Chris na pledges transparency
Transparency on how alloca on is u lised for the public to see on a website and a column for the public to give ideas on future planning of Tawau will be set up by Tawau member of parliament Chris na Liew.
TAWAU: Transparency on how allocation is utilised for the public to see on a website and a column for the public to give ideas on future planning of Tawau will be set up by Tawau member of parliament Christina Liew.
Christina, who is also the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, said this was her pledge to eliminate any possibility of fraud and to bring in ideas from the public on what needed to be built or upgraded with the allocation.
"I meant what I said in my pledges and this is one of them, among others, that I am announcing to do," she said after visiting the district's Sin Onn market to meet and extend her appreciation for those who had voted for her.
The PKR Sabah chairperson added that service centres in both her parliamentary and state constituency of Api-Api will be set up and she was in the process of halting her legal firm business in the state capital.
"I am devoted to ensure that we in the new government will do what the past government cannot, and that is providing the public the service they deserve," she said.
Christina also apologised for not starting earlier due to the transition of the state government which had taken longer than anticipated.
She disclosed that she needed two more months to fully set up both service centres but assured that it would be done as soon as possible.
Christina added she was setting up a team to handle public grievances and will announce names and contact numbers for the public to call.
Meanwhile, she also took the time to visit the damaged road near the district's airport at KM14, which had partly sunk, and met with officers from the Public Works Department who briefed her on the matter.
In another pledge, Christina said she will be meeting with related government agencies and private sectors to organise tour packages to ensure that the district would capitalise on tourism opportunities and stimulate the economy, which will directly create job opportunities.
According to Christina, she had proposed to a tour agency which would be bringing in some 100 tourists from China to bring them the district as it had attractions that could lure them.
"Seafood here is fresh and the price is reasonable, but we should prepare some kind of package for them when they come within a month or two and we need to ensure that we are ready to play host to them," she said, and stressed that the district needed to work toward such ventures as the opportunity was now available.
Christina added that all complaints brought forward to her at all the sites she had visited have been noted and remedies were being planned.