hadir bersama-sama Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat sekalian di dalam Mesyuarat Pertama Penggal Kedua, Persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri ke 18 hari ini.

Saya juga mengambil kesempatan ini untuk merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih atas peluang untuk membawa usul penghargaan atas Ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang DiPertua Negeri Sarawak semasa Perasmian Persidangan Dewan pada kali ini.

Tuan Speaker, sebelum saya pergi lebih jauh, izinkan saya merakamkan setinggi- tinggi penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih kepada pucuk pimpinan Barisan Nasional khasnya Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri selaku Pengerusi Barisan Nasional Malaysia dan Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri kerana mencalonkan saya untuk bertanding di kawasan N3 Tanjung Datu pada pilihanraya kecil yang lepas. It was indeed a great honour to stand as a BN candidate in Tanjung Datu and more so the area was represented by the former Chief Minister. Surely I have a very big shoe to fill. Harimau meninggalkan belang, manusia meninggalkan nama.

Saya juga mengucapkan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kerana tanpa bantuan, sokongan serta kerjasama semua pihak semasa Pilihanraya Kecil DUN N03 Tanjung Datu baru-baru ini, saya tidak akan dapat mencapai kemenangan yang begitu besar iaitu dengan majoriti sebanyak 6,573 dengan undi popular sebanyak 96%.

Semuanya ini menjadi kenyataan kerana sokongan padu masyarakat dan pengundi di Tanjung Datu serta sokongan yang tidak berbelah bagi daripada Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri Sarawak, barisan ahli Kabinet Persekutuan dan Negeri serta semua peringkat jentera Barisan Nasional.

Bagi saya, kemenangan tersebut bukan hanya menunjukkan betapa mantapnya sokongan rakyat terhadap Barisan Nasional tetapi juga sebagai tanda penghargaan rakyat, khasnya di Tanjung Datu kepada Al-Marhum Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem, siapa yang telah menjadi ADUN Tanjung Datu semenjak Mei 2006. Selama 10 tahun menjadi wakil rakyat di Tanjung Datu, Al-Marhum telah banyak membawa kemajuan dan pembangunan di kawasan tersebut, khasnya untuk meningkatkan tahap sosio-ekonomi masyarakat setempat. Pembangunan fizikal diberi keutamaan dan dapat kita lihat dalam tempoh 10 tahun, Lundu dan Sematan telah berubah wajah.

Kemudahan dan ameniti sosial seperti bekalan air, bekalan elektrik, pusat-pusat perniagaan, riadah dan pelancongan, masjid, surau serta rumah-rumah ibadah, jalanraya, jambatan, jeti, gelanggang sukan, dewan dan sebagainya, semuanya dirancang dengan rapi bersama-sama pihak pentadbiran dan pemimpin-pemimpin akar umbi.

Telah wujud satu synergy dan smart partnership di antara Wakil Rakyat dengan pihak Pentadbiran dan pemimpin-pemimpin akar umbi di dalam hal ini. Synergy dan smart partnership telah lama dipupuk dan merupakan satu pendekatan yang diamalkan oleh Almarhum selama beliau menjadi Wakil Rakyat sama ada di kawasan DUN Muara Tuang, Kawasan Parlimen Batang Sadong mahupun di Kawasan DUN Tanjung Datu.

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Di samping itu, program-program pembasmian kemiskinan, pembangunan pendidikan serta program pembangunan sosial juga diberi keutamaan. Setelah menjadi Ketua Menteri, walaupun perhatian Almarhum beralih ke seluruh Negeri, beliau tetap memberi perhatian dan peruntukan yang agak besar untuk Tanjung Datu agar segala perancangan yang telah dibuat dapat dilaksanakan sepenuhnya.

Tuan Speaker, saya amat beruntung kerana kadang-kadang diberitahu oleh Almarhum perancangan yang beliau buat untuk Tanjung Datu ataupun Negeri Sarawak. Kadang- kadang juga diberitahu apa yang beliau mahu capai dan apa yang beliau mahu untuk Sarawak. Semua ini dan segalanya adalah untuk Sarawak. Sepertimana yang kita nikmati sekarang, terutama sekali inisiatif dan dasar-dasar beliau yang „people centric‟ atau yang mengutamakan rakyat, khususnya di luar bandar. Rakyat telah menerima manfaat serta faedah yang teramat besar dengan 53 Prinsip dan Tindakan yang beliau perkenalkan. Semua kita telah menerima limpahan dasar beliau.

Tuan Yang Terutama Tun juga telah menyentuh perkara yang sama di dalam ucapan beliau di Dewan mulia ini Khamis lepas. Sifat Almarhum yang pendiam, beliau jarang-jarang mengadu tentang kekurangan itu dan ini. Beliau hanya bertindak untuk menyelesaikan sesuatu masalah itu. He always said that he would rather light the candle than cuss the darkness.

Walau bagaimanapun, segala perancangan selepas Pilihanraya Negeri lalu belum dapat dilaksanakan sepenuhnya kerana pada 11 Januari 2017, beliau telah pergi menyahut seruan Ilahi. Beliau telah pergi buat selama-lamanya. Kita hanya boleh merancang, namun Tuhan menentukan segalanya. Al Fatihah.

Untuk itu, saya berasa amat terharu apabila Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Ketua Menteri telah membuat pengumuman untuk meneruskan segala yang telah dirancangkankan oleh Almarhum, walaupun dengan pendekatan yang berbeza. Ini menjanjikan kesinambungan perancangan di Negeri ini yang mana Kerajaan kini telah mendapat mandat yang sangat besar daripada rakyat Sarawak semua.

Dalam hal ini, Tuan Speaker, saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, atas pelantikan beliau sebagai Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang ke 6. Saya amat yakin Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri adalah seorang yang amat berpengalaman dan berkelayakan untuk terus membawa Negeri ini ke tahap kemajuan dan pembangunan yang lebih tinggi. Tahniah dan syabas Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar dan serta Barisan Kabinet yang baru dilantik baru-baru ini.

Tuan Speaker, saya mengucapkan terima kasih tidak terhingga kepada pembesar- pembesar dari dalam dan luar negara dan sahabat handai dari dekat dan jauh, dan setiap individu dari setiap lapisan masyarakat pelbagai kaum, agama dan kepercayaan dari seluruh pelusuk Negeri ini serta semua yang telah hadir, membantu dan memberi sokongan, bantuan dan kerjasama pada hari pengkebumian Almarhum pada 12 Januari 2017 yang lalu.

Saya dan keluarga amat terharu dengan bilangan yang begitu ramai yang hadir di Masjid Jamek Negeri serta di Tanah Perkuburan Samariang pada hari tersebut. Majlis- majlis tahlil, ucapan-ucapan takziah, candlelight vigil, upacara khas agama sama ada di gereja, tokong ataupun kuil di seluruh Negeri ini merupakan penghormatan yang amat tinggi terhadap Allahyarham.

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I am deeply indebted to everyone for all the kind words, thoughts and prayers expressed to me and my family in all forms, through text messages, cards, letters, phone calls, through the social media and even graphics and candlelight vigil at public places. We were all deeply touched. Hanya Tuhan sahaja yang dapat membalas budi dan jasa baik yang telah ditunjukkan oleh semua. May God Almighty bless you all.

Tuan Speaker, saya masih lagi merasa kesedihan yang amat mendalam, setelah pemergian Almarhum, namun saya juga sedar akan tanggungjawab baharu yang saya pikul ini. I will continue his legacy dan bagi saya, saya akan teruskan apa yang telah dirancang serta membuat segala perancangan baharu khusus untuk Tanjung Datu. Masih banyak yang perlu dilakukan kerana masyarakat di Tanjung Datu masih dahagakan kemajuan dan pembangunan dalam semua aspek.

Sekarang saya ingin menyentuh serba sedikit tentang perkara-perkara yang diperlukan di kawasan Tanjung Datu. After all this is my maiden speech so I wish to talk more on my kawasan. Pendidikan adalah kunci untuk kejayaan. Pendidikan boleh menjamin perubahan tahap sosio-ekonomi sesebuah keluarga. Lebih-lebih lagi jika ada dalam kalangan ahli keluarga tersebut berjaya dalam pelajaran hingga melangkah kaki ke menara gading.

Inilah yang menjadi fokus saya. Saya menaruh harapan yang sangat tinggi agar dalam masa yang tidak begitu jauh, setiap keluarga di Tanjung Datu akan mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya seorang graduan, pada tahap Diploma atau yang lebih tinggi. Untuk itu, saya memetik apa yang dikatakan oleh Koffi Anan, iaitu “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of all progress, in every society, in every family.”

Kita tahu tentang keadaan yang serba kekurangan di sekolah-sekolah di luar bandar, termasuklah di kawasan saya. Namun saya harus mengucapkan terima kasih dan syabas kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri siapa yang telah mewujudkan portfolio di dalam rombakan kabinet baru-baru ini. Ini membuktikan Yang Amat Berhormat amat serius di dalam menangani isu-isu berkaitan pendidikan di Negeri ini.

Tuan Speaker, seterusnya saya ingin menyentuh tentang beberapa projek baharu yang telah diumumkan semasa kempen pilihanraya kecil Tanjung Datu yang baru lalu. Bagi pihak penduduk di kawasan Tanjung Datu dan Daerah Lundu secara amnya, saya merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih.

Ada di antara projek tersebut sudah dan sedang dilaksanakan pada pelbagai peringkat, namun sebilangan besarnya merupakan kelulusan yang diumumkan oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri serta Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri dan juga diumumkan oleh Menteri-Menteri Persekutuan dan juga Menteri-Menteri Negeri. Terima kasih kerana sudi membahagikan projek dan saya senaraikan di sini di antara projek-projek yang telah diumumkan tetapi belum dilaksanakan seperti berikut:

(a) RM165 juta untuk Pusat Latihan RELA di Sematan; (b) RM150 juta untuk Jambatan Sungai Rambungan; (c) RM20 juta untuk Estet Perindustrian Lundu; (d) RM15 juta untuk projek tanaman padi di Tanjung Purun; (e) RM5 juta untuk Kem Belia Pueh, Sematan; (f) RM7 juta untuk Waterfront Sematan.

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(g) RM122.5 juta untuk projek bekalan air untuk Tanjung Datu, Sematan dan Bau; (h) Pusat Matrikulasi iaitu yang akan ditempatkan di Sematan

Senarai projek ini juga dipetik oleh akhbar-akhbar tempatan serta dimuatkan ke dalam media-media sosial. Dengan publisiti yang amat menyeluruh ini, ianya telah menimbulkan rasa teruja yang amat tinggi dalam kalangan penduduk di Tanjung Datu. They really look forward very much to the projects.

Projek-projek ini amat ditunggu-tunggu oleh penduduk di Tanjung Datu dan saya menaruh harapan serta kepercayaan yang amat tinggi agar kesemua projek ini dapat menjadi kenyataan dalam tempoh 4 tahun dari sekarang. Saya juga menyatakan di sini bahawa penduduk Tanjung Datu akan memberi kerjasama yang padu di dalam pelaksanaan projek-projek tersebut nanti.

Saya tidak mahu memberi sebab dan alasan kepada mereka nanti sekiranya projek- projek tersebut nanti. Saya tidak mahu memberi sebab dan alasan kepada mereka nanti sekiranya projek-projek ini tidak menjadi kenyataan sepertimana diharapkan, seperti apa yang berlaku terhadap projek infrastruktur dan kemudahan sebelum ini. Namun saya mempunyai keyakinan yang amat tinggi bahawa setiap projek tersebut akan mendapat peruntukan yang secukupnya dan dapat dilaksanakan sepertimana dirancang.

Tuan Speaker, selanjutnya, ingin saya menyentuh tentang impak atau kesan daripada projek Pan-Borneo Highway ke atas kawasan Tanjung Datu. Saya amat berterima kasih kepada Kerajaan kerana projek jalanraya Telok Melano-Sematan sejauh 33KM tersebut kini sudah mencapai tahap lebih kurang 30% siap dan dijangka siap sepenuhnya menjelang Januari 2019.

Selain daripada memberi impak positif terhadap tahap sosio-ekonomi di kawasan tersebut iaitu membuka peluang perniagaan, pekerjaan, pertanian, industri dan sebagainya, saya ingin memberi peringatan awal tentang betapa pentingnya kita memelihara keindahan alam sekitar di kawasan tersebut.

Tanjung Datu, as is well-known, tersohor dengan keindahan pantainya yang keemasan, laut yang membiru, hutan dan gunung-ganang yang menghijau serta air-air terjun yang melimpah bertingkat-tingkat. Almarhum Datuk Patinggi pun selalu berseloroh atau he used to say bahawa Tanjung Datu adalah kawasasan DUN yang paling indah di Sarawak.

Saya tidak mahu suatu hari nanti, semua ini musnah dan rosak akibat eksploitasi yang tidak terkawal. Maklumlah, dengan akses jalanraya yang moden, peningkatan bilangan pengunjung, peningkatan bilangan resort dan tempat peranginan, pemaju-pemaju ini mengabaikan kepentingan menjaga alam sekitar.

Saya tidak menentang kemajuan, namun dalam aspek ini, biarlah kita sentiasa berwaspada dan sentiasa berjaga-jaga agar setiap pembangunan dirancang dan dilaksanakan dengan tahap kepatuhan maksimum terhadap undang-undang dan peraturan pemerliharaan alam sekitar tidak memandai, maka perlulah kita menggubal atau memperketatkan undang-undang serta peraturan yang sedia ada.

Namun, Tuan Speaker, apa yang lazimnya berlaku adalah penguatkuasaan yang lemah. Lihatlah apa yang sudah berlaku ataupun telah berlaku di Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary. Hal ini telah menimbulkan kemarahan Almarhum Datuk Patinggi Ketua Menteri yang lalu. Janganlah perkara ini berulang, dan terjadi pulak di kawasan yang lain seperti di gunung-gunung di sekitar Tanjung Datu.

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Biarlah batu-batu karang atau corals di Tanjung Datu hidup subur tanpa gangguan pukat tunda yang merosakkan. Biarlah air-air terjun di gunung-gunung sentiasa mengalir tanpa gangguan di kawasan tadahan air dan biarlah hutan-hutan melindungi pelbagai spesis hidupan liar sepertimana selama ini tanpa diganggu atau diburu.

Semua ini adalah khazanah yang kita warisi dan bakal kita wariskan kepada generasi yang akan datang. Inilah adalah juga diimpikan oleh Allahyarham Datuk Patinggi. As everybody aware, he always talk about himself being an naturalist. Beliau sangat sayang ke atas environment atas apa yang dia lihat Negeri Sarawak. That is Sarawak. Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri juga telah menyentuh mengenai betapa pentingnya pemeliharaan dan pemuliharaan alam sekitar di dalam ucapan beliau pada khamis yang lepas.

Seterusnya Tuan Speaker, satu lagi isu yang penting juga di kawasan saya berhubung dengan Pan Borneo Highway nanti adalah keselamatan, Security. Sempadan di antara Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia dan Sarawak di kawasan saya meliputi Kawasan Tanjong Datu National Park hingga ke Gunung Pueh. Selebihnya di dalam kawasan jiran saya iaitu N1 Opar.

Saya difahamkan oleh pentadbiran di Lundu bahawa usaha untuk mengekangkan kemasukan pendatang dari seberang secara haram adalah satu cabaran yang amat besar. Ini kerana sempadan kita mudah lolos dipenuhi dengan jalan-jalan tikus. Wujudnya ladang- ladang sawit di sempadan menambahkan lagi kesukaran penguatkuasaan undang-undang. Bilangan penguatkuasa yang kecil serta kemudahan dan peralatan yang tidak mencukupi merupakan kekangan utama. Oleh itu saya amat khuatir apabila siapnya Pan Borneo nanti yang menghubungi Telok Melano ke Sematan, masalah sempadan bolos ini akan bertambah. Saya berharap agar pihak berwajib memandang serius dalam hal ini.

Tuan Speaker, saya merasa adalah tidak salah jika Jabatan dan Agensi yang terlibat baik pada peringkat Persekutuan atau Negeri membuat perancangan dan persiapan awal mulai sekarang tentang keperluan penguatkuasaan dalam masa yang terdekat ini.

Seterusnya saya ingin pula menyentuh tentang hala tuju dasar Kerajaan di bawah pimpinan Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Ketua Menteri dan kaitannya dengan Tanjung Datu. Kami di Tanjung Datu menyambut baik dasar yang menjurus kepada pembangunan Ekonomi Digital dengan penyediaan rangkaian infrastruktur digital yang komprehensif. Dapat saya bayangkan nanti ada sebilangan pengusaha hasil tempatan menjalankan perniagaan secara e-commerce. Namun sementara menunggu rangkaian infrastruktur digital mencapai tahap yang memuaskan, maka perlulah penduduk khususnya para belia di kawasan saya membuat persiapan. Mereka perlu mempunyai kemahiran ataupun competency di dalam bidang yang berkaitan ict dan teknologi digital.

Walau bagaimanapun langkah pertama haruslah bermula sekarang tanpa perlu menunggu lengkapnya infrastruktur tersebut. If we wait until we are ready, we will be waiting for the rest of our life. Inilah yang kita tidak mahu. Kepada para belia yang berani mencuba, mulakan langkah sekarang.

Tidak dinafikan, peluang juga harus diwujudkan untuk mereka ini menimba pengetahuan dan kemahiran dalam bidang teknologi digital ini. Ruang dan peluang inilah yang tidak terdapat di luar bandar.

Oleh itu, Tuan Speaker, ingin saya mencadangkan agar Center for Technical Excellence atau CENTEX yang kampusnya kini sedang dibangunkan di Lundu juga dapat menyediakan kursus-kursus berkaitan dengan teknologi digital. Di samping itu, CENTEX

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 juga diharap dapat menyediakan kemudahan untuk mewujudkan incubator sepertimana yang telah dirancangkan di Kuching. Ini akan membuka ruang dan peluang untuk para belia dan penduduk di kawasan saya dan sekitarnya membina perusahaan dan melibatkan diri di dalam e-commerce.

Malah saya ingin CENTEX Lundu juga dapat menyediakan kursus-kursus yang trending dewasa ini dalam kalangan para belia, iaitu digital animation, solution application development dan sebagainya. Saya mendapat makluman bahawa CENTEX memang menyediakan kursus-kursus kemahiran berkaitan Oil and Gas serta Industri Pembinaan, tetapi kursus-kursus yang saya syorkan tadi merupakan tambahan kepada yang sedia ada. Saya percaya kursus-kursus ini dapat menaut hati para belia pada masa kini.

Untuk itu, saya berharap agar rancangan Kerajaan untuk menyediakan rangkaian internet jalurlebar berkelajuan tinggi dapat dimulakan dari Lundu, di mana rangkaian komunikasi seperti fibre optics dan kabel dasar laut bermula di Sematan. Semua ini dapat dimanfaatkat oleh CENTEX dan perusahan lain yang berkaitan.

Tuan Speaker, seterusnya ia boleh juga menyumbangkan kepada pembangunan industri eko-pelancongan di kawasan tersebut.

