Tindak Malaysia - Local Government http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/ Local government issues, elected local government en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:14:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/images/misc/rss.png Tindak Malaysia - Local Government http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/ Local Government: Teng Chang Khim promise to push it through http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/showthread.php/6865-Local-Government-Teng-Chang-Khim-promise-to-push-it-through?goto=newpost Thu, 30 May 2013 13:45:53 GMT Image:...
From legislative to executive, Teng has two aims in sight

Moving from the legislative branch to the executive branch, newly-appointed Selangor senior exco member Teng Chang Khim said he has set his sights on two important agenda items.

The first is to push for the approval of the Assembly Services Commission Enactment Bill 2009 (Selesa) in the state assembly which would free the legislative house from the state government.

Second is the revival of local government elections in the state, which is also part of Selangor Pakatan Rakyat’s manifesto in the last general election.

After being sworn in this morning at Istana Alam Shah in Klang, Teng told the media that part of his reason to join the state cabinet is to remove the hurdles faced by the Selesa, which was initiated by him during his tenure as Selangor speaker.

The bill was drafted by Teng as early as 2009 with the support of the assemblypersons, but it was blocked by the state government.

Teng said he will use his new capacity as a state cabinet member to convince Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and other colleagues to change their views towards the bill.

“To me, it is a very meaningful job. I started it when I was in the legislative branch and I will complete it in the executive branch,” he said, adding that he will assist the new speaker Hannah Yeoh to accomplish the reform.

The bill, once enacted, would provide more independence and power to the state assembly, allowing the house, among others, to hire its own staff.

Restoring local government elections, Teng said, is his most important mission.

“Not just studying it but it is already in our manifesto, now it is the issue of executing it,” said Teng, who will be overseeing 12 local councils in the state. ]]> Local Government pywong http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/showthread.php/6865-Local-Government-Teng-Chang-Khim-promise-to-push-it-through