Member of the Parliament for P216 Bintulu Dato Seri Tiong King Sing many young people felt they had been neglected  by the society after their failures in their studies.

“They have difficulties in getting jobs as they have poor academic results; many of them do not know where to start with and what to do with their lives,” remarked Tiong, adding that this would eventually lead them to get involve in vice activities.

He felt the Chinese community was obliged to help this group of people by providing them  a sense of direction in their lives besides offering them guidance.

Tiong announced his personal donation of RM50,000 to the Federation of Binutlu Registered Chinese Associations (FBRCA) as expenses to conduct training programmes and  workshops to assist these young people.

He said the federation with has over 40 plus affiliated members should be capable to inject new breath of life and rekindle their hopes among these young people.

“We can even sit down with those gangsters and talk to them about the true menaing of life whilst advising them to live a path of righteous life,” he added.

Tiong, who was the guest of honour  said this while delivering his keynote address at the 60th anniversary celebration of Bintulu Foochow Association at Civic Centre here Saturday evening.   

Earlier,  he also announced in the capacity of treasurer general of Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party(SPDP) the donation of RM100,000 to FBRCA for poor Chinese families who were encountering financial difficulties to support their children studying at primary and secondary schools.

He also reminded parents not to spare the rod and spoil the child but to discipline their children if the latter were involved in wrongdoings.

“I have been told by some teachers that some parents would come to the school to confront the teachers after learning  their children had been punished by teachers for certain misconducts,” said Tiong.

“Some students even asked their gangster friends outside the schools to intimidate the teachers for taking disciplinary actions against the students,” added Tong.
Tiong said parents who spoiled their children would regret later as the future of their children would be at stake when they grow up.

 President of the Malaysia Federation of Foochow Associations Datuk Tiong Su Kuok called on the young generation of the community to be innovative and creative whilst exploring new frontiers in various fields including commerce and science.

“We must master and utilize the technology make available by information communication technology today to ensure we have the competitive edge in this fast changing and challenging world,” he said.

He said the Chinese community must also ponder how to adapt to the new environment and sustain their business entities when one day  the country faced the   depleted natural resources.

Chairman of Bintulu Foochow Association Ting Siew Ching elaborated on the Foochow community ‘s history in Bintulu and setting up of the association in 1946.

The function also featured the presentation of cash incentive award to 183 students from primary and  secondary schools as well as  university students for obtaining excellent academic results in public examinations.

Also present were Senator Hii Tiong Kuoh, State Assemblyman for Kidurong Chew Chiu Sing, Temenggong Michael Sim, President of FBRCA, Pau Chiong Ung and Chinese community leaders and business dignitaries.