Tuan Speaker, sebelum saya mengakhiri ucapan saya, seperti yang kita ketahui pada 12 Mei (Jumaat) baru-baru ini, operasi feri di Sungai Rambungan, Lundu terganggu ekoran berlakunya perlanggaran antara dua feri beroperasi di sungai tersebut. Semasa kejadian berlaku belum ada penumpang dan kenderaan yang menaiki feri, namun saya amat bersyukur tidak berlaku apa-apa kemalangan. Oleh itu, saya syorkan di sini, jangan terlalu lambat, keperluan jambatan Rambungan amatlah dihargai.

Demikianlah tadi beberapa pemerhatian, pengamatan, ulasan dan harapan saya terhadap apa yang ingin dicapai dan dikecapi untuk kawasan Tanjung Datu. Saya sedar, banyak perancangan perlu dibuat, banyak kerja perlu dilakukan, serta banyak penilaian perlu juga dilaksanakan.

Namun saya yakin, dengan kepimpinan yang ditunjukkan oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri serta pasukannya, kerjasama dalam kalangan kita semua serta sokongan, bantuan dan kerjasama jentera Kerajaan, semua ini lambat launnya akan menjadi kenyataan.

Untuk mengakhiri, sekali lagi saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Yang Berhormat Tuan Speaker atas peluang yang diberikan kepada saya menyampaikan ucapan pada kali ini. Saya juga ingin mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan Selamat Hari Guru kepada warga pendidik kita, Selamat menyambut bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak dan Selamat Berpuasa kepada rakan-rakan muslim dan muslimah. Kepada rakan-rakan yang menyambut Gawai, saya ucapkan Selamat Menyambut Hari Gawai, Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai, Lantang Senang.

Akhir sekali, saya dengan sukacitanya mengusul untuk diluluskan di Dewan ini, Usul Penghargaan dan Terima Kasih ke atas ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak.

Sekian, Wabillahitaufik Walhidayah Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Tuan Speaker: That was the moving maiden speech by the newly elected Honourable Member for Tanjung Datu and also an honor of her late husband our beloved late Chief Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem. Ahli Yang

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Berhormat, Under Standing Order 31 (8), I hereby limit a Member speech to a maximum of 20 minutes. Dewan is adjourned until 2.30 p.m.

(Mesyuarat ditangguhkan pada jam 12.45 tengah hari)

(Mesyuarat dimulakan pada jam 2.45 petang)

[Timbalan Speaker mempengerusikan Mesyuarat]

Timbalan Speaker: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat we shall continue with the debate on TYT address. Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat are reminded that under Standing Order 31 (8), you are allocated 20 minutes to deliver your speech. Your Honourable Member for Layar.

YB Encik Gerald Rentap Jabu: Tuan Speaker, terima kasih kerana Memberi saya peluang untuk bersama-sama berbahas di Dewan yang mulia ini. Saya ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada YAB Ketua Menteri Datuk Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zoahri Tun Openg, Adun Satok, yang telah mengambil alih sebagai Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang ke-6. Tahniah juga diucapkan kepada barisan kabinet yang mantap yang berfokuskan pembangunan Negeri Sarawak ke Era Ekonomi Digital.

YAB Ketua Menteri in his first 100 days in office has set a mission to transform Sarawak into a digital economy. This visionary and bold step anchors Sarawak towards a new economy model. The visionary and bold step anchors Sarawak towards a new economy model embracing technology, knowledge, e-commerce, research and development to spur our growth into 2030 and beyond! The dynamics and disruptive nature of world economy and business has change. It is more than appropriate to embrace the new world order and to enhance our internet connectivity to create business opportunities and thus leap frogging Sarawak to a greater level.

We salute you Sir and likewise beg all Sarawakians to give full support to our new development agenda. I thank the State Government of Sarawak in encouraging the youth to take this opportunity because the youth is our future and the policies herein are for them to succeed in the future.

Tuan Speaker, saya ingin memberi penghormatan dan ucapan takziah kepada keluarga Almarhum Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Adenan Bin Haji Satem, Ketua Menteri Sarawak ke-5 di atas pemergian beliau yang tanpa disangka. Bagi pihak warga Layar, we thank him for his great leadership, bringing back our rights through devolution of power from Putra Jaya to Petra Jaya, protecting our environment, fighting corruption, people centric policies, going rural and most of all, putting Sarawak and Sarawakians first –giving us, most of all hope for Sarawakians for a better future. Tok Nan, you will always be in our hearts. You are a true Sarawakian and we thank you deeply. May God Bless your soul.

I would like also to congratulate Tuan Speaker on handling the proceedings of this august House last Friday. It is the utmost importance to safeguard the name of Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak. Integrity and honesty are the pillars of this sacred institution and must be upheld at all times.

Tuan Speaker, kita telah mendengar ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Pehin Sri Dr. Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud pada hari Khamis yang lalu. Tuan Yang Terutama Tun menyarankan perpaduan untuk menjamin pembangunan dan kemakmuran Bumi Kenyalang yang tercinta.Tuan Yang Terutama juga Memberi pengharapan kepada YAB Ketua Menteri untuk mengatur polisi Kerajaan ke arah melonjakkan ekonomi Negeri ke tahap yang lebih tinggi lagi dengan pendekatan melalui ekonomi digital.

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Dengan pendekatan ini, Kerajaan mengharapkan pertumbuhan ekonomi Negeri, melalui pemodenan sektor pertanian, perkhidmatan dan value added industries. Kerajaan Negeri juga Memberi tumpuan yang komited kepada transformasi luar Bandar, kesejahteraan Bandar, keselamatan dan kesejahteraan rakyat dan perpaduan dan keharmonian sebagai tonggak kekuatan kita sebagai anak Sarawak.

Pendekatan tersebut dikendalikan oleh Cabinet Committees termasuk Jawatankuasa Kabinet Transformasi Sosial-Ekonomi, Transformasi Luar Bandar dan Transformasi Prestasi dan Penyampaian Perkhidmatan.These 3 cabinet committees encompass the vision to bring about change in Government approaches from planning to product delivery with integrity and efficiency.Syabas kepada YAB Ketua Menteri.

Tuan Speaker, sekarang saya ingin menyentuh tentang kawasan saya. Sebagai kawasan luar bandar, kita memang memerlukan pembangunan yang lebih pesat.

Saya mengalukan pengumuman YAB Ketua Menteri di Rumah Penom, Paku, Betong pada 2 April 2017 yang lalu, yang telah meluluskan beberapa projek termasuk sebuah “airstrip” untuk projek Agropolitan Bukit Sadok. Ini merupakan satu pendekatan “to bring food form farm to table”. Pembangunan pertanian di kawasan Sadok yang merangkumi DUN Batang Ai, Engkelili, Layar, Bukit Saban, Krian, Meluan dan Pakan dan kawasan seluas 300,000 hektar tanah pertanian. Projek ini membawa pendekatan permodenan pertanian termasuk „large scale farming, marketing and development, collection and delivery to market using the latest technology‟. With such efforts by the Government to seriously develop this agropolitan area, I would like to propose the Government to set up Agropolitan Sadok Developmetn Authority to formally plan, organize, implement and monitor and ensuring success of this project.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to further touch on issues in Layar.

Water

A large amount of consumers especially in Lidong area, including 29 longhouses and 3 schools experienced no water supply for a long period in April. The problem was rectified towards the end of April but unfortunately this was not able to save the 12 door longhouse at Nyelutong which was burnt down as the fire hydrant was dry when Bomba came about to the rescue. Fortunately, no one was injured during the incident.

In this respect, I would like to seek Kementerian Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar dan Bekalan Air to look into this matter and to propose a high level tank to be built to mitigate the problem with the expending population of this area and Betong.

Perkhidmatan Kesihatan

Tuan Speaker, Hospital Betong adalah sebuah hospital yang menjadi hospital rujukan utama kepada 12 klinik desa di bahagian Betong. Memandangkan keperluan yang memadai dan penambahan penduduk, we request for a Permanent Clinical Specialist to be stationed in Hospital Betong. This service is a must for Betong Division as there is no permanent specialist available in Betong. Currently, there are only visiting specialist but the service is available with limited time. With the availability of this proposed Permanent Clinical Specialist in Betong, patients would not have to be transferred to other hospitals which is time consuming and for example coming to Kuching takes an average of 4 hours is required per way to transfer a patient by road. Obstetrician & Gynaecology Specialist and Family Medicine Specialist is also urgently needed and a priority for Betong Division. These specialist care units would go in line in transforming the health services for Betong.

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Hospital Betong is currently accommodating both male and female patients in the General Ward and is in a dire need for a new ward to reduce congestion and to ward male and female patients separately. Shortage of medicine is also a concern. Of late patients can only be given 1 month worth prescribed medication supply although next the follow up visit is three months away. Most of these patients live in the rural interior and this has become a burden and costly affair to seek medical treatment. Healthcare should be of the same standard regardless of the area you are from. Be it urban or rural.

Drainage Masterplan

Tuan Speaker, masalah banjir sering berlaku terutamanya di persekitaran Bandar Betong. Dengan ini, saya meminta pihak berkuasa tempatan, Majlis Daerah Betong, Jabatan Kerja Raya dan Jabatan Pengarian dan Saliran mengkaji satu masterplan untuk menangani masalah ini. Sistem perparitan yang sedia ada tidak dapat lagi menampung pertumbuhan penduduk dan perlu dibuat yang baru memandangkan pembangunan yang sedang diusahakan dengan pesatnya.

Tourism

Tuan Speaker, with the State Government embarking on digital economy, such advanced IT infrastructure should be used to promote every sector of the economy. Tourism and service industry is an area that can be promoted aggressively. In Layar, we are fortunate to have products that can be further enhance to reap benefits in this area. Our iconic Bukit Sadok, Rentap‟s Fort within the Bukut Sadok Agropolitan area, offers not only its historical value but also the serene fauna and flora diversity. Fort Lily in Betong is also a historical landmark. There are many other points of interest that be further promoted. I would like to urge the Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister to help us develop our potential. Our places of interest coupled with vast roads, rivers and tracks can also be used for Sport Tourism, For the information of the Dewan, we had just successfully concluded the Layar Cycling Carnival 2017 which attracted over 120 riders form throughout Malaysia and neighbouring countries. I urge the Ministry to help us make this Layar Cycling Carnival a yearly event.

Hosting such big event not only enhance our capabilities to welcome people from outside Betong to enjoy our hospitality, food and culture but also give us the opportunity to improve our services and abilities to be a competent event organiser and host. Thus, creating more economic value to Betong Division.

Education

Tuan Speaker, education is very close to our hearts. In the rural areas dilapidated schools and lacking in facilities is almost a norm. During the last Dewan Session. I highlighted on the lack of beds and mattresses in our asrama, SMK Ulu Layar. The Minister in holding watching brief on education matters even in her winding up speech said that these problem were to be met and mattresses and furniture to be delivered before ensuing school term. Unfortunately, that is not the case until today.

With the setting up of the new Ministry of Education, Science andTechnological Research, I urge the Ministry to look into at least these basic necessities including internet access to ensure no gap between rural and urban schools.

If we are to successfully embark into digital economy module, please do not deny our rural students of these needs. Otherwise we will not be able to achieve our vision. If we can extend the same facilities to both rural and urban schools, I am sure all students and youth

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Tuan Speaker, sebagai penutupan saya memohon saranan Tuan Yang Terutama Tun supaya mementingkan perpaduan dan keharmonian untuk membawa kemajuan diamalkan kita sebagai Anak Sarawak.

Dengan perpaduan kita akan dapat mencapai matlamat Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak untuk melonjakkan pendapatan rakyat kepada high income economy.

The mission of our YAB Ketua Menteri can only be achived if all of us, Sarawakians pursue and embrace this, regardless of race or religion. This is for the sake of our children and for Sarawak.

With that, I would like to wish Selamat Gawai, especially to our Dayakfriends , Selamat Berpuasa dan Selamat Hari Raya kepada rakan kita yang beragama islam dan Selamat Hari Guru tak lama lagi dan semoga, we and the Dewan keep and uphold integrity as Ahli Dewan yang mulia ini. With this, I beg to support the motion of thanks to Tuan Yang Terutama‟s gracious address. Thank you.

Timbalan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat for Daro.

YB Encik Safiee Bin Ahmad: Bismillahir rahmanir rahim, assalamualaikum warahmatullahita‟ala wabarakatuh dan salam sejahtera. Terima kasih Tuan Speaker, kerana telah Memberi peluang kepada saya untuk turut sama mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan usul penghargaan atas ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud sempena upacara Pembukaan Persidangan Pertama Penggal Kedua Dewan Undangan Negeri yang Ke-18 pada 11 Mei 2017 yang lepas.

Ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri tersebut amat bermakna untuk dijadikan iktibar dan panduan kepada kita semua selaku wakil rakyat dalam melaksanakan tugas dan tanggungjawab kita membangun Negeri Sarawak amnya dan rakyat secara khususnya. Penekanan kepada aspek mengekalkan perpaduan dan keharmonian yang berterusan, memantapkan pembangunan sosio-ekonomi Negeri Sarawak, trasformasi pembangunan luar bandar dan mengutamakan kesejahteraan bandar amat releven dan penting kepada Negeri kita untuk mencapai status Negeri termaju di Malaysia pada tahun 2030.

Tuan Speaker, dengan kesempatan ini juga saya mewakili rakyat di kawasan N.43 Daro ingin merakamkan ucapan takziah kepada keluarga Allhyarham Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem yang lebih dikenali sebagai Tok Nan mantan Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri Sarawak. Meskipun beliau tiada lagi bersama kita namun segala sumbangan dan jasa bakti beliau akan kekal abadi buat selama-lamanya. Semoga roh Allahyarham dicucuri rahmat dan ditempatkan dikalangan orang-orang yang beriman.

Tuan Speaker, kita di Negeri Sarawak ini amat bertuah kerana mempunyai sebuah Kerajaan yang stabil serta mempunyai kematangan kepimpinan politik yang tinggi. Sebab itulah peralihan kuasa pucuk kepimpinan kita telah berjalan dengan lancar.Bagi pihak rakyat di kawasan N.43 Daro, saya mengucapkan setingg-tinggi tahniah kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg sebagai Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang ke-6. Kita amat yakin dengan kewibawaan dan kebolehan beliau akan dapat memimpin Negeri ini ke arah yang lebih maju dan makmur terutamanya dalam era digital ekonomi. Rombakan kabinet yang telah beliau laksanakan baru-baru ini telah mengambarkan dengan jelas bahawa Kerajaan Negeri amat serius dan

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 komited dalam melaksanakan dasar dan hala tuju yang telah Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri umumkan dalam tempoh 100 hari beliau menjadi ketua Menteri Sarawak.

Tuan Speaker, sekarang izinkan saya untuk mengemukakan beberapa isu yang memerlukan perhatian dewan ini lebih-lebih lagi yang melibatkan kawasan saya di N.43 Daro.

Jalan Pesisir

Saya yang turut mewakili Yang Berhormat bagi Semop yang merupakan sebahagian daripada Daerah Daro ingin merakamkan ucapan terima kasih kepada YB Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing, Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sarawak merangkap Menteri Pembangunan Infrastruktur dan Pengangkutan yang telah mengadakan lawatan kerja meninjau sendiri jalan-jalan di kawasan persisir termasuk ke daerah Daro pada 6 Januari 2017 yang lepas. Semoga dengan usaha ini pembinaan jalan-jalan perhubungan di kawasan pesisir akan terus diberi keutamaan terutamanya pembinaan jambatan di Batang Paloh dan Batang Lassa. Pembinaan kedua-dua jalan ini bukan sahaja dapat memudahkan perhubungan tetapi juga Memberi impak yang tinggi dalam meningkatkan taraf sosio- ekonomi rakyat sekaligus meningkatkan kualiti hidup rakyat.

Ekonomi Digital

Tuan Speaker, kami di kawasan Daro amat menyokong penuh usaha Kerajaan untuk membangunkan infrastruktur ICT yang bertaraf dunia di Negeri ini khususnya di kawasan luar bandar. Usaha ini sudah pasti dapat memperlengkapkan rakyat bagi menghadapi era kecanggihan dan kepantasan perkembangan ICT diperingkat global. Oleh itu, selaras dengan dasar Kerajaan ke arah Negeri yang berasaskan digital ekonomi, maka saya cadangkan supaya diwujudkan ICT Hub di Daro untuk Zon Mukah supaya belia dan lepasan diploma dan ijazah diberi pendedahan tentang kepentingan ICT dan e-commerce. Ini dapat melatih para belia berniaga sendiri dan secara tidak langsung mereka mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan kepada yang lain.

Dasar Kabotaj

Tuan Speaker, keputusan Kerajaan memansuhkan polisi kabotaj mulai 1 Jun 2017 adalah disokong dan amat dialu-alukan. Sebenarnya struktur barangan adalah meliputi freight charges, port charges, custom duty yang juga menyumbang kepada peningkatan kos caj barangan yang di bawa masuk. Oleh itu, adalah dicadangkan supaya Kerajaan juga mengkaji caj-caj ini secara menyeluruh supaya harga barangan tersebut dapat dikurangkan dalam pasaran.

Memperkasakan Pembangunan Belia

Tuan Speaker, golongan belia merupakan pelapis dan pewaris kepada kepimpinan Negara. Kalau nak lihat masa depan negara lihatlah belia yang ada sekarang. Sehubungan itu, saya ingin menyeru kepada Kerajaan supaya dapat merangka satu “blueprint” yang komprehensif untuk memperkasakan belia khususnya di Negeri Sarawak.Dewasa ini banyak isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan masalah sosial seperti penyalahgunaan ubat terlarang atau penangihan dadah telah menular di kalangan belia yang masih diperingkat pelajar lagi.Hasil penemuan survei yang telah dijalankan oleh pihak AADK ke atas pelajar sekolah di sebuah daerah baru-baru ini amat memeranjatkan kita semua.Ini menunjukkan dadah sudah bersarang di sekolah yang mana sasarannya adalah pelajar. Masalah ini adalah serius dan merosakkan generasi akan datang. Oleh itu, satu pendekatan drastik dalam jangka pendek dan pendekatan secara holistik untuk jangkaan panjang haruslah dilakukan.

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Tuan Speaker, di Negeri ini kita sepatutnya berbangga kerana ada sebuah badan seperti Saberkas yang aktif dalam melaksanakan program khusus bagi golongon belia. Walau bagaimanapun didapati pihak Kementerian khususnya yang berkaitan dengan belia masih kurang melaksanakan program khas untuk para belia. Beberapa kemudahan yang telah disediakan oleh Kerajaan untuk membangunkan golongan belia seperti Pusat Pembangunan Belia didapati kurang amat dimanafaatkan sepenuhnya. Saya berharap dengan adanya Yang Berhormat Menteri baharu yang telah dilantik dalam rombakan kabinet baru-baru ini akan melaksanakan beberapa program yang lebih sistematik untuk memperkasakan golongan belia khususnya dalam aspek kepimpinan, ketahanan diri dan kemahiran-kemahiran yang lain dapat dipertingkatkan dan dimantapkan.

