Mandarin-speaking non-Chinese common in Sarawak
MIRI: The ability to communicate fluently in Mandarin among non- Chinese is a common phenomenon in Sarawak.
Bumiputera parents, for example, are sending their children in droves to Chinese schools to obtain formal education.
This is the opinion of permanent honorary patron of the school management board of SJK ( C) Chung Hua Bakam, Datuk Hii King Chiong.
“Chinese schools are not exclusively for the Chinese community, they are also meant for other races in the state,” he said at the school’s 60th anniversary
Chinese schools are not exclusively for the Chinese community, they are also meant for other races in the state. Datuk Hii King Chiong, permanent honorary patron of the school management board of SJK (C) Chung Hua Bakam
celebration yesterday.
Hii, a prominent businessman, commended the school for nurturing a conducive environment for the students of all races, proof that Sarawak is indeed a place of racial harmony and unity.
SJK (C) Chung Hua Bakam has a student population of about 37 per cent Chinese and the rest nonChinese.
Later at the same function, Hii officiated at the opening of the school’s administration block and a covered basketball court.
Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat, Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting who is also BN candidate for Miri, BN Sibuti candidate Lukanisman Awang Sauni, chairman of the school board Yong Hock Seng and headmaster Wong Ngiik Ming were also present.