PENAMPANG: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister III and Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick, has pledged to continue supporting the development needs of SJKC Yue Min through annual allocations and assistance for the school’s infrastructure development.
Ewon, who is also the Penampang Member of Parliament said the school has consistently received financial assistance from the Penampang MP’s Office allocation since he was elected to represent the constituency at the end of 2022.
“SJKC Yue Min has received an allocation every year. Although the amount is not substantial, the school has never been left out of receiving assistance through the Penampang MP’s Office allocation,” he said.
He said this during the swearing-in ceremony of the school board of management for the 2026-2028 term and the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) committee of SJKC Yue Min.
Ewon said that as the only Chinese National-Type School (SJKC) in the Penampang parliamentary constituency, SJKC Yue Min plays an important role in producing quality human capital that will contribute to the future development of Penampang and Sabah.
“In conjunction with this ceremony, I have agreed to provide an allocation of RM50,000 to the school through the Member of Parliament’s allocation. I have also agreed to provide funding for road repair works within the school compound,” he said.
Regarding the school’s request for financial assistance, Ewon said he had submitted an application to the Finance Ministry last year, and an allocation of RM200,000 had been approved but has yet to be disbursed to the school.
“Last week, I discussed with Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong the approved RM200,000 allocation from the Ministry of Finance, which has yet to be disbursed to the school,” he said. – Wu Vuide
Ewon (seated centre), with Yue Min’s board of management members.