Sektor Pertanian

Tuan Speaker, sepertimana ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak telah menyeru agar golongan yang terlibat dalam sektor pertanian dapat membangun sektor ini secara moden dan komersial kerana sektor pertanian merupakan tunjang pembangunan sosio-ekonomi rakyat, khususnya di kawasan luar bandar. Saya amat menyokong perkara ini diberi perhatian yang serius khususnya oleh Jabatan Pertanian. Jabatan Pertanian perlu memberi keutamaan kepada projek pertanian yang lebih berdaya saing, bukan sahaja yang mampu meningkatkan pendapatan para petani tetapi dapat membantu meningkatkan pengeluaran hasil-hasil pertanian yang berasaskan makanan iaitu "Food Basket" di Negeri ini. Tetapi apa yang saya dapati kebanyakkan projek pertanian yang telah dicadangkan oleh Jabatan Pertanian khusus di kawasan saya lebih kepada Penanaman Rumbia yang saya dapati kurang memberi impak kepada pembangunan sosio-ekonomi kepada penduduk kerana ianya memakan masa yang lama serta berdasarkan pengalaman yang lepas telah menunjukkan projek ini kurang berjaya untuk dilaksanakan. Apa yang saya risau ialah pelaksaan projek tersebut lebih kepada mengambil kira senang untuk dilaksanakan berbanding impaknya kepada pembangunan sosio-ekonomi penduduk. Oleh itu, saya menyeru kepada Jabatan Pertanian termasuk agensi-agensi yang berkaitan dengan pertannian supaya lebih bersikap proaktif, kreatif dan bersungguh-sungguh dalam melaksanakan projek pertanian kerana dengan cara ini sahajalah kita dapat membantu memajukan rakyat di luar bandar yang bergantung sepenuhnya dengan sektor pertanian supaya ianya dapat dikomersialkan dan bukan sekadar hanya cukup makan.

Kompleks Untuk Jabatan Persekutuan

Tuan Speaker, Daerah Daro telah menjadi sebuah daerah penuh sejah 45 tahun yang lalu. Walau bagaimanapun, saya dapati jabatan-jabatan Kerajaan Persekutuan masih tidak mempunyai bangunan pejabat dan kebanyakan masih menyewa bangunan kedai dan menumpang di bangunan Pejabat Daerah yang lama serta beberapa kuarters yang usang. Sehubungan itu, saya memohon kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan supaya sebuah kompleks bagi menempatkan jabatan atau agensi Kerajaan Persekutuan dapat dibina secepat yang mungkin. Ini bukan sahaja memberi kemudahan kepada jabatan-jabatan Kerajaan ini tetapi memberi keselesaan kepada rakyat untuk berurusan dengan agensi Kerajaan Persekutuan.

Projek Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar

Tuan Speaker, terlebih dahulu saya ingin menzahirkan penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih kepada Kerajaan amnya dan Kementerian Kemudahan Awam khasnya di atas kelulusan dan pelaksanaan beberapa projek bekalan elektrik luar bandar di kawasan N.43 Daro. Walau bagaimanapun, saya ingin merayu agar Kerajaan mempertimbangkan permohonan yang telah dikemukakan untuk melaksanakan projek bekalan elektrik luar bandar ini di beberapa buah penempatan seperti berikut:-

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(a) Kampung Sawai, Rumah-rumah panjang di Passin dan Batang Lassa yang terletak di daerah Matu;

(b) Menyambung bekalan elektrik luar bandar dari Kampung Penasu, Daro ke Rumah-rumah panjang di Sungai Serban, Daro dan Rumah-rumah panjang di Nanga Lassa, Sibu; dan

(c) Seterusnya menyambung bekalan elektrik luar bandar dari kampung Muara Stubah ke Rumah Ujang, Sungai Mawan dan Rumah Franchis Kiyai, Singat yang terletak di daerah Sibu.

Projek Jalan Perhubungan Luar Bandar

Tuan Speaker, pembinaan Jalan Perhubungan Luar Bandar meskipun hanya sebuah jalan tanah merah atau “gravel road” amat memberi impak yang tinggi kepada pembangunan sosio-ekonomi khususnya bagi masyarakat di luar bandar. Sehubungan itu, saya memohon kepada Kerajaan supaya mempertimbangkan seterusnya meluluskan cadangan pembinaan Jalan Berbatu (Gravel Road) Kampung Penasu ke Nanga Semah, di Daerah Daro sepanjang 10 KM yang telah dikemukakan oleh Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Bahagian Mukah. Jalan ini memberi impak yang tinggi kepada sosio-ekonomi penduduk di Kampung Penasu dan 7 buah Rumah Panjang di Nanga Semah. Projek ini akan memberi kemudahan kepada penduduk dan rakyat di kawasan tersebut untuk ke Klinik Desa dan sekolah yang pada masa kini hanya boleh dihubungi melalui jalan sungai sahaja. Selain itu, ia juga dapat menghubungkan kesemua penempatan tersebut ke bandar-bandar besar terutamanya ke bandar Sibu untuk membawa produk dan hasil pertanian mereka walaupun terpaksa melalui jalan ladang.

Jalan Perhubungan Di Antara Ng. Bangkit/Muara Lebaan Ke Jalan Tanjung Manis

Tuan Speaker, saya juga menyokong agar Kerajaan Negeri menyegerakan pembinaan jalan perhubungan di antara Ng. Bangkit/Muara Lebaan ke Jalan Tg. Manis sepanjang 6 KM yang pernah dibangkitkan oleh Yang Berhormat bagi Meradong di dalam dewan yang mulia ini. Dengan terbinannya jalan ini nanti dipercayai akan merancakkan lagi pembangunan sosio-ekonomi serta akan memberi faedah perhubungan kepada 8 buah rumah panjang di Teluk Batu, Teluk Bulat dan Bukit Papit serta sebuah kampung di Muara Lebaan, Meradong yang terletak di bawah DUN N.43 Daro.

Penambahan Bank Komersial

Tuan Speaker, Daerah Daro semakin sehari semakin berkembang pesat. Dengan terbinanya bandar baru oleh pihak LCDA dan pembukaan ladang-ladang kelapa sawit telah merancakkan lagi pembangunan ekonomi di daerah Daro. Pada masa ini di pekan Daro hanya ada sebuah Bank Agro sahaja dan sebuah mesin ATM Bank Rakyat. Apa yang sering menjadi masalah lebih-lebih lagi pada waktu hujung bulan adalah didapati perkhidmatan bank ini tidak dapat menampung rakyat yang ingin berurusan dengan bank. Saya sering menerima rungutan dan aduan daripada rakyat bahawa mereka terpaksa berbelanja lebih untuk ke bandar-bandar yang berdekatan bagi berurusan dengan bank. Oleh itu, saya memohon supaya beberapa buah bank komersial yang lain dapat membuka cawangannya di Pekan Daro juga.

Jawatan Penghulu Bagi Masyarakat Iban

Tuan Speaker, saya memohon kepada Kerajaan Negeri supaya mewujudkan satu jawatan Penghulu bagi masyarakat Iban di Daerah Daro. Setakat ini, Daerah Daro tidak

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 mempunyai Penghulu bagi masyarakat Iban meskipun terdapat hampir 20 buah rumah panjang di Daerah Daro.

Keperluan jawatan Penghulu bagi masyarakat Iban ini adalah kritikal lebih-lebih lagi dalam mengendalikan kes-kes yang melibatkan adat-istiadat Iban. Permohonan ini telah lama dikemukakan semenjak saya menjadi Pegawai Daerah lagi tetapi sehingga kini masih belum ada jawapan.

Kriteria Untuk Pemilihan Skim Pembesaran Kampung dan Skim Penempatan Semula

Tuan Speaker, ekoran daripada pertambahan penduduk pada masa ini didapati keperluan permohonan untuk lot kediaman baru amat tinggi. Terima kasih kepada Kerajaan Negeri kerana setakat ini ada dua buah projek Skim Pembesaran Kampung telah diluluskan bagi kawasan Daro. Walau bagaimanapun, apa yang saya dapati kriteria kelayakan bagi skim penempatan semula yang telah diluluskan pada tahun 1995 yang menekankan ketua keluarga pemohon mempunyai gaji bulanan tidak melebihi RM700 sebulan dan pemohon berumur diantara 20 tahun hingga 55 tahun sahaja. Ini perlu dikaji semula. Pendapatan pemohon barangkali boleh digabung suami dan isteri perlu dinaikkan kepada tidak melebihi RM5 ribu manakala had umur pula hendaklah diantara 18 tahun hingga 60 tahun. Dengan kriteria baru ini akan dapat membantu rakyat yang amat memerlukan sebuah lot untuk membina rumah layak dipertimbangkan dan seterusnya ditawarkan lot kediaman.

Lampu Jalan

Tuan Speaker, dengan kesempatan ini juga saya memohon kepada pihak Jabatan Kerja Raya supaya mempertimbangkan untuk memasang lampu jalan khususnya sepanjang jalan dari Pekan Daro ke Kampung Nangar dan jalan ke Kampung Tebaang kerana saya dapati kedua-dua jalan tersebut gelap pada waktu malam sehingga boleh membahayakan pengguna. Selain itu, lampu jalan di kedua-dua pengkalan feri di Batang Lassa dan Batang Paloh perlu ditambah kerana lampu yang sedia ada sekarang ini kurang terang dan hanya bergantung kepada sistem solar sedangkan perkhidmatan feri berlarutan sehinga pukul 11 malam dan kadang-kadang dilanjutkan sehingga awal pagi pada musim-musim perayaan. Dengan adanya lampu jalan yang lebih terang ianya bukan sahaja memberi keselesaan dan keselamatan kepada para pengguna malah memudahkan perkhidmatan feri yang menyeberangi lebih-lebih lagi ketika masa hujan dan berkabus tebal.

Tuan Speaker, sebagai mengakhiri ucapan saya, dengan ini saya ingin mewakili rakan-rakan Yang Berhormat di Daerah Daro mengucapkan selamat Hari Gawai kepada semua kaban belayan yang meraikannya. Gayu Guru, Gerai Nyamai Lantang Senang Nguan Menua. Manakala kepada rakan-rakan beragama Islam, Selamat Menyambut bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubaraak dan Selamat menjalani ibadah Puasa. Semoga Allah meringankan segala ibadah kita dan menggolongkan kita sebagai hamba yang bertaqwa.

Dengan itu Tuan Speaker, saya sukacitanya menyokong sepenuhnya usul penghargaan atas ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri semasa merasmikan Mesyuarat Pertama Penggal Kedua Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak Kelapan Belas ini. Sekian, terima kasih.

Timbalan Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Repok.

YB Dato’ Sri Huang Tiong Sii: Terima kasih Tuan Speaker kerana memberi peluang kepada saya untuk turut serta membahaskan usul penghargaan atas ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak semasa pembukaan Mesyuarat Pertama bagi Penggal Kedua Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak Kelapan Belas.

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Tuan Speaker, saya memohon izin Tuan Speaker, untuk menyampaikan setinggi- tinggi penghargaan dan sekalung tahniah kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertuan Negeri Sarawak atas ucapan yang begitu cemerlang dan merangkumi perkara yang penting untuk dibincangkan di Persidangan kali ini.

Seruan Tuan Yang Terutama supaya langkah-langkah yang strategik diambil untuk memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi Negeri Sarawak amat tepat sekali memandangkan aspirasi ke arah menjadikan Negeri Sarawak maju berpendapatan tinggi menjelang tahun 2030.

Tuan Speaker dengan ini, izinkan saya untuk mengemukakan isu-isu yang berkaitan di kawasan saya N45 Repok.

Isu Hospital Besar Sarikei

Kini, Hospital Besar Sarikei menghadapi masalah kekurangan ambulans, dimana hanya 2 buah ambulans yang masih berfungsi manakala 4 buah ambulans dalam keadaan yang kurang memuaskan. Disebabkan Hospital Besar Sarikei masih mempunyai sumber dan kepakaran yang terhad, maka pihak hospital dalam sesetengah situasi perlu menghantar pesakit ke Hospital Besar Sibu dan Hospital Besar Kuching. Namun kekurangan ambulans secara tidak langsung, melengahkan penghantaran pesakit ke Hospital besar tersebut untuk rawatan lanjut.

Selain itu, pihak hospital turut menghadapi masalah perkhidmatan haemodialysis. Setakat ini, pesakit haemodialysis telah meningkat dari 12 orang (2016) ke 75 orang (2017). Pihak hospital bukan sahaja menghadapi ruang yang sesak, malah juga menggunakan mesin yang lama dimana ia perlu digantikan dengan kadar segera. Oleh yang demikian, saya memohon agar dipertimbangkan permintaan penduduk Sarikei.

Isu Pertanian

Tuan Speaker, Jalan Kebun dan Jalan Ladang amat diperlukan oleh para pertani di kawasan Repok, kerana ia memastikan impak yang lebih berkesan dalam pelaksanaan program makanan agro.

Disebabkan peredaran masa dan cuaca yang tidak menentu, keadaan jalan yang digunakan oleh para petani turut terjejas. Oleh itu, para petani menghadapi kesukaran dalam usaha mengumpul dan menghantar hasil tani ke pasaran.

Oleh yang demikian, saya memohon Kerajaan memberi lebih banyak perhatian,untuk membaikpulih Jalan Kebun dan Jalan Ladang kerana ia bukan sahaja dapat membantu para petani untuk menambah hasil pengeluaran tanaman, malah ia juga dapat meningkatkan hasil pendapatan mereka.

Isu Kolam Renang Sarikei

Tuan Speaker, kolam renang Sarikei telah ditutup sejak beberapa bulan yang lepas, disebabkan keadaan kolam renang yang tidak kondusif. Peruntukan semasa hanya mencukupi untuk kerja penyelenggaraan sistem kolam renang, tetapi tidak mencukupi untuk membaikpulih kemudahan lain seperti tandas, bilik menukar pakaian dan sebagainya.

Sehubungan itu, saya memohon pihak Kerajaan untuk mempertimbang dan meluluskan peruntukan yang lebih banyak supaya kerja penyelenggaraan yang lebih menyeluruh dapat dijalankan ke atas kolam renang Sarikei.

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Isu Banjir Kilat

Tuan Speaker, kawasan Repok masih menghadapi masalah banjir kilat yang berterusan. Banjir kilat yang sering berlaku bukan sahaja membimbangkan penduduk- penduduk di kawasan Repok, malah juga mengakibatkan kerosakan harta benda. Oleh itu, saya memohon supaya peruntukan disediakan untuk menyelesaikan masalah pengaliran di kawasan saya.

Isu Kerosakan Pontoon

Tuan Speaker, „Pontoon Wharf‟ d Terminal 1 Sarikei telah pun rosak sejak tahun 2013. Kerosakan pontoon masih belum dapat dibaikpulih. Pihak JKR Sarikei menganggarkan kos pembaikan bernilai RM785,000, tetapi masih belum menerima kelulusan. Saya merayu supaya perhatian diambil untuk menyelesaikan kesusahan yang dihadapi oleh penumpang, pengusaha bot ekspres dan pengguna pontoon.

Pembangunan Infrastruktur

Tuan Speaker, saya dan semua rakyat di kawasan saya berasa gembira dengan pengumuman Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing baru-baru ini, mengenai cadangan membina jalan perhubungan dari Sarikei ke Tanjung Manis. Jalan tersebut akan memendekkan tempoh perjalanan penghantaran komoditi ke Tanjung Manis dari kawasan pendalaman di Sarikei, Julai, Saratok dan Betong.

Dalam hal ini, saya berharap Master Plan jalan perhubungan Sarikei – Tanjung Manis, dapat mengambil tempat dengan kadar segera. Dengan adanya jalan perhubungan ini, ia akan memberi lebih banyak peluang kepada pemilik tanah untuk mengusahakan tanah mereka dalam aktiviti pertanian dan memenuhi potensi kawasan saya sebagai „fruit basket‟ Negeri Sarawak.

Tuan Speaker, jalan protokol daripada Bandar Sarikei ke kawasan persimpangan Merudu, sentiasa menghadapi kesesakan lalulintas. Oleh itu, saya memohon jalan tersebut dinaiktaraf dan dilebarkan, untuk mengurangkan kesesakan lalulintas yang dihadapi oleh para pengguna setiap hari.

Pada masa yang sama, bagi menyelesaikan kesesakan lalulintas yang semakin serius, saya berharap cadangan membina jalan perhubungan Jalan Nyelong By Pass/Jalan Kwong Ming-Minah sepanjang 2 km juga dapat dipertimbangkan.

Projek Rumah Kos Mampu Milik

Tuan Speaker, saya menyeru baik dengan komitmen Kerajaan Negeri dalam usaha menyediakan kediaman lebih selesa, terutama bagi golongan kurang berkemampuan di kawasan luar bandar. Oleh itu, kawasan saya Repok juga tidak terkecuali, untuk memiliki rumah sendiri. Namun, peningkatan taraf kehidupan telah menyebabkan impian mereka sukar dicapai. Salah satu cara untuk membantu mereka ialah melalui projek rumah mampu milik. Dengan ini, saya memohon kepada Kerajaan Negeri mempertimbangkan pembinaan rumah mampu milik di kawasan saya.

Polisi 'Digital Economy'

Tuan Speaker, saya menyokong penuh polisi „Digital Economy‟ yang diperkenalkan oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri. Penggunaan „e-Commerce‟ dilihat dapat meningkatkan pendapatan para peniaga dan petani di mana produk dan hasil jualan dapat ditawarkan ke pasaran global. Dengan penggunaan e-Commerce, halangan dan batasan

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 ke atas pemasaran dan penjualan produk atau hasil tani ke pasaran antarabangsa dapat dikurangkan. Ini akan membolehkan para peniaga dan petani memperoleh pendapatan yang lebih lumayan.

Tuan Speaker, saya ingin mengambil peluang ini mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah dan terima kasih kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Ketua Menteri di atas perlantikan Yang Amat Berhormat sebagai Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang keenam dan keprihatinan terhadap kepentingan rakyat Sarawak dalam memperkenalkan polisi-polisi yang akan membawa kebaikan kepada rakyat Sarawak.

Pada masa yang sama, saya juga ingin mengucapkan tahniah dan syabas kepada semua Yang Berhormat dilantik sebagai Menteri dan Menteri Muda di dalam kabinet Sarawak.

Sebelum mengakhiri ucapan saya, izinkan saya mengucapkan Selamat Hari Gawai kepada semua kaum Iban dan kepada umat Muslim yang menunaikan Ibadah Puasa, Selamat Berpuasa. Sekian, terima kasih.

Timbalan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat for Batu Kitang.

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Thank you Tuan Speaker. Thank you for the honour and the opportunity to debate Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Opening Address at the first meeting of the 18th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly on the 11th day of May 2017. I congratulate and support Tuan Yang Terutama for his articulate speech.

Tuan Speaker, my deepest and most heartfelt condolences on the sudden demise of our late Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Adenan Bin Satem. It is a great loss to the State of Sarawak to lose an enigmatic and honourable man such as he was.

But with every fall, we rise even stronger and we are fortunate to have been blessed with a successor, who matches his calibre and vision for our land. Congratulations to our incumbent Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Haji Openg on his nomination as the 6th Chief Minister of Sarawak.

Flood Mitigation Plans, Sewerage Lines and LRT

Tuan Speaker, first and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Sarawak State Government and also to the Chief Minister of Sarawak for the massive allocation of budget towards flood mitigation works, amounting to almost RM100 million for the whole State of Sarawak, of which a substantial amount has been allocated for the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) including Batu Kawa and Batu Kitang constituencies. This will certainly bring the greatest sense of relief for those who have experienced the aftermath caused by this flash flood.

