It was reported that at a rally in Kuching last night, SUPP president and candidate for Batu Kawah Sim Kui Hian said that yesterday morning, the Chinese embassy donated RM 60,000 for schools in Batu Kawah
He then said: “Even the Chinese government is supporting us! This proves that even the Chinese government is supporting Sim Kui Hian.”
I find Sim’s remarks shocking, irresponsible and unethical. Such exploitation and politicising of the embassy’s kindness also shows Sim’s political desperation in trying to woo the voters’ support.
Sim is a highly educated medical professional and it is hard to believe that he has failed to understand two fundamental points.
Firstly, the China embassy’s act of kindness is not and cannot be taken as an expression for the Sarawak government, SUPP or Sim himself.
Does Sim truly believe that the Chinese embassy will agree with his public announcement?
Secondly, does not Sim know that it is highly improper for any foreign country to interfere or get involved in our local elections?
Sim is obviously getting desperate but for him to exploit the China embassy’s kindness is totally wrong and unacceptable.
He was in fact embarrassing the Chinese embassy.
Sim should therefore apologise to the Chinese embassy for exploiting and politicising the donation.
If Sim has any sense of political pride and sensitivity, he should not have even mentioned the embassy’s donation at all.
The simple fact is this—if the Sarawak government has been fair and good to the schools in Batu Kawah, there would not have been any need for any foreign donation.
I wish to remind Sim that although he is the new president of SUPP and has never been in the state government, but SUPP has been a part of the government for decades, hence the fact that foreign donation is still needed for the schools is a reflection of SUPP’s failure ‘in championing the school’s interest.