MALAY SCHOOL AT PULAU SAKIJANG PELEPAH

Inche Ahmad Jabri Bin Mohammad Akib asked the Minister for Education whether he is aware that the new Malay school at Pulau Sakijang Pelepah has been closed for a long period, the reasons therefor, and when will it be reopened.

Mr Yong Nyuk Lin: Mr Speaker, Sir, the reason why the new school at Pulau Sakijang Pelepah is closed is that the school is built on a level space cut into the hillside. On the hill slope overlooking the school are some very large granite boulders which are considered a source of danger to the school. It is not advisable, therefore, for the school to start until these boulders have been removed. In Gazette Notification 852 dated 21st April, 1961, a tender was accepted for the removal of the boulders. It is hoped that the school will open by July 1961.