Water is a truly challenging force of nature that is arduous to harness, and it takes considerable flood management planning to achieve an efficient drainage system before our city flourishes into a fully developed nation. We must remember that the existing old drains are now being incapacitated due to new developments upstream and there is an urgent, dire need to restructure them and build bigger monsoon drains in order to lead these flood waters into bigger rivers. Forward planning is so important – similar to the sewerage lines that has been successfully implemented in our city. How else could we have ensured that our sewerage lines run straight across the city, if the leaders in our State do not have such meticulous forward planning in mind? This is of consequential significance because it is not feasible to have these sewerage lines snaking haphazardly beneath our hoards of pillars and foundations of buildings across the city.

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Likewise, Tuan Speaker, the proposal of having LRT services across the city is a remarkable example of the farsightedness of our Chief Minister. Comparable to sewerage lines, the LRT lines would also need to be systematically and strategically placed without impinging on boundaries of structures and constructions. I hereby take this opportunity to congratulate our Chief Minister on his foresight to plan ahead for the betterments of our beloved city.

Tuan Speaker, while on this current issue, I would like to inquire from the State Government on the development of the RM2.9 billion regional flood mitigation plans, which involved building of dams for water storage during the dry seasons, as well as for water retention upstream to regulate flood waters during wet seasons. This project addresses major flooding issues, the kind that occurs, once in fifty years.

The Drainage and Irrigation Department has been asked to do a comprehensive report with the assistance of the Netherlands a couple of years back. I hope that the State Government will follow up diligently with the Federal Government on the commencement of this project as it will ultimately ease flooding situations in Kuching, once and for all.

Tuan Speaker, in the year 2015, Kampung Bunga Rampai in Batu Kitang has been granted a 12 acre piece of land which could accommodate 122 affordable houses, for the people in that area, with priorities given to those afflicted with flooding issues. I wish to take this opportunity to thank our Chief Minister, who was then the Minister of Housing and Urbanization. Without him, this project would not have been possible.

Having been constantly on the ground with my constituents, I have come to realize that more than 50 percent of the kampung houses, which approximates to about 200 houses, along Jalan Landeh are subjected to annual flash floods. It would be tremendously outstanding if we could come up with a piece of land somewhere on higher ground which could be turned into affordable housing estates for the people who have been awaiting help from the Government to relieve them from their present dire housing conditions. These people, in my Batu Kitang constituency have been through a lot and I hope to be able to do something to help them.

Interrupted Water Supply

Tuan Speaker, in recent times, there has been an outcry of interrupted water supplies in Kuching. Certain quarters have placed the blame on power failures that resulted in the non-functioning of water pumps that supplies water to our consumers. But this here is not the case. One should not blame it solely on power outage, for with or without the failures of these water pumps, the reservoir should have sufficient water supply to meet the demands of consumers.

It is my growing concern that we should look into ways where we can resolve this, and I believe that we need to have adequate elevated water storage tanks and reservoirs to combat an issue such as this. With a competent amount of elevated water storage tanks, we would then be able to supply uninterrupted piped water to our consumers, through gravitational process, without the need to wait for the restoration of the so-called power failures.

Manpower in Padawan Municipal Council Enforcement Unit

Tuan Speaker, I wish to thank the State Government for the extra 15 enforcement personnel that will be placed with the Padawan Municipal Council, including a much needed Sectional Enforcement Leader N41. This has totaled up the number of our Enforcement

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Low Cost Flats

Tuan Speaker, there has been numerous complaints from disgruntled flat owners who have lived in these low-cost housing for the past 20 years, and has not been issued with strata titles.

Jalan Matang and Taman Flora Indah in Arang Road in my Batu Kitang constituency are just among the many other places that are faced with this predicament. For the home- owners, this has caused them a multitude of redundant distress and unnecessary conflicts.

I hope that the Sarawak Housing Development Commission will pursue this issue of strata titles diligently, for the sake of those from the lower income group.

Billboard Advertising

Billboard advertising is a grey area in which the State Government can take control and issue definite rules and regulations. At the moment, State Councils have very little authority over billboard advertisings except to collect rentals.

I request that all Local Councils in the State be given the authority to plan and to propose suitable sites to the State Planning Authority for sitting approval, thereafter to be tendered out by the Local Council to the highest bidder, which will subsequently raise attractive revenues for all the State Councils.

Another point to ponder upon, Tuan Speaker, is the fact that the relevant Council would also be better-advised on where these billboards should be placed.

Padawan Raft Safari

Tuan Speaker, I am proud and delighted to share with all of us here today, that the Padawan Raft Safari is a successful annual event jointly organized by the Padawan Municipal Council and the Ministry of Tourism. It has a spot under the Tourism calendar and attracts both local and international participants worldwide.

Due to the popularity of the event, vehicles and a huge crowd of people would throng the venue; but unfortunately, the road leading there is only 4 meters wide. The road to Kampung Kit - there is an urgent need for that road to be widened to at least 12 metres in order to cater for the estimated number of some 2,000 people annually, on the day of the event. I humbly request the able assistance of Jabatan Kerja Raya to widen this road to make travelling along it a safe and enjoyable experience for our local families and the droves of international tourists as well as to ensure comfortable parking spaces along the side of the road during this annual raft safari event.

The same goes for the route from the Old Airport Road leading to the Kuching International Airport. There is unfortunately perpetual traffic congestion and unspeakable volumes of heavy traffic, especially at the Kuching Central area, and therefore, it is essential to have a flyover built there to ease the traffic buildup. With new developments sprouting up in Mile 7, I foresee that the traffic on this route from Tapang to the new airport road can only go from the present bad condition to a worse one in the coming years. May I humbly advocate the safe precaution of building a flyover now.

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Gated and Guarded Housing Estates

Tuan Speaker, on the subject of gated and guarded housing estates with the exception for condominium, I would like to enquire from the State Government on its progress in formulating rules and regulations to enable the approval of gated and guarded communities. I understand that the State Planning Authority is not empowered over this issue presently and apparently this gated and guarded housing estate is unauthorized at this present moment. But this is in fact, a proactive step from the community and developers alike, to curb crimes from occurring, and it should be applauded and legalized.

Speaking of crimes, there is an old nagging issue about the inconveniences faced by the public in lodging police reports, be it regarding crimes, theft, or motor vehicle accidents. Despite being assured by the IGP that police reports can be lodged in any police stations, we are still being asked to approach designated stations to lodge particularly reports. Imagine being involved in a motor vehicle accident in Batu Kawa and having to drive all the way to Siburan to lodge a report, simply because the Siburan Police Station is the designated station to receive reports on motor vehicle accidents.

Living in an era of high internet technology which links us all over the world, and with our Chief Minister having recently rolled out his Digital Sarawak development strategy at the International ICT Infrastructure and Digital Economy Conference Sarawak 2017, it is regrettable that the police stations here would adamantly refuse to take down reports from any police station.

I have previously spoken to the police officers concerned regarding their severe and strict adherence to such regulations, as these victims are already traumatized enough. To be hassled much further by directing them everywhere simply to lodge a police report is just not the solution. I ask that the Chief of Police be able to take a stand on this matter and subsequently allow all these reports to be made in whichever station that is convenient to our community.

Heritage Gazettement of Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital

Tuan Speaker, The Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital is located along Jalan Puncak Borneo, not far from pasar Batu 10. It is the only leprosarium in the whole of Borneo and it has been in existence since 1925. Although leprosy is no longer a death sentence, there are still residents living there, those who were unwanted and ostracized by their loved ones. There are still the old cemeteries, two chapels, a Chinese temple, a surau, and also a rumah kenyalang, built since its inception 92 years ago, and they all stands till this very day. There are many historical artifacts and medical equipment along with documented histories, journals, old and precious photographs, books, arts and crafts made by the very hands of these ex-residents themselves, that is being well kept in a mini museum, under the care of the Heritage Society of Royal Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital.

The preservation and conservation of these old historical buildings and relics are very critical and vital in ensuring that our future generation will never lose this heritage. I call for historical section of RCBM Hospital to be gazetted as our heritage site. It will be strategically placed as part of the Padawan Heritage Trail … (Interruption)

Timbalan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat, you have two minutes to wind up.

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Yes sir. Padawan Heritage Trail in a move to include history and culture as part of the tourism product and attraction under the Padawan Municipal Council.

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Finally, Tuan Speaker, I wish our Dayak Community Selamat Ari Gawai, our Muslim community Selamat Hari Berpuasa yang akan datang and thank you very much.

Timbalan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat for Padungan.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: Thank you, Tuan Speaker. I would like to highlight an issue of a PTPTN Borrower who has been restricted movement overseas. I was approached by the borrowers of PTPTN, who has been restricted movement to foreign countries purely because they have yet to fully paid all the interest charged on the loan or pay up-to-date the monthly installment of their loan.

This is an infringement of human rights; PTPTN is a study loan provided to the student to pursue their tertiary education within the country. The number of students applying for the loan speaks for itself, showing the education system in Malaysia is a failure. Many are not able to enter public universities. In modern world of 21st Century, the Government has to ensure that our young generation is provided with free or affordable, as well as good tertiary education. This is to prepare them to be able to compete with the global world.

The policy of Barisan Nasional Government in restricting their movement, for those who failed to pay up in full the interest of the loan, is infringing the human rights and also hindering the future of our young generation.

How are they going to explore the world and work for international company or business if they are not allowed to travel to foreign country?

The Government must understand that outstanding sum of PTPTN is a mere civil debt, under the civil law, only those who are made bankrupt is restricted movement to foreign country. There is a monetary threshold to make someone bankrupt, that is RM30,000.00. In some cases that I know of, the amount owing was not the monthly installment but the total interest imposed on the loan, and the amount is less than the requirement of RM30,000. The Government unreasonably demands the said interest to be paid first upon the borrower graduates. Most of the borrowers cannot afford to pay the interest in lump sum as there are fresh graduate who do not receive high pay as a start.

Further, in view of the sky rocket living cost, youngsters of these days are experiencing hard times. The Government should take more humanity approach towards our younger generation, civil debt should remain as civil debt, and one‟s freedom of movement should not be infringed.

Tanjung Manis Halal Hub

Tanjung Manis Halal Hub was initiated by Sarawak Government in 2008. 77,000 hectares of plan has been set aside for this mega projects. A master plan has been done. It was proudly mentioned by the Government that this will be a boost to the economy of the State, not only for Muslim but all for Sarawakians, However, nine years has past, what happened to Tanjung Manis Halal Hub? We don‟t see any great economy happening there.

I learn that Tanjung Manis Halal Hub does not even have water supply. No other basic facilities such as proper hospital or school. I can‟t imagine an Economy zone without water supply and basic amenities. No doubt that water pipe has been laid, but that is water paip without water supply, and we named this as Tanjung Manis Halal Hub, which is having a vision “High Performance Unit in Spearheading the Advancement of State‟s Halal Industry”

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Halal industry is having great potential worldwide. It is a stepping stone for Sarawakian to international business. However, the State is having a project without progress. What was planned to be done remain undone over the past 9 years.

There is a special task force set up in developing Tanjung Manis Halal Hub; it is called “Halal Hub Unit” which was set up under the Chief Minister Department. I was also informed that the Minister taking care is Member for Bukit Sari. Are they all sleeping?

Look at the home page of Tanjung Manis Halal Hub, I took the trouble to print it out. Its official homepage of Halal Hub Unit. Is looks like dormant homepage. In the news column, there is no news, in the events column, there is no event. What else, in the download list, there is nothing available for downloading. In the photo gallery column, that is better, one photo. Basically, there is nothing happening there.

Nine years has past, so, I am safely to conclude it is another “White Elephant Project” by Barisan Nasional Goverment. I urge the Minister to explain in this august House.

Similarly as to Samajaya Free Industry Zone in Kuching, is has become a project in twilight. Investors are mowing away and the Government does not seems doing anything about it. I demand the Minister to brief this august House on all the relevant details on the investment in Tanjung Manis Halal Hub and Samajaya.

Traffic Directing at Congested Area by Traffic Police

In order to ease traffic congestion in Kuching City, there should be a short term, medium term and long term plan. For short term, one of the important and effective measures is placing police personnel at congested junction to help to control the traffic. Base on the answer given by the Chief Minister in this august House in November 2016 there are 11 spots scheduled for traffic controlling for Kuching city.

The schedule time for morning session starts from 6:00am or 6:30 am and ends by 9:00 am. For evening sessions, it was scheduled at 4.45pm.

However, I must highlight to this august House that more often that not the schedule time is not followed strictly by the police department. The police personnel are not punctual. Often they come late. Sometimes they are even absent. For example, when Prime Minister is here, there are not there. When raining, they are not there as well. More often than not, they are not on duty punctually. This has to be improved. The attitude of the police in serving the people must be improved.

Having said that, I must give compliment to Local Authorities such as MBKS and DBKU in controlling the traffic at the areas of Tabuan Jaya and Matang roundabout. They performed their duty well.

I also like to take this opportunity to urge that for the whole stretch of Jalan Penrissen 4th Mile, 5th Mile, 6th Mile, 7th Mile, 9th Mile, police personnel are needed there during peak hours. It is a busy road and seriously congested.

LRT, Public Bus System and Sarawak Public Transport Master Plan

In his most recent announcement, the Right Honorable Chief Minister stated that construction of the LRT line between Serian and Damai would begin in 3 years time. This is a huge departure from his earlier announcement just days earlier that an LRT System connecting Kuching, Samarahan and Serian will be ready by 2020.

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I wonder if the Chief Minister himself is confused and does not know what he is talking about. I said this because:-

(a) The purpose of an LRT system is to alleviate traffic congestion. If the Chief Minister sincerely wishes to solve the problem of traffic congestion, why is he proposing an LRT line between Serian and Damai (where population is low) and leave the problem of traffic congestion in Kuching unresolved?

(b) An LRT System is suitable only in urban areas that are densely populated and never meant as an intercity transport service. The distance between Serian and Damai is at least 80km longer than the distance of the initially proposed Kuching- Samarahan-Serian LRT system (60km). By conservative estimates, the construction cost of the Serian-Damai trunk line will hit an astronomical figure of at least RM25 billion.

(c) If the Right Honorable Chief Minister‟s intention is to build a high-speed rail (HSR) system to improve intercity connectivity instead of an LRT System to alleviate traffic congestion in cities, then the High Speed Railway system must connect the various cities in town in Sarawak to be effective. What is the Chief Minister‟s true intention in building only one LRT trunk line between Serian and Damai? If his plan is to build an High Speed Railway System, they build one that connects all cities and towns in Sarawak. You can‟t have inter-city train connecting only two small towns.

On the contrary, if the goal is fixing bad traffic, then the Government should set up an LRT system in the Kuching City that supported by a network of effective bus services in city areas.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: On the contrary … (Interruption) … I have only 20 minutes unless Datuk Speaker is willing to give me injury time. If not, I won‟t be injured.

Tuan Speaker: Are you giving clarification, Member for Batu Kitang?

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Yes. Are you saying that you are not supporting the chief minister for this idea of an LRT? Because if you have been to London, you would know this seven, eight storeys of train system would not be possible if Kuching develops into something like London or Hong Kong or even Singapore, then we start thinking about putting in this LRT. What happened is the chief minister has proposed. It‟s just like the dams in Sarawak. If during that time, our leaders have not proposed the dams, or the sewerage lines that I have mentioned, it is … (Interruption)

YB Encik Wong King Wei: Don‟t waste my time on LRT. I think it is enough about dams … (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: Ok, Member for Batu Kitang, just for clarification. … (Interruption)

YB Encik Wong King Wei: You have to, you have to pay attention to my speech just now. It‟s proven that you didn‟t pay attention. Alright, did I say anything about that I never support or I don‟t support LRT system? You have to pay attention to this. A TKM from Serian to Damai ... (Interruption)

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Tuan Speaker: Member for Padungan.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: Yes, I am giving my speech.

Tuan Speaker: Ya just continue. Yes.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: Yes. A TKM from Serian to Damai, RM25 billion. Are you saying that this is a good LRT system? LRT system not only need to be done, but also have to be properly planned. This is my speech. I think you have to pay attention to that before you ask any question. Alright I continue.

As it currently stands, the Right Honourable Chief Minister‟s proposed public transport infrastructure is like a Frankenstein-esque system that is neither high speed railway or LRT. I wonder where he learns this public transport system from and what it is actually, the so called transport system, what it is called?

I doubt that the Right Honourable Chief Minister has given second thoughts before he made any announcement on the plan for public transportation. Plan for public transport should not be taken lightly. Proper planning and detailed planning is necessary.

Therefore, I have proposed by way of motion submitted in this august House, during this sitting, for the Government to establish Sarawak Public Transport Consultative Committee (SPTCC) comprising members of this august House from both Government and opposition, and also experts in relevant fields, to study and design a Public Transport Master Plan within six months from the date of this resolution for the Government to implement accordingly.

The Right Honourable Chief Minister should allow more room for consultation. Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional can work together and should work together to make a wonderful and successful public transport system happen. It is for the common good for all the Sarawakian. I have no problem for all the credits to be given to the Right Honourable Chief Minister and Barisan Nasional if it is going to be a successful one. Further, I believe all the Honourable Members of this House from Pakatan Harapan is much willing to help to promote a good public transport system and help to encourage our people to make full use of it.

Local Government Election

We have autonomous rights over Local Government matter. We should use it. I wish to pose a question to Barisan Nasional Government particularly to the Member for Batu Kawa, the Minister for Local Government and President for SUPP. When you are repetitiously mentioning fighting for autonomy of Sarawak, why you are not exercising the rights that we have, or return the autonomous rights to the people, by implementing Local Government election?

Before election, SUPP campaigned to fight for autonomy rights for Sarawak, after election and becoming Minister for Local Government, Member for Batu Kawah has been enjoying appointing Mayors, Council Chairman and Councilors, holding this appointing rights in his own hands instead of returning this to the people. This is even so to an extent that Member for Batu Kawah has used this to show his political fist against his biggest political

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 rival, Member for Bawang Assan, by removing the son of the Member for Bawang Assan as Secretary of Sibu Municipal Council.

The people have enough of this. Local Governments, being third tier of Government are having closest nexus to the people. Local Governments take care of housing issues, public health issues, road, drainage etc. They collect tax from the people.

With the current appointment system by ministers, mayor and councilors tend to please the Minister of Local Government and their respective political master instead of the people who pays them taxes. It is a basic principle in democratic system that tax with representation. People must be represented at their own choice in the institution who tax them. However, this is not done in our country and in Sarawak.

Sarawak is different from other states in Semenanjung where they do not have autonomous rights over Local Government. We do have it. But why SUPP was shouting loudly for autonomy in front of people, has not practiced it after being elected? It has proven one fact, SUPP is a blatant liar.

Likewise, SUPP was shouting loudly in favour of referendum, but when comes to voting on the motion of referendum bill tabled by Member for Batu Lintang, they opposed it or they are absent from voting. Member for Batu Kawah was even absent during the voting … (Interruption)

YB Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing: Penjelasan.

Tuan Speaker: Member for Padungan. Member for Meradong, you have a question?

YB Encik Wong King Wei: I have to finish my speech.

Tuan Speaker: Are you giving way?

YB Encik Wong King Wei: Where is Meradong? No. No. you have your time.

Tuan Speaker: Ok then proceed.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: What do you want to ask?

