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MCA Youth chief wants explanation for 'unused' RM10
mil fund
http://www.malaysiakini.com/archives_news/2000/oct/oct6/news8.htm
Oct 6, 2000
MCA Youth chief wants explanation for 'unused' RM10 mil fund
Leong Kar Yen
7.45pm, FRI: The MCA Youth chief called for transparency and
accountability
in respect to an education fund set up by the party to help poor and
needy
students, which was not used for its stated purpose for 20 years.
"For the sake of transparency and accountability, it is time for the
party
to issue a position paper on the Chang Min Thien Education Fund in order
to
allay undue apprehension as well as baseless allegations made against
the
party by politically motivated entities and individuals," MCA Youth
chief
Ong Tee Keat told malaysiakini today.
Ong said that he is not pointing fingers at anyone but simply wants to
make
sure that the poor and needy students would eventually have access to
the
funds.
In 1980, philanthropist-businessman Chang Min Thien signed an agreement
with Multi-Purpose Holding, entrusting the company to manage the fund
under
a Board of Trustees currently comprising party president Dr Ling Liong
Sik,
secretary-general Dr Ting Chew Peh, deputy president Lim Ah Lek and
former
deputy president Lee Kim Sai.
Ling had reportedly said that the issue was "not for discussion" when it
was raised at an MCA weekly presidential council meeting at Wisma MCA in
Kuala Lumpur last Monday.
A party member told malaysiakini that if the fund had been managed
properly
from the very beginning, tens of thousands of students would have
benefitted from it, and that the fund should have now grown to at least
RM30 million with interest added on.
Further delays
After a long battle in the court, the issue culminated with a High Court
decision last Saturday ordering the return of the RM10 million to a
company
run by Chang's family.
"It would be time consuming and cause further delay to the dispensing of
such monies should they, members of Chan's family, appeal to the courts
or
set up a new foundation," said Ong.
He suggested that the monies should instead be channeled through the
existing Chang Min Thien Fund in memory of the late donor.
When asked why he is speaking out on the issue, Ong said that he is
making
a stand in response to the questions raised by the grassroots and
members
of the public.
"Justice delayed is justice denied, therefore charity delayed is charity
denied," Ong said.
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