By CHRISTINA TAN
LABIS: A Chinese primary school here in Chaah would receive
RM100,000 to upgrade its infrastructure and fund its educational activities.
Labis MP Datuk Chua Tee Yong said the SJK (C) Chaah needed
the fund to renovate its school hall, basketball court and other facilities to
provide a better environment for its pupils.
He added that the funds were from his Parliamentary
allocation as well as donations from the MCA and members of the public.
“I
hope this will provide a more conducive environment for pupils here,” he said
at the launch of the school’s diabolo camp here recently.
Chua, who is also Agriculture and Agro-based Industry deputy
minister, said the fund would be issued in stages as it came from different
parties.
He added that the SJK (C) Chaah is not the only Chinese
school in Labis under the care of the government.
Two other schools, the SJK (C) Tenang in Pekan Air Panas and
SJK (C) Bekok also benefited from the allocations.
In a separate development, Chua said the Buddhist Tzu-Chi
Merits Society Malaysia had set up a recycling centre in Bekok new village to
help encourage recycling among the villagers.
He said the collection centre had began its operations in
April to collect recyclable items.
“I
hope villagers will participant by involving in home recycling to protect the
earth,” he said after visiting the centre recently.
He added that villagers could sort out their waste at home
and bring the recyclable waste to the Tzu-Chi recycling centre.
Chua added that Malaysia produces average of 22 tonnes of
waste everyday and 50% of the waste are mainly discarded foodstuff.
He added that recycling would help reduce the amount of
garbage and raw material needed for various productions.
Chua said there are at least 10 volunteers working at the
recycling centre and the money collected from the recyclable waste would be
donated to charity.
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