Tuan Speaker: Member for Padungan, you better proceed if you are not giving way.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: I better proceed. Alright. Likewise SUPP. All this again. Oh about the referendum, they are even absent during the voting. All this again prove one fact. SUPP is a blatant liar. Implement Local Government election if you are not a liar. Prove to us.

Earth Extraction Near Bako National Park

I would like to highlight to this august House on the massive earth extraction which is going on at Ulu Sg Bako. The subject area is part of the Bako Communal Forest, which is adjacent to Bako National Park.

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How can the Government award earth extraction licence in an area which forms part of the communal forest and some more adjacent to Bako National Park?

As Sarawakian, we are proud of the asset of our natural rain forest, in particular Bako National Park which has been well preserved and it is now a world renowned natural rain forest heritage of the world.

The adjacent area of the Bako National Park has been extensively destroyed. Upon visit to the area, I found that the surrounding environment of Bako National Park has been affected and destroyed. It was used to be clear water running in pipes from the gravity feed system in Ulu Sg. Bako, now the water either yellowish or light brown. The water appeared to be „non-drinkable pumpkin soup‟. The water has been polluted since earth extraction works commenced last November.

I also learnt that the Bako Communal Forest covering about 870 hectares, had been proposed as an extension to the existing Bako National Park. The proposal was mooted by a group of foreigners from 1993 to 1995. It was approved by the Government back then.

Bako Communal Forest is supposed to be preserved. I was told by the residents of Ulu Sg. Bako that there was an incident in the 90s when a group of people wanted to set up farms in the area but was stopped by the Forest Department. I have reason to believe that the eco-system at Bako National Park has been destroyed.

I wrote to the Right Honourable Chief Minister on this issue, however to my greatest disappointment, I have not received any reply from the Chief Minister‟s Department of any of the Minister or Assistant Minister. Worst still, the earth extraction activity is still going on at the ground now. Further, I demand a satisfactory explanation from the State Government as to why such earth extraction was granted.

Land Acquisition and Compensation

The land acquisition and compensation law must be amended because it is grossly unfair. Section 60 of the Sarawak Land Code stipulates that the compensation payable to the owner of the land for the acquisition which is compulsory acquired is based on the market value of the land during the time of Section 47 or 48 whichever is earlier.

Section 47 gives power to the Government to give notice indicating the intention to acquire the land. Section 48 provides that where the Government gives notice to acquiring the land. All these years, there were often outcry by the Sarawakian land owners that the compensations made were grossly below the market value, inadequate and unfair.

In many cases Section 47 notice was issued in many years ago before the compensation is made. And when come to the time of compensation, the value of the land taken into consideration for purpose of compensation was the value at the time of Section 47 which could be 10 to 20 years back. An obvious example recently was the Bako land issue. It is unfair to the land owner.

In Semenanjung, the Land Acquisition Act 1960 ... (Interrupted)

Tuan Speaker: Yang Berhormat, your time is up.

YB Encik Wong King Wei: I just finish, conclude the issue.

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The Land Acquisition Act 1960 seems to be a different position. Land Acquisition Act 1960 has been amended so that the compensation is based on the market value of the land at the time of Section 4 (which is our Section 47) provided it Declaration under Section 8 (akin to our Section 48) is within 12 months from the date of Section 4. For other cases, the value is based on the Section 8. This is stated in First Schedule of the said Act.

My suggestion to the State Government is that, Sarawak Land Code should be amended to the effect that Section 47 will be automatically lapse upon expiration of two years. This is because it is unfair for the land owner that if Section 47 last for decades, Section 47 notice will adversely affect the appreciation in value of a land.

Secondly, my proposal, the compensation must be cost on the value of the land during the time of making compensation not the date of the notice of Section 47 or Section 48. With that, I conclude.

Tuan Speaker: Any other member wishes to speak? Member for Pending.

Sarawak Immigration Autonomy

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Tuan Speaker, on issue concerning Sarawak Immigration autonomy, it seems that the State BN Government is blowing its own trumpet by claiming to have full autonomy over it while in actual fact, it is Putrajaya running the show. I wish to let this august House know how powerless Sarawak Government is when it concerns Immigration Autonomy.

Firstly, the Sarawak State Government does not have any independent authority over Immigration matters. We cannot deny that all Immigration policies and guidelines are decided and controlled by Putrajaya. What we have here is only administrative rights endorsing what the Putrajaya directs the State to do so.

Secondly, how can we claim we have full Immigration autonomy rights when we do not even have the basic data system to capture all the information of the people travelling in or out of the State? We absolutely have no idea on the personal details, the number of people, their country of origin or even West Malaysians who came here. We are also not sure if we were outnumbered by non-Sarawakians either legal or illegal. When West Malaysian came in by doves to work, we are not sure if they enter with work permit or abuse their social visit pass as many of the West Malaysian Petronas workers are in fact using this loophole to work here. Do not pretend you are unaware of this charade?

Thirdly, if we were to enquire from the State Government to produce off-hand the statistic of the number of foreigners or West Malaysians who are married to locals or the number of legal/ or illegal foreign workers in Sarawak, I am sure you will be at a loss. You will not be able to furnish the information but instead, you still have to call Putrajaya and rely on their information which can or not be true. By allowing such situation to continue, do you not realise the danger and threats caused to our own State? Would you dare to trust Putrajaya given that we have been bullied and robbed by them for the past 54 years?

Furthermore, though it is the Chief Minister‟s office who gives consent to the approval of entry permit, but the final approval of granting Sarawak PR status still lies with Putrajaya. So, do the Sarawak Government realise the limitation of its power?

Tuan Speaker, on the aspect of the application of work permit, all levies imposed and collected belonged to the Federal and not us. We do not benefit from the collection at all. Do you find this fair and would you still claim you have full autonomous power?

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When I highlighted this issue in the media few months ago, there was a deafening silence from the Sarawak State Government. Why is there no answer? Please do not act like an ostrich and pretend that you are powerful to have Immigration autonomy. Even a simple access to the entry system of the immigration department, Sarawak is unable to have it.

Do not forget Sarawak has an area almost the size of West Malaysia. Immigration matter is very important and should not be taken lightly. It is time for our State Government to set up our own system to solve all these problems I had highlighted instead of sitting on it. I want answers from Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister regarding the actions to be undertaken by the State Government to wrestle back our Immigration autonomy.

SACOFA Telco Powers

Tuan Speaker, lately, SACOFA a private company controlled by CMS Group of Companies which belongs to a family we all know who, had been going around constructing telecommunication towers and/or monopoles in areas which are either too near to residential houses and/or lands which are supposed to be used for recreational park or playground. By doing so, SACOFA had antagonised many of the local residents and create uproar among the people. These include telecommunication towers built at Taman Supreme, SJK Bintawa, Stampin Tengah, Haji Baki, and Penrissen Mile 12.

The construction of the towers was usually done in a quiet, sneaky and fast and furious at manner which is contrary to what was advertised in the advertisement of SACOFA. What was printed in the advertisement seemed pleasant and expressly emphasize on public engagement when it comes to the building of the towers. I have not seen SACOFA having any courtesy to hold dialogue session with the affected residents prior to the construction of the tower. Even with Taman Supreme residents submitting the petition stating their strong objection against the construction of the towers at the present site, SACOFA just ignored the pleas of the residents.

Tuan Speaker, the residents are concerned over their health knowing the serious effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation emission from the antenna affixed unto the towers in the long run. Is SACOFA and/or our State Government prepared to give 100% assurance to the people that there will be no health hazard at all if one were to be in long term contact with the radiation? Everyone has a life only including you and me, so no one would like to risk their life over the towers including yourself Tuan Speaker. So why do SACOFA and the BN StateGovernment try to shove it down their throats forcing the affected residents to accept the decision to build the towers at unsuitable sites?

If SACOFA and BN leaders insist that the towers are safe and health hazard free, then by all means, prove to the people by building them near or within the Ministers and BN leaders‟ houses. I am confident to say that by doing so, the public would be fully convinced that the radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation emission from the antenna is harmless. So, why don‟t you set a good example? After all, all BN Ministers‟ houses have big compounds including Speaker, your house too.

In addition to that, by having the tower constructed too near the houses, it will definitely cause the value of the property to drop as it is considered as an obstruction and to some people it also brings bad „feng shui‟. For those who believe in „feng shui‟, they fear that their good „chi‟ in their houses will be drained away and brings bad luck eventually. This is no laughing matter. This is also not superstitious. Let me enlighten this august House in case you are not aware, since the time Kuching Barrage was built in 1997, it has always been the talk of the town that one of the reasons as to why the barrage must be built is because it will bring good „feng shui‟ to the nearby big mansion along Sarawak river as the water level will

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 be controlled and kept at certain level. We all know who owns that big house. That is why until today, he can stay strong, powerful and some more have a young beautiful wife by his side. So please do not brush it off as superstitious … (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: You mean because of the water is it?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Sorry?

Tuan Speaker: Because of the water?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Yes, water is „feng shui‟ and it brings money, it is called wealth in „feng shui‟ study. Tuan Speaker … (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: Batu Kitang.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Yes, Batu Kitang what do you want to ask?

Tuan Speaker: Are you taking?

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Can no problem, you give me injury time. He‟s interested in „feng shui‟ I think.

YB Ir lo Khere Chiang: No. I‟m interested in your question on, I mean your subject on SACOFA. We are going to build another 7,000 towers, or, 5,000 towers, how are we going to build it, if we follow your style and have a public forum for every tower that we are going to build?. How are we going to achieve this ICT that we are going to achieve? Thank you.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: You see, that is the difference between a BN YB and an opposition YB. The BN YB only cares about the interest of SACOFA that is the cronies company. Whereby we, we fight for the interest of the people. That‟s why we emphasize that the residents must be informed. You must engage the residents, their wishes, their view and opinion must be respected in certain degree. So, don‟t act, don‟t protect the cronies. So I hope that this Batu Kitang, you, you are the Chairman of this Padawan and I hope that all your policy implemented also care about the public, take the public interest into account. In actual fact, the 5,000 is only the hot air blown by the Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister no concrete plan yet. Okay. In case you do not know.

Tuan Speaker, it is pertinent for the State Government to formulate a clear guideline and policy over the construction of SACOFA telco towers in the State. This is because at present, I was made to understand that many things had by-passed the State Planning Authority and the Land and Survey Department. This is not right. Despite it being a crony company, the State Government should not let such a situation to happen and allow SACOFA all the free hands to do things just because the business belongs to that powerful man of all time in Sarawak.

Speaking on behalf of all the residents from the five telco sites that I mentioned above, particularly Taman Supreme site and SJK Bintawa site, I hereby call upon the State Government to direct SACOFA to dismantle the towers immediately and re-locate them to more suitable sites. This is the people‟s wish. Being the Government of the day, you are duty bound to look after the people‟s interest and not the interest of the crony‟s company. Taman Supreme site is built to serve Viva City Shopping Mall and not the residents staying there. As for SJK Bintawa telco tower, it is built too near the houses. The distance between the tower and the house fence is only 13.5 metres.

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YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Since Sarawak is moving towards ICT (Information Communication Technology) era, the Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister himself should personally take charge of this pertinent issue and solve it once and for all so to prevent the people from being bullied by SACOFA.

Sarawak Tourism

Tuan Speaker, we all know that Sarawak State Tourism is in tatters despite it was under the hands of our Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister for many years before he passed it on to the present Minister.

It is so embarrassing to see Kuching/Hong Kong direct flight has stopped operating since February 25th this year which is less than a year time after it started without any reason being given. Furthermore, it is so ironic to see that Kuching Airport being an International airport, we only have two international routes, that is Singapore and Pontianak. Is this not a great shame to us? Why was the situation not improved under the hands of our Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister during his tenure as State Tourism Minister but instead, deteriorated? It is really puzzling to see the Tourism Industry sliding to an “all-low”.

Early this year Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister did make an announcement that Sarawak Government is actively promoting incoming tourists from China. But when I got hold of a leaflet from one of the travel agencies in Chengdu China on Tourism Malaysia, I was shocked to notice that there was nothing at all about Sarawak! This is the leaftlet. Inside here it only promote West Malaysia, Sabah and even Singapore and nothing on Sarawak and this is Tourism Malaysia leaflet and I got this from Chengdu, China. I believe this is one of the contributing factors to our failure in promoting Sarawak. Why is our State Tourism Ministry allowing such a blunder to happen?

If Sarawak is focuses on the huge China tourism market, Sarawak Tourism Ministry should ensure all the information about Sarawak tourist‟s attractions, culture and food etc. are included in the tourism leaflet. Earlier on, the Assistant Minister of Tourism himself even admitted that Sarawak is losing out to its neighbour, Sabah and Brunei in tapping China tourism dollars. He also said most tourists from China know about Sabah and Brunei but have not heard of Sarawak although we are on the same Borneo island. Hence, immediate steps must be taken to resolve this short comings.

At the same time, it is also high time for the State Government to upgrade and improve the very run down Sarawak Cultural Village and Sarawak Museum to prevent more negative feedbacks from the tourists that will further tarnish the image of our Sarawak tourism industry.

BDC Resettlement Scheme

Tuan Speaker, for the past 30 years, the residents staying at BDC Resettlement Scheme which is only a stone throw away from Kuching City have been deprived off the rights of enjoying proper basic infrastructure. The Barisan Nasional Government has chosen to turn a blind eye to the plights of almost 5,000 people living there despite their problems have been highlighted endless time to Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS) and the Ministry of Local Government. In 2012, Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa had even submitted an Observation and Survey Report on the area to the Chief Minister‟s Office, DID, JKR and MBKS for their action. Yet, it is shameful to note that no action taken at all to solve the problems highlighted.

If one would drive around the area, it is not difficult to notice that all lorongs within the area have no proper drains. Most of the drains are still mud drains which are seriously

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 clogged with grass swales, siltation and thus creating pools of stagnant water which breed mosquitoes and pests.

The condition can be so bad that there is no outlet point for water which discharged from the house to flow out into the nearby river as both sides of the neighbouring houses have blocked the outlet drain. This is the situation that is happening now at Lot 6155 of Lorong 35, whereby the all water discharged from the house cannot flow out but gathered in front of the house thereby creating a pool of stagnant water which emits pungent smell and breeds mosquitoes. By bringing up this specific case, I hope that MBKS can take immediate step to solve the problem.

In addition, other serious problems include narrow low lying roads that are prompt to flash floods during high tide and raining days, roads that are full of potholes, poor rubbish collections service, soil erosion problem, no regular maintenance to trim the overgrown weeds and shrubs, lack of fire hydrant etc.

The lorongs that are either low lying, prompt to constant flash flood and full of potholes include Lorongs 10, 12, 14, 17, 22, 22A, 30, 35, 39 and 43.

It is sad to note that MBKS is only good and efficient in collecting assessment rates but does not care to improve the area‟s basic amenities as though they don‟t exist. The appointed SUPP councillors responsible for the area are sleeping too.

Tuan Speaker, do you know that 50% of the residents staying at BDC Resettlement Scheme are voting for Barisan Nasional all these years? They are Barisan Nasional strong supporters but in return they do not deserve a decent service and treatment from the Barisan Nasional Government. This is called, “Undi Barisan Nasional tapi janji dicapati”

It is even sickening to see that all these years, SUPP‟s past candidates for Kota Sentosa and Stampin including the present SUPP potential candidate have used this poor basic infrastructure issue at BDC Resettlement Scheme as a carrot stick to hoodwink the voters to vote for Barisan Nasional. Barisan Nasional is the Government of the day and yet we have these bunch of SUPP people coming out in the street to shout about the problem which Barisan Nasional as the Government refuses or incapable to solve and try to put the blame on the opposition for not solving the problem.

Let me say this, this is not a smart move, it is a stupid move. By doing this, SUPP is only making a mockery over itself given that the Minister for Local Government is the Honourable Member for Batu Kawa who is also the president of SUPP and the problems at BDC resettlement scheme cannot be solved until to date. Kasi SUPP orang jadi Minister pun tak guna! It is so embarrassing that SUPP cannot even differentiate the role of a ruling Government and the opposition including the President himself. They cannot understand of the role of a Hen is to lay eggs and the role of a Cock is to make the Hen lay eggs. And that also speaks for itself why the DCM post - the Deputy Chief Minister post was given to the Honourable Member for Bukit Sari and not Batu Kawah ... (Interrupted) ... Yes? About the Hen?

YB Ir Lo Khere Chiang: Honourable Member for Pending, how do explain that Batu Kawa and Batu Kitang today, just flood mitigation alone? We have more than RM20 million, apart from the millions. RM30 million for this Maris fund for Padawan today. How do you explain that? Thank you.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Hey you are not the Minister but looks like today you are practising to be one of the Minister but I am telling you Yang Berhormat for Batu Kitang the problem I raise here is about BDC, of course it will be good that you have all the funds to

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 improve flood mitigation project but as to BDC resettlement scheme the problem have not been solved for the past 30 years. That is the issue so why don‟t you solve it? Why you let your people, let the voters, they vote for you to suffer? You ask yourself. Is this fair to ask the people to vote for you but you janji kosong and you don‟t do anything.

And even the role of a hen and the cock you cannot differentiate. You are expecting a cock to lay eggs, do you think that possible? Hence, it is … (Interruption)

Tuan Speaker: Member for Meradong, use the word cockerel, don‟t use the word …. (Interruption)

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: I am Pending, Pending.

Tuan Speaker: Member for Pending, don‟t use the word what you use, use the word cockerel.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Cockerel, how do you spell that Tuan Speaker.

Tuan Speaker: The pronunciation is more important.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Okay, okay, cockerel, I stand guided.

Tuan Speaker: I give you injury time, you may finish.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: Hence, it is high time for the Government to come out with an effective drainage system plan and solve all the basic infrastructure at BDC

Evil of GST

Tuan Speaker, my last issue that is many Malaysians‟ nightmare started on April 1st, 2015, when they were faced with a dread future as the implementation of GST took effect. From what I know, because of GST, the layman, small-time business sectors across the board and middle class suffered tremendously due to the increment of price of good, of everything, from grocery products, food items, raw housing materials, public transport, medicine, health care, universities education fees etc. Nothing was spared.

Life remains difficult and tough for the people who were trying to cope daily, with many forcing to carry out several jobs to survive in this difficult time. Even our Prime Minister has the cheek to ask the rakyat to become Uber driver to earn extra income to survive. No wonder it was said 40% of Malaysian workforce are under depression.

The whole economy market came crashing down with many businesses forced to close shop due to their inability to cope with the effect of GST. This is exactly what is happening now in Kenyalang Commercial Centre. If we observe Kenyalang Commercial Centre whereby during the good old days before the implementation of GST, all the shop lots were fully occupied but today if you were to go around the area, many of the shop lots are empty and businesses are closing down one by one. GST is killing off the businesses.

Hence, GST is an evil tax and must be cancelled. Let me say this loud and clear in this august House, if Pakatan Harapan were to win the next General Election and rule the country, there shall be no GST. The 6% GST will be cancelled and replaced with zero rated GST.

Tuan Speaker, on another aspect, under Part V of Schedule 10 of the Federal Constitution “Additional Sources of Revenue Assigned to States of Sabah and Sarawak, the

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State Government shall be entitled to the revenue from “State Sales Tax”. The implementation of GST by the Federal Government has in fact encroached into the State‟s entitlement of Sales Tax.

