Baram Chinese community asked to back BN

MARUDI: The Chinese community in Baram have been asked to support the Barisan Nasional ( BN) during the parliamentary election.

BN candidate and incumbent for Baram Anyi Ngau pointed out that although the majority of Baram folk are from the Orang Ulu community, the support of the Chinese community is necessary for BN to capture the seat.

“Not only that, the Chinese also need the Orang Ulu in Baram. We all have to work with each other to continue working towards bringing in more development to our constituency,” he said during a Baram Hopoh Association event on Tuesday.

Anyi pointed out that BN practises inclusiveness, as reflected by its component parties in the state – Sarawak United People’s Party ( SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak ( PRS), Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( PBB), and Progressive Democratic Party ( PDP) – which are made up of multiracial members.

“We are one big family, just like the function tonight. Even though it is a function organised by the Hopoh Association for the Hopoh community, there are also other races attending it such as the Orang Ulu, Iban and other Chinese clans,” he said.

“This is what BN is fighting for and we in Baram have that advantage.”

Baram Hopoh Association chairman Jong Hin Pee also called on members of the Chinese community in Baram to give their full support to Anyi.

The Chinese community makes up 7.86 per cent or 2,805 out of the 35,685 eligible voters in Baram.

Anyi is up against Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s Roland Engan in a straight fight.

Salang receiving application forms to join PRS from TR Meringai, witnessed by Timothy (second right), Hillary (right) and Melintang (left).

Anyi (front fourth right) and Jong (front third right) symbolically grind ingredients for ‘Lei Cha’ – a traditional Hakka delicacy.