BY SARBAN SINGH
FIFTEEN families living in various Chinese New Villages in the Seremban parliamentary constituency can now sleep easy following repairs to their dilapidated homes under a programme funded by the Prime Minister’s Department.
MCA Youth chief Datuk Chong Sin Woon said the families had been living in their homes for decades and were unable to afford the repairs.
“Many homes in these villages have leaking roofs and broken ceilings, electrical and piping problems or were infested with termites.
“The authorities, through the Prime Minister's Department, paid for the repairs as the occupants were unable to do so and were either old, sickly, handicapped or had many children.
Chong said in the first two months of this year, the authorities had approved repairs for the homes of another nine families in the Seremban parliamentary constituency.
“Work on their homes should begin by this month and should be completed in weeks if the weather permits,” he said.
Couple Kong Sak Thien and Ng Oi Ho, who are both 86 and live in the Ulu Beranang Chinese new village, were full of praise of the programme.
“Our kitchen was falling apart, and we did not have the means to do the repairs.
“We do not have the words to express our gratitude to the authorities and the MCA for helping us,” said Kong.
He said the entire kitchen was rebuilt using concrete and the roof replaced.
Wheelchair-bound Ho Kim Loy, who lives in another house nearby with his 16-year-old daughter Kar Yee, was also happy after being told that the authorities have approved RM10,000 to replace his roof.
“YB (Chong) has also promised to get funds from elsewhere to rebuild my kitchen and toilet,” said Ho who has become blind due to a debilitating disease.
Chong also visited villager Lee Fook Yun, 80, whose application to repair a termite-infested section of his home was approved.
“The house which was build in 1943 and needs urgent repairs.
“I’m afraid the integrity of the structure would be compromised if nothing is done,” said Lee, a former rubber tapper.
Lee said the repairs to his house would cost RM8,000, inclusive of a paint job.
He lives in the house with his 74-year-old wife, who still taps rubber, and their two grandchildren.
The couple’s four children are married and live elsewhere.
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