All those goods that the State Government would have imposed with Sales Tax and earn revenue there from are now subject to GST. Therefore, the State Government, by consenting to the Federal Government to impose GST in Sarawak, is in fact surrendering its rights over Sales Tax to the Federal Government while making all Sarawakians to pay to sustain the Federal Government.

Of course, there are certain items where on top of the GST, the people in Sarawak are paying double tax, additional Sales Tax, example is the 10 sen tax on lottery tickets and that alone amounts to RM120 million in 2016.

In other words, for the purchase of lottery tickets, we are paying double taxes. In light of our State‟s rights over Sale Tax, the BN State Government should not delay further but see to it that the Federal Government stops collecting GST in Sarawak as that amounts to an erosion of our State‟s right.

So much for the demands for more autonomy for Sarawak as much acclaimed by the State BN Government, yet, it allows the people of Sarawak to suffer for nothing while the Government fails to defend the existing rights that are still currently enshrined in our Constitution.

In fact, this matter has been brought up by the Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa even before the implementation of the GST, the reply he received then was that the State Government will look into the matter.

However, GST has now been implemented for more than two years and why is the State Government still “looking into” it while everyday the people of Sarawak is suffering under the yoke of GST. Why didn't the State Government do anything about it?

Therefore, once again, I urge that, before you even boast about wanting to get back additional rights for the State, the State Government should defend the existing rights that we currently have under the Constitution but is undermined and circumvented right under our nose, in particular, the rights over Sales Tax and its erosion in the name of GST.

With that I conclude. Thank You, Tuan Speaker.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat bagi Meradong.

YB Puan Violet Yong Wui Wui: I am Pending, oh sorry.

Tuan Speaker: You cannot speak twice Pending.

YB Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing: Thank you Tuan Speaker, now first of all I would like to thank Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak for gracing the opening of the First Meeting of the Second Session of the 18th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. Among many important issues our TYT touched on the importance of political stability to ensure that the smooth running and development of Sarawak can be ensured.

And number two, the development of digital economy and ICT infrastructure to keep pace with global development. Number three, integrity of civil service to ensure the need and aspiration of the people of Sarawak are well taken care of.

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Tuan Speaker, now I would like touch on a few National and State and local issues here. Number one is RUU 355.

RUU 355

I wish to applaud the firm and positive stance taken by BN Sarawak under the leadership of the Right Honourable Chief Minister on the issue. This goes to show our determination to preserve the high level of racial, cultural and religious tolerance that have proved to be the key factors that have kept us together as a closely knit community more than half a century ago. We trust that our State Government will continue to safeguard the interest of all Sarawakians not only in defending our rights and privileges but also in ensuring that unity, peace and harmony among all races to be upheld at all times.

UEC

Tuan Speaker, Sarawak boasts the most number of Chinese Independent Schools in the country and I wish to thank the late Chief Minister Tok Nan for taking the initiative and our new Chief Minister in supporting to champion the cause of UEC by giving due recognition, giving out annual grant and agreeing to recruit UEC holders into the State Civil Service. However, the result of the recruitment of UEC holders leaves a lot to be desired.

As to my knowledge there is only one UEC holder being recruited so far. Therefore, steps must be taken by relevant parties concerned to ensure that the recruitment of UEC holders into our civil service can really take off. This can further enhance the good name of Sarawak Government as far as pioneering the recognition of UEC is concerned, not to mention many of our Government agencies are facing severe shortage of Mandarin speaking officers which can create an unfriendly atmostphere to those who are not so fluent in Bahasa Malaysia.

IPG Kampus Rajang

Tuan Speaker, the fate of the one and only Institute of Higher Education in Meradong is of grave concern to her people. IPG Kampus Rajang formerly known as Rajang Teachers College was founded in 1966 by a joint venture between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of New Zealand with a site area of 32.3 hectares. The construction cost of RM1.5 million was funded jointly under the Colombo Plan and Rajang Teachers College was officially launched on 31 October 1967 by Tun Abang Haji Openg bin Sapiee, the then Sarawak Governor and the late father of The Right Honorable Chief Minister.

Rajang Teacher‟s College is a college with a rich history and over the years, produced thousands of qualified and competent teachers providing quality education to many people throughout the country. Recently, IPG Kampus Rajang has been tasked with being the centre for Iban Language Studies in Sarawak due to its ideal location whereby hundreds longhouses can be easily accessible for hands-on cultural understanding and perfect training facilities to aspiring Iban Language Teachers.

Therefore, I would like to urge our newly appointed Minister for Education, Science and Technological Research and State Government in particular The Right Honorable Chief Minister to fight against any intention to close down the said college.

Provision of State Land for Agricultural Purpose

Tuan Speaker, over the past few months, I have received a lot of complaints regarding the lack of land for small holders to engage in agricultural activities in Meradong, especially amongst the Chinese Community. Unlike their native counterparts, they do not enjoy the

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 usage of NCR land to actively engage in farming activities in a bigger scale. Meradong Farmers‟ Association has over 300 members and for years has tried to apply for suitable State land for their members to engage in agriculture activities.

Also in line with the great potential for Sarikei Division and in particular, Meradong District, to develop into Food Basket of Sarawak, I strongly urge the Sarawak Government to consider alienate some State land to the Farmers Association so that they can actively participate in fulfilling its potential.

Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan

Tuan Speaker, this scheme has been successfully implemented in Miri and Kuching Division and I have no doubt Meradong can be another location where the scheme can prosper as majority of population in Meradong are farmers. Therefore, I strongly urge the Ministry for Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development to look into our request favorably.

Proposed Construction and Completion of Jalan Nanga Bangkit/Muara Lebaan to Jalan Tanjung Manis

Tuan Speaker, I wish to further remind this august House that the above project had been announced during the visit of the late Tok Nan, our former Chief Minister during his visit to Bintangor on the 6th of March 2016. The missing link measuring about 6 kilometers, when connected will link Meradong, Semop and Daro to Tanjung Manis which can definitely boost the economy of the areas. Considering the relatively low outlay and the high impact of the project, it is definitely worthwhile to invest in.

Ketua Kaum and Ketua Masyarakat Appointments

It is of great frustration to note that the appointment of KK and KM in Meradong District is facing long delays and uncertainties. Some of the posts had been vacated long time ago and the people are having hard times to look for their local leaders in times of need. I would, therefore, urge the authorities concerned to look into the matter urgently so that all the vacant posts can be filled and expired posts can be renewed as soon as possible.

Street Lightings

Street lightings have always been a popular request from the people, be it in urban or rural areas. The street lightings along Paradom/Bintangor Road, Pasi/Meradong Road, housing estates, kampongs and longhouses are always in great demand but unfortunately it always involves long waits and when finally approved are too few to go by.

May I suggest that all existing street lightings to be changed to LED light bulbs gradually and savings on electricity bill can be ploughed back to install more street lightings in strategic locations.

RTP Funds

I would like to thank the State Government in particular our Chief Minister for granting us the RTP projects to be implemented in our respective kawasan. However, we find it hard to cope with the number of requests from the ground especially when my kawasan had been side-lined for 15 years. Since the funding is limited, it is vital that all the projects must be people centric and any maintenance of Government buildings must be from separate Government allocations.

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Jabatan Bekalan Air Luar Bandar (JBALB)

I wish to thank KKLW for approving a water rectification project along Pasi/Meradong Road, which when finished, will provide pipe water supply to three (3) longhouses, namely, Rumah Jang, Rumah Regina and Rumah Peter and other housing estates along the road. The new 280mm diameter pipelines will be connected to existing water pipe at Nyelong Bridge No. I and if it is further extended towards Bintangor Town, will provide an alternative water supply main to Bintangor Town and solve the long standing low water pressure in the town areas.

Also I was informed by JBALB Sarikei that the proposed improvement and upgrading works to existing 280mm diameter HDPE Pipe of 17KM pumping main along KJD Road had been approved by the Ministry concerned but unfortunately the project was put on hold due to the implementation of Pan Borneo Highway along the said stretch of road.

I would, therefore, like to appeal to the Ministry for Public Utilities to look into the said project urgently and hopefully can revive the project so as to solve the water supply problem along KJD roads.

As whole, Meradong District has always been having water supply problems and since the supply of treated water from Temudak Treatment Plant in Bintangor and Bayong Treatment Plant in Sarikei are more than enough to supply the required volume to cater for the need of Meradong people, I can‟t see why we cannot rectify the problem sooner.

Telecomunication Towers

With the development of new fixed land lines in Meradong area being stopped for quite a while, people from Meradong are relying on the mobile phone for telecommunication and internet services.

However, the services of Telcos in Meradong area leave a lot to be desired. Many areas in Meradong District are facing weak or no signal most of the time. Therefore the people of Meradong are looking forward to the upgrading of ICT in Sarawak and Meradong in particular.

Here I would like to point out to Honorable Member for Pending that people of Meradong welcome the erection of Telecommunication Towers. I can‟t see why Honorable Member for Pending wants to oppose to this. According to the information I gathered, the Right Honorable Chief Minister of Penang mentioned that there‟s no harm from Telecommunication Towers. If there is any harm, I will be fried by the radiation. That is what I read. And yet, Member for Pending was saying that it is dangerous to people. I would like the Honorable Member for Pending to find out from her masters in Semenanjung Malaysia to find out whether it is harmful or not.

And I am surprised to note that member for Padungan…

And I am surprise to note that Member of Padungan, right no, no, no, I am referring to Pending, I am referring to Pending and … (Interruption) … no, no, no.

Tuan Speaker: No, he is not taking.

YB Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing: My time is almost out, my time is almost out. I would like to refer to Honourable Member for Padungan when he touched on PTPTN, I was surprise to note that Honourable Member for Padungan is preaching non-payment of loan. This is not right. I know when I was from young, my parent always teach me if you borrowed anything

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 from anyone, you have to pay out, you have to pay. So, by not paying the PTPTN you are depriving a lot of other students from getting the loan and I am sure the Government, it is the last resort to ban the people from travelling. This is the last resort because every year, we have millions and millions of ringgit being lost out due to non-payment. And another point the Honourable Member for Pending mentioned is autonomy of immigration. I remembered when the State Government ban the entry of a few Pakatan Rakyat then, Pakatan Rakyat leader from coming to Sarawak they were all out in arms to complaint to say that Sarawak Government is bullying them. So, I can‟t see why we don‟t have the autonomy of immigration.

Tuan Speaker, Sarawakians are very receptive and grateful to our visionary Chief Minister for his many proposed high profile projects which include digital economy, Development Bank of Sarawak, LRT, upgrading of ICT and others. Let us all rally behind him and give him all the support so that together we can realize our dreams soonest and before I conclude I would like to wish all our Muslim friends in the Dewan, Selamat Berpuasa and Selamat Hari Raya and to our Dayak friends, Selamat Gawai, Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai, Lantang Senang, Nguan Menoa. With this I back to support the move and appreciation of the opening address by Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak. Thank you, Tuan Speaker.

Tuan Speaker: Honourable Member for Tasik Biru.

YB Dato Henry Harry Jinep: Tuan Speaker, my greeting and thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak at this August Assembly Session deliberating on the Motion of Thanks to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri for coming to grace and address the opening of Mesyuarat Pertama Bagi Penggal Kedua 2017, Dewan Undangan Negeri Kelapan Belas and on a personal note to our Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Taib Mahmud, thank you Your Excellency Tun.

Reminiscing Late Former Chief Minister Tok Nan

And to begin my humble speech I must, as I think should address the untimely demise of former Chief Minister, fondly addressed by many as Tok Nan, as my first topic. I address him by this name of “Tok Nan” to convey my deepest respect for him posthumously just as much as I had always done when he was still with us. My respect for him is no less high after his passing as when he was here with us.

I am in a situation which is akin to, if I may borrow the famous quotation of the last 20th Century by the late British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill which says: “All that I own I owe it to the Commons” (“Commons” meaning the British Parliament) when he alluded to his contributions to his nation, Great Britain.

Although I must hasten to admit that there is nothing even remotely in common between my present circumstances and that of the late Right Honourable War World II British Prime Minister. No comparison entirely. I feel though that the above quote is apt to describe my situation today in relation to the former Chief Minister, late Tok Nan. I would not be here without him. His untimely and sudden passing has made it necessary for me to place on record that I am profoundly thankful to him. There is no better time than this. For me, Tok Nan‟s untimely demise is Sarawak‟s worst moment of 2017 and especially so soon after the last State General Election in May 2016.

With his sudden demise, is now gone his simple mannerism and style of leadership and in particular the common human‟s touch that of which had endeared him to one and all. Except he has left behind a unique but indelible mark in the politics of the State.

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By Election and Tok Nan‟s Wife, A New Honourable Member for Tanjung Datu Constituency

Still on the late Tok Nan, Tuan Speaker. May I take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome the wife of the late Tok Nan who was resoundingly elected in the Tanjong Datu‟s by election to take over his seat after his demise. Her resounding victory is a further testament to a reflection of late Tok Nan‟s many good works that the voters has recognized.

Our Current Chief Minister Promise to Follow in the Foot-steps of Tok Nan.

Having said the above, may I now welcome and congratulate our new current Chief Minister Datuk Abang Johari bin Tun Openg who now helms this State of Sarawak as its 6th Chief Minister. The baton of leadership of Sarawak has been passed over to a new and capable pair of hands.

Transition has been smooth and orderly. And due to our new Chief Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Abang Johari bin Tun Openg whom is no stranger to Sarawak‟s politics and administration. He had served for a long time under his mentor and former Chief Minister, now our TYT Tun Pehin Sri Taib, our distinguished Head of State, His Excellency the Governor.

The Chief Minister‟s good and impeccable credentials, supported by his team of experienced Ministers and Assistant Ministers, will propel our State forward, and to attain great achievements ahead. The recent cabinet reshuffle which saw a new Deputy Chief Minister, 2 new full Ministers and 2 new Assistant Ministers, and also a reshuffle in portfolios alongside it marks a new commitment on the part of a new CM to prepare the agendas of moving forward the various development plans and programme aggressively in the recognition of the wants of the people in Sarawak as expressed by them in giving a new and big mandate to Barisan Nasional in the last State General Election. In this I support our Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister.

Our New CM has recently made one bold statement “We should not let others decide our destiny”. And he said would carry on with the good policies, if not stepping on the footsteps of the late Tok Nan. I have no doubt he will, and do more. And in this regard, he will in particular continue with the negotiation with his predecessor has initiated with the Federal Government and especially with regards to our rightful shares in oil and gas and more. In this arduous effort I wish him speedy success.

Malays‟ Land Not Lost (Tak akan Hilang Melayu di Bumi)

Now I come to land issue, a sensitive matter. In this I am encouraged by our Chief Minister‟s statements that he would want to ensure the Malay lands in town areas are not lost while in the quest for modernization and economic development. With that I concur.

Traveller on Earth.

Indeed I say, we must develop the State for the people of the present generation but we should not forget those who will come up after many generations down the road. We are but travellers passing through while each of us is a trustee.

Book of Genesis of the Holy Bible.

As God told Cain when ordering him to go out of Paradise after he murdered his younger brother named Abel, as told in the Book of genesis of the Holy Bible, thus: “Go ye

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Dayak‟s Land Not Lost

Dayaks want their lands to remains for the future generations.

Bidayuh in Need of the Government

I must admit, in our case, at least the Bidayuh people in my constituency that I represent here, we cannot go on the premise as announced by our CM: “We should not let others decide our destiny”. No, we cannot adopt that stance. To preserve and protect our land for the future generations, we cannot go in isolation of the State‟s Leadership. Instead we need the Government to help us. Otherwise without the sanction of the State it is only wishful thinking on our part.

Native Customary Right (NCR) Land

Now, moving to NCR land; and I say it that this year of 2017 is certainly a long time since our forefathers had been having lands they carved from virgin jungles to cultivate. This is a new era. No more such luxury. No virgin jungles to exploit. And there is a cut-off date ensuring no more new NCR can be created after that. So we must conserve what our ancestors had created for us.

Land to Be Surveyed and Issued with Titles

Meanwhile NCR lands created in the past still haunt the present generation. The children, great grandchildren of the first fellers of the land are competing to share it. They are without any documents or maps. When it is resolved the land per capita is getting smaller. And many cases are not resolved, but many cases drag on.

Survey our Land

Those problems being aplenty may be resolved only by the survey of and to issue titles to owners of lands by our State Government. This effort of the State Government I do now seek out.

New Realism Over NCR Land

A new realism over NCR Lands has now emerged. And with the notion that Dayaks occupy large track of land is a truism misconceived. Nonetheless for these people their “land” is their only wealth or possession. On their lands people build their homes to stay; they plant food to sustain their living. They cannot go without it. They will strive to defend it.

Pemakai Menoa/Pulau Galau and Pimu‟ung

As I have covered at length the various topics above I now address this topic of what the Singai Tribe calls “Pimu‟ung” as part of NCR, although owned by community basis, that is almost equivalent to the famous Pemakai Menoa and Pulau Galau.

Pimu‟ung Lands are those lands that had been the settlements of, and at certain parts thereof, had been cultivated by our forefathers and which they had seen blood been shed in its protection thereof in the long-gone-by days of our ancestors.

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That these lands had been occupied and cultivated in a long time past is obvious by anyone seeing them today would instantly exclaim “these are virgin jungles”. The fruit trees like “engkabang”, “cempedak”, local variety mangos like “bowang”, “motan”, and “belimbin bukit”, the tampoi, the situ, the porot, durian and even a type of gourd we call “girigoe” in the Bidayuh which when their ripen fruits shaped like small jars, its harden shell had been used by natives to carry and stock up water, after been planted and remained on the ground for hundreds of years would shoot to the sky. These provide levelled canopy if seen from an aerial view or photographed by a camera perched from a plane from the sky. It would show to the inexperienced and the unknowing that the tall canopy is that of a virgin jungle. And they would exclaim that area of land under that canopy had been without any past human occupation therein. In actual fact under this tall canopy is our Pimuung Land.

Gazetted native Area Reserve in 1960

I say that when the land on the left bank of Sungei Batang Kayan was gazetted as “Native Area Reserved” in 1960 it was in recognition of that area had been inhabited and occupied by the Bidayuh of the Singai Tribe way back and before the arrival of James Brooke in 1839. Especially before timber logging had taken place there in 1976 onwards, the forest‟s floor had seen signs of Bidayuh ancestors had lived there.

Signs of Past Human Habitation

And there are still many signs alluding the past Bidayuh‟s occupation of land in the past. Durian trees, Engkabang trees and the local mangoes and coconut trees were manifestation of the fact.

Bidayun Names in Rivers

There are many local place and river given with Bidayuh Names to identify them like “Sungei Bowang” is named after the local variety of mango known as “Bowang” that had been planted along the bank of that river. There is a river called “Sungei Butan” that flows from Mount Moi down to feed into Sungei Batang Kayan. It is named after a number of coconuts trees had been found at the site of the old village called “Kupoe Butan” in Bidayuh. Further, the names given by the Bidayuh people in those earliest times, such as “Sungei Tapah”, “Sungei Siluk” as named after the type of fishes these rivers were famous for are still there today. There is a river named as “Sungei Tuong Singai” indication that people of Singai origin had been living on its bank.

