The Education Ministry has taken note of the proposal to restore the original name of SJKC Tun Omar Ong Yoke Lin, in Dengkil, Selangor, which was changed to SJKC Gamuda Cove.
Its Minister Fadhlina Sidek said while the ministry is open to suggestions, any proposal must undergo the necessary processes.
"We have a procedure, and so far, I don't see it as a difficult matter. We are always open to listening to all perspectives.
"We will take note of the proposal to revert the school’s name. Suggestions have been made, and we will listen and consider them," she told reporters after participating in the Khazanah Reformasi Walk in Seberang Jaya today.
Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced, during the opening of the BN Golden Jubilee Celebration in Kuala Lumpur, that he would bring the proposal to reinstate the school’s original name to the cabinet for discussion.
Not a racial issues
The BN chairperson said the proposal, put forward by MCA president Wee Ka Siong, is not a racial issue as it pertains to the name of the school that was approved in 2017.
In his speech, Wee explained that the name of MCA founder, Ong, was approved by former education minister Mahdzir Khalid, on Oct 26, 2017, but was omitted during the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of SJKC Gamuda Cove, on Dec 4.
Ong, the founder of MCA, was a prominent independence advocate and a minister in Tunku Abdul Rahman’s cabinet.
- Bernama
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