SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong branch proposed six motions in their third general meeting yesterday (April 17).
According to its chairman, Wong Ching Yong, all the motions had the full support of party president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.
“The first proposal is to set up a special task force to help teachers from Sarawak who are teaching in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah to return to serve in Sarawak.
“Last year, we helped a total of 63 teachers who taught in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah to be reassigned to serve in Sarawak.
“We are grateful for the support of Dr Sim and Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang,” he said.
However, Wong explained that there are still many parents who come forward to ask SUPP Dudong for help to bring back their children to teach in Sarawak.
Wong when met by reporters at a press conference after the meeting, said that the second motion was to set up a special task force to assist stateless people.
“The stateless, especially children, are a matter of concern to many parties. This has made the process of admitting children to government schools complicated.
“We will work with the Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on this issue,” he said.
He revealed that the third proposal is to set up a junior youth section for those aged 18 to 28.
“This unit will be placed under the youth SUPP unit which will form a development plan that is more focused on youth voters in the state,” he said.
Wong also shared that the fourth proposal is to set up a new Senior Citizen Section.
“The fifth proposal is to set up a special task force to assist contract medical officers to get permanent positions.
“We are ready to help contract medical officers so that they are also given the opportunity for permanent positions,” he said.
Wong said the sixth proposal, which was one of SUPP’s Dudong branch’s priorities, was on Taiwan university graduates being required them to have two years of working experience in Taiwan before applying to be a registered dental surgeon in Malaysia.
“We will work to help Taiwan university graduates on this issue so that they can return to serve in Malaysia without having to be subject to the mandatory criteria,” he said.
