Asm, An abridged version of this letter appeared in the Star today.
__________________________________ > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 17 July 2006 > > Dear Editor, > > I fully agree with Wong Chun Wai, (Be transparent on > sports project, Sunday July 16, 2006) > > At this time of hardships to the common people, when > consumer prices from petrol to utilities tariffs are > rising, when the average man on the street has to > work > day and night to make ends meet, when the Government > is asking to change the rakyat to be frugal, it > dreads > me to think that someone in the Cabinet can be so > thoughtless and insensitive as to moot out this idea > of a London Sports Centre in the first place. > > As Wong has rightly pointed out, it is unwise to > spend > money on such an expensive infrastructure without > actually having clear objectives and plans on how to > utilise it. If not properly planned, the project > will > not only be a source of embarrassment but will be a > black hole of liabilities for the nation. It should > be noted that the cost involved will not only for > the > physical complex, but also the large operating cost > in > running the facility in one of the most expensive > cities in the world. On top of that, the cost of > sending athletes and sportsmen there will also be > enormous. > > If this project gets through, it will surpass the > magnitude of any mega project undertaken under the > former Prime Minister. This project will not only > cost > more but, unlike previous mega projects, the money > will spent overseas and thus will not have any > positive impact of spurring the domestic economy > associated with the previous projects. > > Scrapping this project will go a long way in > restoring > the fast-eroding public confidence in the present > administration. > > Thank you. > > Yours sincerely, > A.Zaid Omar > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/wpWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ///// MEDIA JIM: Memurnikan Tanggapan Umum Melalui Penyebaran Ilmu dan Maklumat ////////////////////////////////// Nota: Kandungan mel ini tidak menggambarkan pendirian rasmi Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) melainkan yang dinyatakan sedemikian. Berminat menjadi ahli JIM? Sila isi borang keahlian "online" di: http://www.jim.org.my/forms/borang_keahlian.htm Langganan : Hantar E-mail kosong ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub : Hantar E-mail kosong ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islah-net/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
