MCA and Gerakan slam Guan Eng

By Manjit Kaur

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng must be held responsible for the alleged incompetence of executive council member Danny Law.

Several MCA and Gerakan leaders wanted Lim to be held accountable for choosing Law to head the state Tourism Development, Cul-ture, Arts and Heritage Com-mittee.

They were commenting on an e-mail which alleged that Law was incompetent, citing his “dismal performance” at an exposition in Australia.

State MCA deputy chairman Eng Hiap Boon said if Lim could not find a capable representative to promote the state abroad, perhaps an agency should be hired to do the job.

“If a Pakatan Rakyat leader is not qualified to explain and express his views to the world, he should not make a fool of himself, and give Penang a bad name.

“There are already a few blunders made by him (Law), including on the Kings of Tennis fiasco, therefore, I suggest that the Chief Minister do something soon to rectify the problem,” he said.

It was reported yesterday that a “concerned and frustrated Penan-gite”, identified as TK Choong Lim, had sent an e-mail to the Chief Minister stating that Law was unable to communicate fluently in English during the international fair.

TK, who claimed to be a tourism industry player for 15 years, said Law had failed to carry himself well as a Penang representative at the Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo 2009 in Melbourne from Feb 17 to 18.

Penang Wanita MCA chief Tan Cheng Liang said “quality” representatives were important and that good Barisan Nasional leaders had been “swept away” in the political tsunami of the general election last year.

“The Pakatan leadership is very quick to criticise Barisan representatives, now they have to look at themselves, and the mistakes that they are making.”

Gerakan secretary-general Teng Chang Yeow, the former exco member for tourism, said that when Barisan ruled the state, the Chief Minister would hold weekly meetings with the exco members and evaluate their capabilities.

“English is really important, and if Law cannot communicate properly in that language, maybe he should just take care of countries like China, Japan and South Korea,” he added.TheStar