An altercation between Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and DAP Kota Sentosa State Assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen on Nov 23, the last day of the state Assembly sitting.
Y.B Encik Chong Chieng Jen: (Inaudible)
Tuan Speaker: Are you giving way, Yang Amat Berhormat?
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): What is the question?
Y.B Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Permission to seek clarification. Yes, just now Yang Amat Berhormat was talking about high income economy and the distribution of the high income economy to the benefits of Sarawak. I see two impediments in the system which I would like to seek clarification from the Yang Amat Berhormat. In the manner, number one, is the manner in which most major government contracts were awarded to related companies, companies related to Yang Amat Berhormat… (Interruption)
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): This is old song. I don’t want to reply them. In the first place, the Honourable Member doesn’t even understand economy. He said we want to improve the economy by priming. You know the meaning of priming?
Y.B Encik Chong Chieng Jen: No, Tuan Speaker. I am just asking a question… (Interruption)
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): By intervention of government giving more money. Not by changing the structure of economy.
Y.B Encik Chong Chieng Jen: Land has been alienated to companies owned by your children.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): No, these are good governance. This is not a strategy for development. So understand economic strategy first before you intervene me.
Y.B Encik Chong Chieng Jen: (Inaudible)
Tuan Speaker: Alright. No, no, no, no.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): This is not true. If you want produce it properly… (Interruption)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): And documented it properly… (Interruption)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): Not some half cooked, half cooked… (Interruption)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no. I disallowed it, disallowed it. No, no, no. I disallowed it. No, no, no. It’s not allowed.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): This is all propaganda. I know that.
Y.B. Encik Chong Chieng Jen: (Inaudible)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no. Honourable Member for Kota Sentosa.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): I know. You don’t have to say that. You summon the system properly. I have nothing to do with it and good goverrment procedures have been observed… (Interruption)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): and I don’t want to talk to you or to debate to you. If you want … (Interruption)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no.
Ketua Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar (Y.A.B. Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud): repeat it in the newspaper and I take a court case against you. Don’t use the privilege of this House for you to make false accusation.
Y.B Encik Chong Chieng Jen: (Inaudible)
Tuan Speaker: No, no, no.
(Editor's Note: Chong's mike was either switched off or interruptions from the BN backbenchers during the altercation).
