Sunday, August 29, 2010

MCA division sets up service team to help needy folk

COME tomorrow(28 August), the Bagan MCA division in Penang will launch the 1Bagan Community Service Team aimed at helping the people.

Bagan MCA division Youth chief David Chua said the team would be going around their divisions to register new voters and provide assistance to single mothers, the handicapped, poor and needy.

“Representatives from the Federal Government together with the state Welfare Department, state Health Department and Election Commission will be present at the launching.

“It will be held at the Tow Boo Kong Temple on Jalan Raja Uda from 8.30am,” he told a press conference at the Bagan MCA division headquarters on Jalan Kampung Benggali.

“Even though Barisan Nasional lost some of the seats in the last general election, we are still committed to helping the folk,” he said.

Also present were state MIC liaison committee chairman Datuk P.K. Subbaiyah, Bagan MCA Wanita chief Teh Lay Cheng and Bagan MCA division vice-chairman Sum Yoo Keong.

Chua, who is also the Barisan Nasional parliamentary co-ordinator, said the service team would go around the Bagan constituency looking for people to help.

Subbaiyah praised the people’s outreach programme to be carried out by the Bagan MCA.


■ Bagan BN 1Malaysia mobile service project committee members (seated from left) State MIC Chairman Datuk PK Subbaiyah, Bagan BN Parlimentary Co-ordinator David Chua, Bagan MCA Vice-chairman Sum Yoo Keong and Bagan Jermal Constituency Co-ordinator Teh Lay Cheng discussing during the meeting as other committee members looks on at Bagan MCA office in Butterworth yesterday.

Saturday August 28, 2010 . The Star

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