Name of Place with Religious Significance

And there is a place called “Dorod Tuggal” and a river called “Sungei Gawaie” in there where Bidayuh people been celebrating their annual Gawai of paddy and of bounties of the rivers there respectively. The two places had its religious significance.

Koppel Pa Nyupie Last Defender

The last person who lived and died there was known as “Koppel”, not to mistake it from “Captain Henry Keppel” who was the Commander of the ship H.M.S Dildo that accompanied the “Royalist” that ferried James Brooke from India to this part of the world in 1839. “Koppel” also known as “Pa Nyupie” died in defending the last settlement at the confluence of Sungei Asur with Sungei Butan. In his witness to the present generation he left a canon behind.

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Foot Trek Along Left Bank of Sungei Butan

From the areas of land washed by the big river of Sungei Batang Kayan and its many tributaries including its upper reaches: “Kayan Bireh." Bireh in English mean red and Kayan Buda is white, the ancient people hand used a foot trek along the bank of Sungei Butan, with a starting point at Mount Moi, to go back and forth to Mount Singai. That continued until the last settlement at Kampung Bibutan had been destroyed by marauders from down river which sealed the fate of its last defender called Kopel Pa Nyupie. After that the people of Mount Singai had continued to go to the area of land especially during the peace time brought about by and since James Brooke‟s era. People went there for fish and meat and for other jungle materials like rattan for making mat, baskets and other household needs of the time and until the modern times.

Fruit Trees Including Engkabang Planted

The people continued in the period before the logging had taken place in 1976 onward there were literally by the thousands of engkabang trees were found along the bank of Sungei Butan and Sungei Batang Kayan. These trees of crops were planted by the earlier settlers: the Mount Singai Tribe. These Planted crops‟ trees are signs of past human habitation. The Bidayuh people of Singai Tribe, of which I am a member of have regarded those lands mentioned above as their traditional lands, described by them as “Pimuung” and to remain sacrosanct as theirs for all times. And these people want me to convey their request to the State Government to look into this issue of Pimuung Land.

After our land in which the people now occupied are fully divided among many of them and to be issued with titles to them the next and future generation will have no more land even in which to build their houses, let alone for them to farm. This land in the Pimuung will be for them of the future generation in above scenario is our people want this land in the Pimuung to be safeguarded by a Government recognition including Singai communal reserve.

James Brooke Arrived in 1839

And to complete the picture let me say that there is a book written by Hugh Low under the title “Sarawak: Notes During A Residence In That Country With H.R.H. The Rajah Brooke”. In this book Hugh Low described how he went with James Brooke to see Singai Mountain Settlement and other mount settlements. He went to Kampung Tembawang Sauh where he wrote it as “sow” in his book in 1842.

Orang Lundu or Lundu People

Tuan Speaker, in one of the passage in this book Hugh Low described how the people of Mount Singai had been known as “Orang Bi-Lundu” or “Lundu People” in recognition of that settlement along the banks of Sungei Butan and on Mount Senibung near Sungei Stuom Lundu, a tributary feeding into Sungei Batang Kayan by people of Mount Singai tribe. The people from Mount Singai had been living in those areas washed by the Sungei Batang Kayan even earlier that the establishment of Sultancy of Brunei which as the book by Hugh Low was somewhere in 1647 After the Death of Christ. Our ancestor remembers these periods as it was during these dark periods that headhunting became an art of war between various communities. The practice of headhunting had only ceased after the arrival of James Brooke in 1839. Peace began to flourish after that. During the period of the war of attrition it was when the settlements of Mount Senibung and also at Kampung Bibutan were pillaged and destroyed. The survivors had escaped to go back to the settlement at Mount Singai. During this period Kampung Tebawang was attacked three times and destroyed.

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Document of Titles Issued in 1928

Indeed our ancestors had lived there and under the tall trees and on the forest floor near the banks of Sungei Batang Kayan and its tributaries which are considered as part and parcel of Pimuung Land and had been for many hundred years. That is a fact. And beside that they had occupied and cultivated land at the foot of and at its vicinity of while maintain a settlement atop of Mount Singai itself for the same, if not longer, length of time.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Yang Berhormat to have conclude.

Pray our Pimuung Land is Not Lost

So now I say, Tuan Speaker, the Bidayuh of the Singai Tribe looks up to the State Leadership to prevent our Pimuung Lands is lost in total. And to help us retain them for the future of the community which its size of population is only expanding and not shrinking.

And I say these burning issues of Pemakai Menoa, Pulau Galau including our Pimuung Land are being looked into very positively by the State leadership. Thus I hope that such positivism will yield the desired result. Last one Tuan Speaker. Last paragraph.

Support the Motion of Thank You to Tuan Yang Terutama

With that I support the motion of thanks to our Tuan Yang Terutama. In event of what I have spoken about in my support to the motion, be it words describing events and circumstances and or of my referral to personalities, groups or individuals, which might be offensive, if any they are, no doubt incidental and without intent and in as much as I do not have any adverse motive whatsoever in that regard, nonetheless I tender an apology in advance.

And with that and also having said all of that above I now conclude my speech in this august Assembly with thanks to the Honourable Tuan Speaker who has been very patient with me during my speech, just concluded. Selamat Gawai to our Dayak friends and Selamat Berpuasa, Selamat Hari Raya to our Muslim friends and thank you again Tuan Speaker.

Timbalan Speaker: Honourable Member for Bukit Goram.

YB Encik Jefferson Jamit Anak Unyat: Pertamanya saya ingin mengucapkan banyak terima kasih kepada Tuan Speaker kerana sudi memberi saya peluang untuk mengambil bahagian dalam perbahasan Ucapan menjunjung kasih titah Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di Petua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud yang telah dipersembahkan di Dewan yang mulia ini pada hari Khamis, 11 Mei 2017, bersempena Majlis Pembukaan Persidangan Pertama Penggal Kedua Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak Ke-18 ini.

Tuan Speaker, sebelum ini saya meneruskan ucapan perbahasan saya, terlebih dahulu saya ingin merakamkan setinggi-tinggi Tahniah kepada Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg atas lantikan beliau sebagai Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang ke-6.

Tuan Speaker, syabas dan tahniah juga saya ucapkan kepada YB Datuk Amar Hajjah Jamilah Binti Haji Anu serta Barisan Nasional Negeri Sarawak atas kemenangan dalam Pilihan Raya Kecil Dewan Undangan Negeri N.3 Tanjung Datu baru-baru ini.

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Saya juga, dengan kesempatan ini mengucapkan Takziah kepada semua ahli keluarga Allahyarham Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Bin Haji Satem mantan Ketua Menteri Sarawak yang ke-5.

Tuan Speaker, when the late Datuk Patinggi Tok Nan left us in a sudden, all Sarawakians and indeed Malaysians felt a great loss. He was a statesman, a leader, an entertainer, humble and yet tactful and always had a sense of humour. In only a very short tenure of office, Datuk Patinggi Tok Nan had initiated, implemented and achieved many policy changes and strategies that have benefited Sarawak and the Sarawakians. I believe that if only Datuk Patinggi Tok Nan had more time he would have done a lot more for the State and the Nation.

Tuan Speaker, we are fortunate that our new Chief Minister, Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg has so far stepped into the shoe of Datu Patinggi Tok Nan quite comfortably. I am not really surprised at this because both of them are products of the same mould. They were successfully groomed to become the top leaders through the system within the Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu Sarawak (PBB), where they were inculcated with the right political values, culture and upbringing.

Tuan Speaker, I always have the confidence when Yang Amat Berhormat took over the Chief Minister ship. He quickly allayed the concern as to how Sarawak is to progress with his many announcements. Especially his steadfastness in committing to continue and indeed intensify the policies, strategies and efforts to develop the rural Sarawak.

Representing a rural constituency, N63 Bukit Goram, Kapit, I would also like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister for responding positively and pro-actively to our request for fast tracking both the infrastructural and social- economic development in Kapit.

Thank you for the establishment of upper Rajang Development Agency (URDA). I would like to urge the Government that not only URDA is to be put into operation soonest possible but also desired it to be accordingly empowered, complete with the necessary staffing, funding and facilities as to be able to meaningfully achieve its objectives.

Tuan Speaker, being elected as a representative from Bukit Goram Kapit, I also wish to put on record the appreciation from the people of Kapit to Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister for his recent visit to Kapit where he approved several projects that are very useful to the people both in the urban and rural areas.

Tuan Speaker, going forward, I am impressed and confident in the stewardship of Yang Amat Berhormat Chief Minister and his Cabinet. Even still within his first 100 days, he has assured us as to how he would ensure the relevance and progress of Sarawak not only in Malaysia but also more importantly in the context of Global Economic scenario.

As it is widely known that the future is in digital technology. The world economic dynamism revolves around Information Communication Technology (ICT). Therefore, by emphasizing the need for Sarawak to be on par with the other developed economies of the world such as the USA, Japan, Europe and China, the Chief Minister is very wise, visionary and practical. Obviously he does not want Sarawak and Sarawakians to be disadvantaged, left lagging behind in the quest for economic development and progress. But being competent in Digital Economy would surely prosper the State and the people in the future. Therefore, I fully support the Chief Minister in the move to control energy in the State by taking over Bakun Hydro Dam from the Federal Government.

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The energy from Bakun and the other Hydro Dams are indeed the crucial assets for industrialization and pushing into Digital Economy.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to support the Chief Minister for his courage and initiative to push for Digital Economy where he has also announced an allocation of RM1 billion as a means to develop our Digital Economy in the State and people in rural Sarawak need to have “crash course” on the basics of digital knowledge to allow them to fully appreciate and utilize this new knowledge.

Once the digital system is operational, proper utilization has to be devised for rural area for Sarawak:-

(a) E-Education – Rural Schools should benefit from “digital aids” including e-books;

(b) E-Health – To enable those working in the rural clinics to have access to doctors in town for advise on medical treatments, medicines etc;

(c) Not a bad idea to have an Iban Language Google to enable the Dayak community from the longhouses could Google any information that they may need.

Tuan Speaker, another milestone is the establishment of the Development Bank in Sarawak (DBOS). With the establishment of DBOS, hopefully Sarawak would no longer be too dependent on the generosity of the Federal Government. DBOS would certainly enable Sarawak to carry out many infrastructural development projects such as coastal roads, rural roads, treated water especially and also electricity supply, telecommunications and so on. What is more important and significant about DBOS is that it is to be the main facilitator for the development of Digital Economy for Sarawak.

Tuan Speaker, I would like to refer to some important points highlighted by the Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud in his gracious opening address.

I fully support His Excellency‟s vote of confidence for YAB Datuk Amar Haji Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg as the Chief Minister to steer Sarawak to a brighter future, His Excellency support for the Government‟s decision to develop the Digital Economy, the development of the tourism sector and high tech downstream industries and the development of the agro-based industry through modernisation and commercialisation including research and development activities to enhance productivity and competitiveness of the State‟s economy.

Tuan Speaker, allow me to raise several issues in my constituency that need the attention of the Government.

Proposed Reservoir Dam for Kapit Water Supply

Kapit is progressing well and thanks to the Government‟s rural transformation programme that has created positive impacts in the development of the rural areas in Kapit through the construction of road infrastructures leading to those rural areas. This road development projects has also opened up opportunities for the people to build new houses and longhouses that are already mushrooming along the roads such as Jalan Kapit/Nanga Yong, Jalan Ulu Yong, Jalan Antaroh/Sungai Sut, Jalan Melekun/Nanga Mujong and Jalan Bukit Goram. However such development also needs the basic utilities such as water and also the electricity supply.

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For Kapit, the Rajang River is currently the main source of water supply. Therefore to cater for the long term planning and basic safe water supply needs for the people of Kapit, I would like to propose for an alternative source of water supply through the construction of a reservoir dam to supply clean and treated water for the people in Kapit. For such purpose an area called Sungai Benuang also known locally as Sungai Sut Nikal, a tributary of Sungai Sut in Baleh has been identified suitable as a catchment area for the reservoir dam as there is no logging activities operating in the area.

Proposed Upgrading and Widening of Jalan Kapit/Nanga Yong

Tuan Speaker, with the completion of the Kapit/Song/Kanowit road project, I anticipated that Kapit will be influx with a heavy traffic flow. To reduce traffic congestion and facilitate better flow of traffic, therefore I would like to propose the widening of the existing main road that begins at the end of the bridge near the sole traffic light at the junction of Jalan Bukit Goram to SESCO Sub-Station along Jalan Bleteh and Kapit/Nanga Yong Road covering a distance of about 3 kilometres.

Proposed Mini Stadium Cum Football Field for Kapit

Tuan Speaker, Kapit currently has one football field located at a mini stadium Jalan Airport that caters for the various sports activities in the district. The existing mini stadium cum football field could no longer adequate to cater for the needs of the sports activities carried out by the schools, local clubs and associations and Government sports activities as MAKSAK football.

In this respect, I would like to request from the Government for a new mini stadium cum football field completed with a running track for Kapit to cater for the increasing needs to promote sports especially football among the youth.

Setting Up of Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) Office in Kapit

Tuan Speaker, the topographical features of the hinterland of my constituency N63 Bukit Goram, is suitable for large scale plantation and farming such as rubber, pepper and other suitable cash crops such as dabai, durian, isau, pineapple, cocoa, vegetables and other crops. Therefore, I request for the Government to provide more funding for the agriculture development in my constituency. To ensure a viable market for those agriculture products therefore I request the setting up of Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) office in Kapit.

Proposed New Jungle Produce Market

Tuan Speaker, the paradigm shift in the mentality and methodology of the farming community from farming for self sufficiency to commercial farming has resulted in the famous Market Teresang in Kapit town to be overcrowded and the local authority concern has encountered many challenges to find a proper place for the farmers to sell and market their products.

To provide ample trading place for the farmers, I would like to request to the State Government to provide the funding to the local authority for the proposed construction of a new market mainly for the selling and marketing of jungle produce and locally grown vegetables.

In conclusion, I would like to express my gratefulness to Tuan Speaker for being able to manage and handle the smooth running of this August House in a controllable and exemplary manner.

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Akhir kata, saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Gawai Dayak Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai kepada semua masyarakat Dayak di Negeri Sarawak dan kepada semua Umat Islam saya ingin mengucapkan selamat menjalani ibadah puasa pada bulan Ramadhan Al- Mubarak dan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri yang akan datang.

Dengan ini Tuan Speaker, saya sukacita menyokong sepenuhnya usul penghargaan di atas ucapan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di Pertua Negeri Sarawak semasa Pembukaan Persidangan Pertama Penggal Kedua Dewan Undangan Negeri ke -18 ini. Sekian, terima kasih.

USUL DARIPADA AHLI DEWAN BIASA

Tuan Speaker: Ahli Ahli Yang Berhormat, Under Standing Order 9, I determine that today‟s sitting goes beyond 6.30 pm.

Ahli Yang Berhormat, today 15th May 2017, I have received a motion from the Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa. I hereby call upon the Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa to read out his motion.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Thank you Tuan Speaker. My motion reads as follows:

"WHEREAS:

1. In the motion moved by the Honourable Minister for Finance II against the Member for Pujut Dr Ting Tiong Choon on 12 May 2017, it was alleged, inter alia that “Member for Pujut was declared bankrupt twice in Australia”.

2. Such assertion relies solely on Dr. Ting Tiong Choon‟s name appearing on a search with the Australian Financial Security Authority‟s National Personal Insolvency Index and the wrongful assumption by the Minister for Finance II that “insolvency” equates “bankruptcy”. 3. It is elementary legal knowledge that insolvency is NOT bankrupt.

4. Dr. Ting Tiong Choon was never made a bankrupt in Australia and that the search referred to in the Motion also did not state that he was/is a bankrupt.

5. The allegation by the Minister for Finance II that Dr. Ting Tiong Choon was made a bankrupt in Australia is misleading this House and has also misled the Speaker to wrongly equate “insolvency” as “bankruptcy” ... “Insolvency means bankrupt ...Yeah” ... page 27 of the Hansard on 12 May 2017. Those are the words of Tuan Speaker.

6. Such wrongful assertion is a baseless slander on Dr. Ting Tiong Choon. It is also a show of ignorance and inadequate knowledge of the elementary law on the part of the Minister for Finance II.

7. Most importantly, it has brought disrepute to this House for passing a Motion which contains a fundamental error of law.

THEREFORE IT IS MOVED THAT THIS HOUSE HEREBY RESOLVES THAT:

The Honourable Minister for Finance II, do withdraw the allegation of bankrupt against Dr. Ting Tiong Choon and apologise for having misled this House”. Thank you.

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Tuan Speaker: Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat, on 12th May 2017, the Honourable Minister for Finance II and Honourable Member for Bawang Assan moved a motion under Standing Order 23 (1) (a) to be read together with Standing Order 32 (12) and Standing Order 40 (10) and Article 17 (1) (g) of the State Constitution on Dr. Ting Tiong Choon, the former Member for Pujut. The said motion was approved by the Dewan in a vote of 70 to 10. The said motion was not based on Article 17 (1) (b) which is bankruptcy. As a result of the disqualification, the former Member ceased to be a Member and is physically not in the Dewan. To debate about his financial status is irrelevant simply because he is not in the Dewan to answer any details that may arise from today‟s motion.

Under Standing Order 32(3), “it shall be out of order to attempt to reconsider any specific question upon which the Dewan has come to a conclusion during the current session except upon a substantive motion for rescission”. This motion before us is not a motion for rescission but on a financial standing on Dr. Ting Tiong Choon.

Paragraph 7 of the Motion states “Most importantly it has brought disrepute to this august House for passing a Motion which contains a fundamental error of law”. This Motion by the Honorable Member for Kota Sentosa implies that the Motion by the Honourable Minister for Finance II and Member for Bawang Assan was approved pursuant to Article 17(1)(b) of the State Constitution when in fact the Motion was passed pursuant to Article 17(1)(g) of the State Constitution which states “Subject to the provision of this Article, a person is disqualified for being elected as an elected member of the Dewan Undangan Negeri if he has voluntarily acquired citizenship of or exercised rights of citizenship any country outside the Federation or has made a declaration of allegiance to any country outside the Federation”. Hence, this Motion is misleading and is rejected under Standing Order 32(12) which reads “Any member who makes a statement in the Dewan that deliberately leads the Dewan is deemed to be out of order or in contempt”. The issue raised gravitates around the document Tab B, Tab E, produced by the Honourable Minister for Finance. Only on one side of the page is read, which reads, National Personal Insolvency Index. At the top, Australian Government, Australian Financial Security Authority. It is not read on the flip. On the flip is, Bankruptcy Register Search, Australian Government, Australian Financial Security Authority is a search on bankruptcy. At the back then what is Tab E but here is bankruptcy and at the bottom is written here, "if any, if you consider the information contain errors, please contact the Australian Financial Security Authority on 1300 364 785 or is mentioned." And the dates mentioned are 29th June 2012, 11th September 2012. It is not a declaration of what is on this date. I believe it is when the dates are due in the months of 2012 and that those debts has not been paid. As I said, he is not here to answer any details arising but because the Minister only read Tab B, he did not read the flip that refers to bankruptcy and if there is any doubt, any doubt, that you believed it contains errors, then please contact this website. So I believed the Minister owes no apology. Motion is dismissed.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, on the reverse page, are you leaving?

