Monday March 26, 2007
Villagers’ dream coming true, thanks to MCA
MALACCA: Machap Umboo New Village villagers have always dreamt of having a multipurpose hall to hold big-scale functions.
The wish of more than 3,000 villagers was answered when the late Machap assemblyman Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam brought the request up with the Housing and Local Government Ministry two years ago and had it approved.
Yesterday, its Minister, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, visited the hall, which is under construction. It is expected to be ready this year.
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Wish taking shape: Ong laying a brick at the site of the multipurpose hall, which is under construction, in Machap Umboo New Village yesterday. Also present was MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn (right) and other party leaders. |
“MCA has been constant in serving the community. We will always do our work regardless of whether there is a by-election or not.
“We always listen to the needs and views of the villagers and continue to provide excellent service to the community. This is our party principle,” he told the Machap Umboo New Village residents here.
Ong, who is MCA president, said the ministry had earlier allocated RM150,000 and RM300,000 to the Machap Umboo and Machap Baru New Villages respectively.
The allocations were used to upgrade the roads and drainage system of the new villages, he said.
It is Ong’s practice to allocate the required finances to upgrade the basic facilities and provide a better living environment for the people whenever he visited any villages.
Ong went around meeting the villagers and urged them to support the Barisan Nasional candidate.
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