Bagan MCA Youth chief David Chua, who is also the Bagan Barisan Nasional (BN) co-ordinator together with Sungai Puyu BN co-ordinator Sum Yoo Keong and Bagan MCA Wanita chief Teh Lay Cheng and several MCA members distributed the Jalur Gemilang in the constituency.
★ Patriotic duty: (From right) Dhingaran, Chua and Bagan MCA vice-chairman Sum Yoo Keong (fifth right) and other BN coalition party members affixing the 'Jalur Gemilang' onto a vehicle at Jalan Raja Uda in Butterworth, Penang.Also present to lend support was state MIC Youth chief J. Dhinagaran who also helped distribute the flags.
The group, acting in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s ‘Fly the Jalur Gemilang’ campaign, also raised 100 of the Malaysian flag at shophouses along Jalan Raja Uda in preparation for the country’s 54th Merdeka Day.
Chua said the campaign in the constituency kicked off yesterday morning with the group distributing 500 mini Jalur Gemilang flags to 500 pupils of the SJK(C) Chung Hwa (II) in Taman Bagan, Butterworth.
“We distributed the flag to the pupils to teach the younger generation to honour and respect our flag and to love our country, as the future of our country lies in the hands of our youth,” he said.
Chua added that the campaign also saw the group giving away 300 mini flags to motorists at Jalan Raja Uda.
Report from The Star. North Metro Tuesday August 23, 2011
