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31/03/2005:Bintulu MP Blames Govt Officers for delay in implementation of some projects and policies

Bintulu: Certain projects or policies that have been approved by the government were not able to be implemented due to the lack of follow-up actions, commitment and co-operation on the part of government officers.

Thisa was the observation of Bintulu Member of Parliament, Dato' Seri Tiong King Sing JP, who pointed out that certain government officers have the powere to decide whether or not to proceed with a project.

"It is supposed to be ministers who have the authority to make such decisions and not government officers.  But in many instances, it happened the other way around, " he said.

He made these remarks when debating to support the motion of thanks to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong for convening the current Parliamentary Session.

Whenever something goes wrong with a development project or government administration, he said the people would point at the government and ministries as a whole while officers responsibld