KUALA LUMPUR: Plans for the 10 new Chinese primary schools earmarked for Selangor and Johor are being firmed up with prominent figures heading their boards of directors and construction scheduled to begin next year.
Among the business leaders helming three of the schools in Selangor are Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd chairman Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian, Sunsuria Bhd executive chairman and the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia president Tan Sri Ter Leong Yap, Lion Group chairman Tan Sri William Cheng and Eco World Development Group Bhd executive director Datuk Voon Tin Yow.