MCA Land Grab in PJ and Its Perverted Definition on “Public Service”

Media Statement by Yeo Bee Yin, ADUN for Damansara Utama on Friday 29 September 2017 in Petaling Jaya.

MCA Land Grab in Petaling Jaya (PJ) and Its Perverted Definition on “Public Service”

Since our exposé on MCA land grab in Petaling Jaya on 14 September, three MCA leaders - MCA Selangor vice-chairperson Tang Chong Sang, former Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara (PJU) Chew Mei Fun and the now MCA PJU division chief Tan Gim Tuan, has come forward to justify the 1 acre land grab in PJ at RM1 per sq ft on the ground that MCA will use it for “public service”.

The question is, if MCA really intended the land for "public service", there's absolutely no need for MCA to "own" the land. If fact, if it is for public service, the land should be owned by the state government.

The question Malaysians would like to ask MCA is, what guarantee can they provide that the piece of land will be used for public service?

In fact, why is it that MCA is now in applying for the land to be rezoned and converted from “water body” to “commercial" land?

马华在八打灵再也的抢地，以及它对于“公共服务”的歪曲定义

百乐镇州议员杨美盈于2017年9月29日（星期五）在八打灵再也所发布的媒体文告。

马华在八打灵再也的抢地，以及它对于“公共服务”的歪曲定义

自从我们在9月14日揭发马华在八打灵再也抢地，马华的三位领袖，即马华雪兰莪副主席陈章成、前八打灵再也北区国会议员周美芬以及现在的马华八打灵再也北区区部主席陈锦传都纷纷出来辩解，马华以每平方英尺1令吉的价格购下在八打灵再也的1英亩的土地，是因为马华将会把这个地段用在“公共服务”上。

这里的问题是，假如马华真的要把地用在“公共服务”上，它是绝对没有必要要“拥有”这块地的。事实上，假如它是用在公共服务上的话，这块地应该是由州政府所拥有才对。

马来西亚人民想要问马华的是，他们可以如何保证这块地将会用在公共服务上？