DAP SRI AMAN

Press Release

Until when; can we the Sri Aman people wait?

DAP Sri Aman wishes to reply to the statement by Datuk Francis Harden, the Assemblyman for Simanggang & Assistant Minister, about the 'sick' condition of the Proposed New Sri Aman Hospital.

Datuk Francis has said that the new hospital will be built and we are seeking cheap publicity. DAP Sri Aman wishes to remind the honorable assistant minister the persistent questions from the concerned public that needs to be addressed and answered instead of firing a cheap shot at us. We are voicing out the cries of the people of Sri Aman who wishes to know the real delay.

According to reliable sources undertaking the earthworks, it is alleged that ONLY 14 acres out of the 50 acres earmarked for construction of the hospital has its earthwork filling completed!

We wish to ask Datuk Francis Harden why is the earthworks only done for 14 acres only, which constitutes only 28% of the total development area after 3 years of 'works'? What is going to be done to the remaining 72% of the area and when are they (the government) going to do the earthworks and start the real construction of the hospital?

Judging from their current track record, it took them 3 years to earthfill 28% of the development area of the new hospital; then it is safe to say that it will now take another 6 years to wait for the rest of the area to be successfully earthfilled? And we are not even addressing about the real construction of the hospital yet! Apparently the honorable assistant minister and MP hasn't the faintest idea of the development of the new hospital.

What are they going to build on the 28% of the area, the public wishes to know. According to reliable sources again, the number of buildings proposed to be built at the new hospital has been reduced from 8 to 4 buildings! Why is this so? Again, why is the people of Sri Aman are being shortchanged yet again! We do not want a sub-standard hospital to be built for the people of Sri Aman, enough of the neglect by the government! We deserve a good hospital after waiting for 50 over years! 'Tolonglah Tepati Janji'

The people of Sri Aman can no longer wait for promises after promises being given on the delay of this new hospital.


Leon J. Donald
DAP SARAWAK VICE CHAIRMAN

Site is clearly abandoned and the gate has already collapsed. Heavy vegetation shows no sign of 'heavy work'