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Media Statement
by Dr Tan Seng Giaw
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(Kuala Lumpur, Sunday) : I have sent feedback to the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohamed Sidek Hassan on the land fraud involving a small number of land office workers and fraudulent persons at the Gombak Land and District Office.

We hope that Tan Sri Sidek will enquire into the case, ascertaining the offenders and the accomplices within and outside the land office. A police report has been lodged.

Towards the end of last year, fraudulent persons from within and outside the Gombak Land and District Office attempted to transfer Lot 583, 2.504 hectar, Mukim Ulu Kelang, Daerah Gombak, from Lim Ean and Lim Hin, 2060 Jinjang North, to so-called Beh Kok Pheng and then Tan Eng Hock.

On <sidek@On> 23 May, 2007, Dr Tan sends feedback on the performance of the civil service to Tan Sri Sidek who, since yesterday, has given his email address, [email protected] and urged the public to send him feedback.

Two days ago, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced pay rise for 1.2 million civil servants, probably with the additional expenditure of RM 4 billion. Although we don't know the actual amount, the sum of billions of ringgits is huge. Many including the Prime Minister and the Chief Secretary have expected the civil servants to translate their
gratitude by improving productivity, work quality and delivery system. The public must keep an eye on them.


On 18 May, 2007, Lim Ean and Lim Hin of 2060 Jinjang North received a tipoff from a property agent that their land of 2.504 hectares at Lot 583 was fraudulently transferred to others. The Lims have engaged a lawyer to find the evidence of the fraud: the fake identity card numbers, the fake power of  attorney, the fake stamps and so forth.

(23/5/2007)