December 1, 2009
The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has fired a warning shot at the Federal Government over the RM25mil promised allocation for conservation works.
Accusing it of “broken promises”, Lim said the state would consider appealing to Unesco directly if it had no other choice.
“We will continue to appeal to the Federal Government that they deliver on their promises regarding the RM25mil funds for conservation.
“I intend to appeal to the Prime Minister again to reconsider this matter,” he said to questions posed by Lau Keng Ee (DAP-Pengkalan Kota).
On several previous occasions, Lim had pushed for the RM25mil federal allocation for conservation works to be channelled to the state government instead of through Khazanah, the federal investment arm.
He said if efforts to persuade the Federal Government proved not fruitful, the state would continue to work on finding other sources of income to continue to promote and maintain heritage sites.
“But if we are pushed into a corner, we will notify Unesco that our efforts are being jeopardised due to discrimination and the political games by the Government.
“We are ready to bring this matter to the international stage although we are quite hesitant to do so as not to smear Malaysia’s image,” Lim said.
The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has fired a warning shot at the Federal Government over the RM25mil promised allocation for conservation works.
Accusing it of “broken promises”, Lim said the state would consider appealing to Unesco directly if it had no other choice.
“We will continue to appeal to the Federal Government that they deliver on their promises regarding the RM25mil funds for conservation.
“I intend to appeal to the Prime Minister again to reconsider this matter,” he said to questions posed by Lau Keng Ee (DAP-Pengkalan Kota).
On several previous occasions, Lim had pushed for the RM25mil federal allocation for conservation works to be channelled to the state government instead of through Khazanah, the federal investment arm.
He said if efforts to persuade the Federal Government proved not fruitful, the state would continue to work on finding other sources of income to continue to promote and maintain heritage sites.
“But if we are pushed into a corner, we will notify Unesco that our efforts are being jeopardised due to discrimination and the political games by the Government.
“We are ready to bring this matter to the international stage although we are quite hesitant to do so as not to smear Malaysia’s image,” Lim said.
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