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Privatisation of MPMBB Car Park: Datuk Poh Ah Tiam must provide satisfactory answers
 
Press Statement
by Kerk Kim Hock

(Melaka, Thursday): In the Auditor’s Report on Melaka state for year 2000, it was reported that the Majlis Perbandaran Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah (MPMBB) had,  in June 2000 , privatized the car park at the wholesale market to a private company at a monthly rental of RM 9000. 

The Auditor said that the proposal to privatise the car park was made by MPMBB”s  Finance and Social Economic Development Committee and was approved by the full Council meeting. 

 

Auditing exercise carried out shows that the monthly rental fixed was far too low when compared to the actual collection prior to the privatisation decision. Actual revenue collected by the company has also doubled after the privatization exercise.

 

The rental at RM 9000 per month was fixed based on the collection for the months of April, May and June without making any study.

 

The Auditor’s report revels the following details of collection and rental before and after the decision to privatise the car park:

 

1. Monthly collection by MPM BB before privatization :

April  2000: RM 27,656

May   2000: RM 26,950

June   2000: RM 25,299

 

2.Monthly collection by the private company after privatisation:

July             2000 :  RM 76,077

August        2000 : RM 56,858

September  2000 : RM 53,640

 

Executive councilor in charge of local government Datuk Poh Ah Tiam must therefore provide public answers to the following questions;

 

  1. why was no prior verification carried out when the Finance and Social Economic Development Committee made the proposal to fix the rental at RM 9000 per month based on the collection for April, May and June 2000?
  1. why did the full Council approve the rental and privatisation proposal when no verification had been made on the actual collection for April, May and June 2000?
  1. what actions have been taken to rectify the wrong decision made by the council?

 

As the Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Mohd Ali Rustam has boasted about the accounting system in Melaka, I wish to bring his attention to the relevant remarks in the Report, which are as follows: 

 

“ Pengauditan menunjukkan mutu penyediaan Penyata Akaun Awam Kerajaan Melaka Tahun 2000 masih tidak memuaskan seperti tahun- tahun sebelumnya. Kesilapan mengakuan dan ketinggalan angka –angka terus berlaku. Baki Wang Tunai Di Bank tidak dapat di sahkan kerana penayata penyesuaian bank tidak di sediakan. Manakala baki akaun lain  tidak dapat disahkan kerana dokumen sokongan tidak di kemukakan.”

 

(4/9/2003)

* Kerk Kim Hock, DAP Secretary General & MP for Kota Melaka