Tuan Speaker: I am not leaving. These are the authorities I will rely if the issue is on bankruptcy and on insolvency. The contents of these books will be the one I rely upon. But because that is not the issue, it is not Article 17(1)(b), it is Article 17(1)(g). If it is on (b), and it is said, the Minister had made an error, the Chair had made an error between insolvency and bankruptcy, I will read the authority here.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, you have misunderstood preamble 7 of my Motion. You were saying that just now, you were saying that, the Motion was passed in pursuant Article 17(1)(b).

Tuan Speaker: No.

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YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: But in my Motion here I read, seven, preamble seven, it reads “Most importantly, it has brought disrepute to this House for passing a Motion which contains a fundamental error of law. It does not mean that the Motion was passed pursuant to a fundamental error of law. It only contains the fundamental error of law and that error of law is the presumption. That was, the Honourable Minister for Finance II had that insolvency means bankrupt and Tuan Speaker your own statements recorded in the Hansard, insolvency means bankrupt. That definitely is an error of law that you cannot deny and the flip side of the Tab E that Tuan Speaker, you mentioned is a tax invoice, is a tax invoice receipt issued by the Austalian Finance Security Authority and...

Tuan Speaker: On bankruptcy.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Yes on bankruptcy register search.

Tuan Speaker: Please contact them if you think there is an error.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, here on the front page...

Tuan Speaker: Ya, have you contacted them?

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, Dr. Ting has contacted them and yesterday he has specifically mentioned that he is not a bankrupt.

Tuan Speaker: Okay.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Despite that, despite the clear error of law, you are trying to argue something that is unarguable, trying to defend something that is indefensible.

Tuan Speaker: Okay, okay.

YB Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Tuan Speaker, let it be recorded that insolvency doesn‟t mean bankrupt and there is a wrongful allegation by the Honourable Finance Minister II in respect of the financial status of Dr. Ting Tiong Choon.

Tuan Speaker: Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat it is abundantly and manifestly clear that the Dewan disqualified Dr. Ting under Article 17(1)(g) acquits by acquiring foreign citizenship declaring allegiance to that country, exercising his rights as a voter in that country. The main issue, the real central to it, the crux is not Article 17(1)(b) which is bankruptcy. Concise Oxford Dictionary 10th edition, page 106, 'bankrupt' means

(1) declared in law, unable to pay one‟s debts;

(2) completely lacking in a particular good quality or value: the cause is morally bankrupt;

(3) a person judged by a court to be bankrupt.

Page 733, insolvency means

(1) unable to pay debts owed;

(2) of or relating to bankruptcy;

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(3) noun, an insolvent person, derivatives Insolvency.

Black Law Dictionary, page 811, insolvency means

(1) the condition of being unable to pay debts as they fall due or in the usual course of business;

(2) the inability to pay debts as they mature, also termed failure to meet obligations; failing circumstances.

"Bankrupt", page 156 means indebted beyond the means of payment; Insolvent also spelled (archaically) banker out. A person who cannot meet current financial obligations; an insolvent person. This term was used in bankruptcy statues until 1979, and is still commonly used by non-bankruptcy courts. But the Bankruptcy Code uses debtor instead of bankrupt. "Bankruptcy", on page 156 is "statutory procedure by which a debtor obtains financial relief and undergoes a judicially supervised reorganisation or liquidation."

Erskine May 24th Edition, page 43, under Bankruptcy, "Under Insolvency Act 1986, Section 426A, Section 427, as amended by the Enterprise Act 2002, and Member of the House of Lord adjudged bankrupt, or in Scotland, a Member of the House of Lord who estate is sequestered is disqualified for sitting and voting in the House or in any committee of the House. A writ is not used to any person who would otherwise be entitled to one, while he is so disqualified. The court certifies the bankruptcy or sequestration and its termination to the Lord Speaker and it is recorded in the Journals. Under the Insolvency Act 1986 an enactment about insolvency applies in relation to a Member of the House of Lord irrespective of any party privilege".

Again, I emphasized, it is Article 17(1)(g), which is acquiring foreign citizenship and not, not Article 17(1)(b). I have heard you, it‟s recorded, that's my ruling. This is a search on bankruptcy. It‟s mentioned. Now, I call Honourable Member for Bukit Assek.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Tuan Speaker, I wish to raise the following issues on behalf of the people in our state. Number one, our stateless cahaya mata. Much has been said on our cahaya mata, our stateless children from both political divide

Tuan Speaker, we are all concerned with the seemingly endless problem faced by the stateless children in our state. From newspapers, you read the various efforts made by one of our most industrious Minister in the House, i.e, the Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development. As a mother myself and as a fellow woman, I choose to believe that the concern and empathy was genuine and efforts made were real, but my question is, were these efforts sufficient and effective and addressing the core problem?

Sometime back I raised the issue in the public domain on the practical difficulties faced by the guardians of these children, particularly in cases where there is no way to ascertain the identity and nationality of the natural parents. Birth certificates were purportedly made only to find 12 years later that the birth were never registered with our birth registry. The heartache of coming to a decision to adopt a child, the heartache of looking for the right child, the heartache of the child being abandoned by one‟s own biological parents and the confusion of not comprehending why there is no place for the child in our fair land Sarawak which a child has go home since he was carried screaming from his mother‟s womb. All these heartaches buried deep beneath the conscious minds only to be forced to be surfaced at the age where most children are struggling to find their own identity and their place in this world.

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I don‟t need to go into the details and difficulties faced by the guardians of these children suffice to say, the red tapes seems insurmountable. The guardians of these children armed with the guardianship orders of all courts of law would approach a District Office hoping to set the ball rolling legalised the de facto adoption, invariably they be turned away for lack of evidence to show that these children have Sarawak connections as required under Section 5(1)(a) of the Adoption Amendment Ordinance 2002. They will invariably be directed to the JPN presumably being advised to meet the application for citizenship first before the adoption.

Tuan Speaker, we all know the citizenship application is not an overnight matter. It takes time and time is a luxury which these children do not have, given that the cut off age is 18 years old under the Ordinance. So it is back to the District Office for that much sought after adoption paper given the anonymity and untracability of the natural parents, how on earth does the authorities expect this hurdle to be overcome? And in the meantime, these children and their guardians are being kicked by the District Office and the JPN like a football with neither department wanting to be the first to process the respective applications. What is going to become of these children? As a growth on childhood to adulthood while still waiting department to sort out first, who is to go first.

Yes, not going through the legal channel to adopt a cahaya mata in the first place is undeniably wrong. Whether it was through the ignorance of the law or the deliberate act of trying to circumvent the law on the part of hopeful adoptive parents, it cannot be argued that the law was broken. But who will bear the brunt of the consequences of breaching the law? The child concerned. And we have to take note that this problem had reached this stage of serious hopelessness today because of the unscrupulous antic of some people, both in and outside of the birth registry who help in the so called registration birth certificates which do not appear in the system 12 years later.

Tuan Speaker, it always takes two to tango. So I propose that a window be opened and a moratorium be given for a period of time of maybe a year or two, for the de facto adoptions of children age below 18 years to be legalized by authorizing the District Officers to suspend the requirement for for Sarawak connection for the child under the Ordinance. This will also make the job easier for the District Officers who have been given an unenviable sole responsibility of ensuring that the requirement of the Sarawak connection be fulfilled before we can allow the adoption application to proceed first before the citizenship application.

Tuan Speaker, there is this biblical mandate and I am sure it is in the Quran too, to reach out to orphans and to widows in distress. Surely it cannot be wrong to reach out to these stateless children by giving them back the sense of belonging in the families where they find love and security.

A Hometown Most Missed By Its People

Tuan Speaker, a video on Sibu was uploaded in YouTube very recently. A wonderfully and beautifully made video which proudly showcase Sibu as having the longest, the largest, the most number, the biggest of almost everything that is God made as well as man made. And at the end of the video it was captioned “A Hometown Most Missed By Its People”.

Tuan Speaker, that sentence capture the very essence of what has happened to Sibu. For the longest time it is no longer a booming town. And the caption speaks volume of the situation on the ground that in spite of having the longest river, the largest indoor market, the most number of churches in Malaysia, the largest Chinese temple is South East Asia, the world's most environmentally sustainable university and so forth. All the superlatives and yet it ended on the poignant note of Sibu been a hometown most missed by its people. For how

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 can one miss a place, unless one is no longer residing there. In fact, I can add in another superlative, and that is the town with the most vacant shop lots with to let signs with no takers. Obviously, it is also a town most people move out of in search of a better pastures elsewhere.

I raised these issues in this House during last June sitting. Alas, since then nothing has improved and Sibu continues its downward trend in terms of sustainable development and economic opportunity for the locals. Brain drain is now almost set in stone. There is absolutely nothing to offer to the locals especially to our youngsters. What is the point of having all the superlative when we can‟t get people to stay back in Sibu? Because they cannot find a real promise of a sustainable human development there.

So, Tuan Speaker, is there a sustainable human development plan for Sibu? What is the Government doing to bring Sibu out of this dreary and depressing outlook? What are the incentives for our youngsters to stay put? Is there any sufficient funds being pumped into Sibu for this purpose, instead of just barely enough funds for the local authorities to do patched up jobs on the sinking roads, clogged drain and flash flood?

Tuan Speaker, Sibu actually does not lack talents. Indeed there are plenty of youngsters around having big ideas about Sibu. A recent visit to a UCT on its open day confirm that, with the display of dreams captured in the refreshing architectural design of the existing tight looking building in Sibu. These are our future leaders, Tuan Speaker. And they have big dreams. And we each one of us, like it or not, we are on the way out, and they are on the way in. It is the Government of the day duty to share those dreams and to put in real tangible efforts to make those dreams into reality. Are we doing that Tuan Speaker? Are we cultivating their talents for the nation‟s best interest and to put ourselves on the world map for the right reason? Or are we pushing our talented ones to look beyond Sarawak and Malaysia where their talents and dreams are been eagerly pounced on by the first world countries like Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and even United States.

Think of the 25 year old Shu Lam, who may have made one of the most significant discoveries in the world against superbug. And she is a Malaysian. She and others like Pua Khein Seng the father of USB flash drive, Jimmy Choo; all the ladies would know him and many others. They were recognized for their talents given a chance to cultivate those talents to reproduce those talents and put the adopted countries in a platform for world recognition. And in fact, as recent as a month back, there were two very talented young men from Sibu who have broken into the music world in Taiwan. The YouTube video has been shared across the world and surely they are on the way to making it big. The irony of the whole thing Tuan Speaker, it is one of these young men still studying in KL and yet it is Taiwan who recognized his talent and who is building on his talent. Yet more losses for Malaysia.

Tuan Speaker, if this young man do not come back to make Sarawak proud because our Government does not have the wisdom to provide incentives for them to build their dreams here, we need to take a good look at our youth, Tuan Speaker. We need to provide real and workable incentives and engage their assistance in building up Sarawak. And in doing that, I urge Sibu to not be left out. Let us provide development which satisfies the needs of their presence without compromising the ability of the future generation to satisfy theirs.

Public Buildings In Sibu

Along another vain regarding Sibu Tuan Speaker, I would like to point out that some public buildings in Sibu are in urgent need of an upgrade. Court premises, I have been in legal practice since 1989. And as far as I know Sibu Judiciary Department has only been

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It is time that the judiciary department of our Government in Sibu is accorded some dignity in keeping with the image of the profession when justice is meted out without fear of favor. The court premises in Sibu is pathetic to say the least. It is not disabled friendly. No ramp, no lift, no escalator, no disabled friendly parking base, no disabled friendly public conveniences. Save for the five courtrooms, and the registry, the whole place including the waiting areas for the witnesses and even lawyers are not air conditioned as in Kuching, Miri and even Sarikei. On a typical day, when all five courts are in session, there won‟t be sufficient parking bays. The vehicles will overflow to the roads outside the court vicinity.

Dewan Suarah

Our Dewan Suarah is a target of a lot of discontentment from the people of Sibu. As the Honourable Assistant Minister for Youth and Sport had said in his reply this morning, the Sibu Civic Centre was built in 1980s. Actually it was in 1988. The facilities need urgent upgrading and a facelift. It is amazing they are given the number of stairs a person has to climb to reach the first floor. No public conveniences were ever thought necessary to be fitted on the ground floor, for the use of the elderly and the disabled people. And no, it was not disabled friendly too. Again no ramp, lift, no escalator. The constant complaint from the people that the air conditioner units are old, and are no longer serving the purpose on the day with a full function.

Non Islamic Affairs Unit

It is encouraging that the head of this unit has at last been appointed recently in March this year. However I note with disappointment, that since its formation we do not see any effort to engage the representative from the different religious communities in discussion to dissipate the increasing misunderstanding in our country. Has the unit‟s organizational structure been set up in order that it can be functional soon? The people would like to know. Our late Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem had the wisdom to set up this unit to provide the platform for religious issues to be discussed. I am sure the unit was the product of the realization that challenging religious issues could affect the racial and religious harmony in our country. Therefore, Tuan Speaker, the importance of this unit should never be underestimated because it has a large crucial part to play to make people from all religious communities feel secure in the knowledge that our Government is defending the religious belief and freedom very seriously and as enshrined in the constitution. If this department is handled well, and plays its part well, I am sure that we will definitely benefit form the promises of peace, harmony, unity and religious tolerance in our multi religious society. As we all know Tuan Speaker, when Sarawak joined Sabah and Malaya to form Malaysia, one of the main concerns of our forefathers in Sarawak was a protection of this religious freedom among our people. In their foresight and in order to protect this religious freedom from being curtail, it was agreed that there will be no State religion in Sarawak. It was therefore the intention of our forefathers to preserve the religious harmony and tolerance that is unique to Sarawak. And that no religion shall dominate over any others in our state. This state of harmonious religious tolerance had come with a great price paid by our forefathers. And we should allow Sarawak today to enjoy the status of a modest state of peace, racial and religious harmony. This status should therefore be very zealously guarded by all concerned. The people should therefore like to know, would therefore like to know what are the plans of the non-islamic unit to assist the non-muslim religious communities especially in terms of financial allocation and lands for the building of their own religious premises?

Tuan Speaker, the reason why I touch on financial allocation is because all this time these communities has been left to their own devices to raise funds for their own upkeep,

BELUM DISUNTING 15 MEI 2017 maintenance and growth of the respective religion. Yes I realized that some grants has been made in most years and even by some Honorable Members of this House who made allocations from the RTP funds. This is indeed very commendable but these are usually not sufficient especially when funds are needed for renovation of the building. And also surely not being allocated a new grant from the State Budget is tantamount to the lack of acknowledgement by the State Government of the importance and of the contributions which they made to our society at large.

Tuan Speaker, I feel that even though this unit supposedly meant for discussion of religious issues only, practical issue like this concerning religious matters have to be addressed as a lack of financial assistance for some religious bodies might reflect poorly on the sincerity of our Government to defend the religious freedom of all communities in the State. This in turn might promote ill will and resentment which might not augur well for the religious tolerance among all races. There is much to be done for this specially created department Tuan Speaker and it is time to really bring it to life to help to foster better understanding and harmony among the people of Sarawak. This unit should look into moving its scope from a mere platform for discussion to a platform of implementing policies, to achieve racial and religious tolerance among our people. Perhaps to better achieve this, the Government may look into opening branches of the unit in all major towns in our State.

Air Connectivity

For years, we have been told to expect better air connectivity for Sibu. When Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy was launched, we were optimistically told that more people will come to Sibu on account of that and on that basis, our Ministers will ask for more air links to Sibu. And just last year, we were told the efforts to be made to increase a schedule flight to and from Sibu especially on a Sibu/Kota Kinabalu route in view of the Visit Sibu Year, this year. We saw the Open Sky for Sibu signature campaign which sought three hundred thousand signatures, Sibu/Singapore route was also on the table. Malindo Air open and close for Sibu/Kuala Lumpur route, all the hopes and expectations were raised and dashed. The lack of air connectivity for Sibu town has been openly acknowledged. And yet despite year after year, promise after promises, our air connectivity status remained abysmal. Fares remain exorbitantly high and flights limited and this has compelled a lot of students and those staying outstation to forgo many trips back to town for holidays and festivals. This year is Visit Sibu Year and yet we don‟t see any obvious significant increase of tourist and economic activities in town. In fact, I was just asked the other day by a friend in all sincerity as when is Visit Sibu Year exactly? And it‟s already half year gone. I have no doubt that this air connectivity issue contribute to the seemingly poor performance as it plays a crucial role in helping to facilitate tourism . Tuan Speaker, talks are supposedly to be in progress of China Express Airlines company limited to provide charges flight for Chinese tourist to Sarawak. But people would like to know that in the mean time what is the State Government doing to address the limited flight and exorbitant fares linking Sibu to the other part of Malaysia? After so many years why do we not see any outcome from all this efforts? Not only in respect to air connectivity for Sibu but for the whole of Sarawak. Why are the petitions of our Minister falling on deaf ears with Ministry of Transport?

Timbalan Speaker: Bukit Assek you have two minutes to end up.

YB Puan Irene Mary Chang Oi Ling: Since the talk with MAS Wings has fallen through, the State Government must look into something more than just China Express Airlines. To alleviate the people grievances, the State Government should also consider starting our own aviation industry. After all around 10 years ago, Tony Fernandez started with just one airline.

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If one man can start with one airlines, I don‟t see why our State Government cannot do the same? Look at the fleet of aircraft Datuk Tony Fernandez has these days.

Tuan Speaker, we can start with just one too, just for the domestic flight first. Some might say that this is too simplistic and too big a dream.

Tuan Speaker, as the saying goes we need big dreams to take over the world and as mean too simplistic where there is a will there is always a way.

Natural farming

One of the main contributors to the growth of our State and to the national income of Malaysia always comes from the agricultural sector. It was also the basis of economic growth and the main contributor in the national economy prior to the 1970s and was one of the main sectors which shore up the economic downturn of the 1997 financial crisis. Given its good track record, it is definitely a step in the right direction to promote and develop this sector as besides self sufficiency it will also bring development to the rural areas by reducing imbalance in the urban-rural development in our State. Therefore, it is encouraging that the Government has expressed intention to create a food basket in our rural areas in order to develop this sector.

But, Tuan Speaker, instead of the modern industrial farming and genetically modified organism-based farming, I urge the Government to consider adopting the methods of natural farming with no pesticides, chemicals and so forth. It has been proven in many countries including Japan, Korea and the Philippines that natural farming is actually more productive than modern farming. It also involves much lower costs and it is environmentally friendly as the work of nature to produce healthy food to keep ourselves healthy and to keep our land healthy.

Tuan Speaker, natural farming is sustainable farming as it makes all inputs from natural materials. Observe the law of the nature and respect the rights of crops and livestock. Where our land and environment have been destroyed through years of neglect and modern farming, natural farming will heal nature and ecology will be recovered. It is time that we start to take care of our environment and to recover and preserve the blessings of natural resources in our land in order that we may walk a further distance in this sector.

And I conclude by associating myself with all the Honourable Members in this House to thank the Tuan Yang Terutama for his presence and gracious address in this Dewan. Thank you.

Tuan Speaker: Any member wants to speak? Again, I ask any member wants to speak? Ok. Ahli-Ahli Yang Berhormat, since no member wishes to speak today, the sitting is adjourned until 9 am tomorrow morning.

(Mesyuarat ditangguhkan pada jam 6:18 petang)