PETALING JAYA: Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, who was the former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has been urged to clarify the concepts of “Chinese Wall' and “Above The Wall' in the sale of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).
Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, who posed the question, said he had interjected Amir's speech during the debate in Dewan Rakyat as he felt Amir was the most qualified person to answer it.
"Amir was given 40 minutes to wrap up the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the Royal Address in Dewan Rakyat.
"At the very last minute of his speech, I stood up to interject, asking Amir, who is also the former CEO of EPF, to clarify the concepts of Chinese Wall and Above The Wall, and had specifically directed to him the question of who was responsible for the decision to sell MAHB shares and what warranted him to make such a decision," said Dr Wee in a post on his social media pages on Wednesday (Feb 19).
The MCA president, however, said Amir had responded that he did not have enough time and would respond during Minister’s Question Time and provide a written reply.
A two-minute 11-second video of the session has since been uploaded on social media.
Among other issues raised during Dr Wee's debate speech on Feb 6, according to him, were on e-Invoicing, new electricity tariffs, the sale of EPF shares, and the review of individual tax relief rates.
