Talat Mahmood, JC Fong appointed legal advisors of Consultative Committee on MA63

KUCHING: The Sarawak Consultative Committee on Malaysia Agreement 1963 ( MA63) has resolved to appoint State Attorney- General Datuk Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid and state legal counsel Dato Sri JC Fong as legal advisors.

This decision was arrived at during a brief meeting of the committee on Nov 14, said committee chairman Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar.

“The meeting also resolved to appoint secretary of DUN ( State Legislative Assembly), Semawi Mohamad as the secretary. And the secretariat will be provided by DUN,” he told reporters at the DUN Complex here yesterday.

Mohd Asfia, who is Speaker of the DUN, said the Consultative Committee was formed under Standing Order 89 of the Standing Orders of the DUN Sarawak and Article 24(1) of the Sarawak State Constitution through a motion dated Nov 6.

He said the motion was tabled by Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports and Asajaya assemblyman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, and seconded by Assistant Minister of Corporate Affairs and Semop assemblyman Abdullah Saidol in the august House.

“The motion was unanimously passed by all members of DUN on Nov 6 in the DUN,” added Mohd Asfia.

The 14-member committee comprises Mohd Asfia, Abdul Karim, Minister of International Trade and E- Commerce Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, Assistant Minister of Law, Federal- State Relations and Project Monitoring Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali, Deputy Speaker of the DUN Dato Gerawat Gala, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan, Abdullah, Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting, Muara Tuang assemblyman Dato Idris Buang, Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Jinep, Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How, Bukit Assek assemblywoman Irene Chang, Tanjong Batu assemblyman Chiew Chiu Sing and Krian assemblyman Ali Biju.