Borneo International Kite Festival (Chinese & English Text)

民主行動党民都魯支部主席,砂羅越州民主行動党署理主席及砂羅越州吉都隆區立委周政新2O09年8月8日文告如下:

吉都隆区州立委周政新说政府在烟霾恶劣侵袭的情况下还继续的举办风筝节，让人们在户外放风筝，根本没有为人民树立抗烟霾的好榜样。

也许小孩子们不懂事，有样学样，看到政府可在户外放风筝，所以他们也在户外大玩特玩。社会人士，团体也一样，很多看到政府都已经是这样，可能也对户外活动不当是一回事。其他地区，甚至全砂州的人民可能都那样，烟霾什么，你看政府还在民都鲁办风筝节，在户外大放风筝。

可是在烟霾浓厚的时候，烧焦的空气扑鼻而来，人们所吸入肺部含有毒素的空气，与二手烟比起来要厉害的多了。

也许今天吸入烟霾的人们不会有何特别的感受，但它却在我们的体内留下了一颗计时炸弹。

假如一个政府关乎他子民的健康，他绝对是不会在烟霾处于不健康水平的时候叫他们到户外去放风筝，更不会在毫无管理的情况之下让人们大烧芭，或完全没能力的与印尼方面达致协议来控制烟霾。

砂州人民每年都饱受烟霾的侵袭，这不止是不对的，这等于它每年在伤害我们人民的健康，但是政府在乎吗？

我感到遗憾政府并没有以我们人民的健康为考量，而只为了自己的声誉，在烟霾这么恶劣的情况下继续举办风筝节，让人们冒大险。政府这种态度，只要有举办风筝节，人民的健康到底会怎样都是次要的，是要不得的。

我们在面对不健康烟霾恶劣的侵袭，应该以理性及智慧来应付以确保我们人民安康。

周政新。

Media Statement by Chiew Chin Sing, Chairman DAP Bintulu Branch ,DAP Sarawak Deputy Chairman and Sarawak State Assemblyman for Kidurong on 8th, August 2009

Statement Assemblyman for Kidurong Chiew Chin Sing said that the government is not setting a good example to the people in combating haze by continuing on with the Kite Festival and allowing people to fly kite outdoor.

We know that the children being who they are will emulate. When they see that the government is allowing people to fly kite outdoor, they will follow and play out door also.
They are others too, even NGO when they see what the government is doing they could take out door activities in haze lightly also. People in other areas, in fact may be a lot of the people in Sarawak, what haze, they said, you see the government the kite festival is on in Bintulu and people are flying kite outdoor.

But when the burnt smell of the haze comes hitting at one’s face and we inhale in the toxic air, it is surely far too serious that the second hand smoke.

Perhaps one who inhale the hase would not feel anything today but surely that would have left a time bomb in your body.

If the government cares about the health of its people, she will never ask anyone to go out door to fly kite when the haze situation is above the healthy level. She will also never allow the plantation to go on burning without any supervision. And she would have been able to reach an agreement with Indonesia to control the haze from there.

Every year the people of Sarawak suffer haze attack. This is not only right but tantamount to harming the health of our people. Does the government really care?

It is regrettable that the government cares more of its name than the health of the people by continuing to organize the Kite Festival thereby putting the health of the people at risk.
We cannot accept a government which only cares about the Kite Festival while putting the health of the people at second place

When we are faced up with the attack of unhealthy haze, we must act wisely and rationally to ensure the health of our people.

Chiew Chin Sing.