Liew pays from her own pocket

Published on Daily Express: Tuesday, February 01, 2011

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KEPAYAN: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah KK Division Chief, Christina Liew, Monday, decided to use her own money to help solve the pothole problem affecting folks staying at Kepayan Ridge Low-Cost Housing Block A and Block B. The move followed the failure of the Assemblywoman concerned to respond to the residents' pleas.
Liew hired a lorry to transport 40 tonnes of crushed limestone to the muddy areas as well as a backhoe loader to fill the potholes and level the ground.
"The access roads in the housing area are dotted with potholes filled with rainwater and their complaints had fallen on deaf ears.

"I am not their elected representative.
But since both the BN and SAPP have failed to address the people's woe, I undertook to do it as a temporary measure to provide immediate relief.
"This is despite the elected representative having an allocation of RM1 million to assist the rakyat," she told reporters at the site.
The area was previously under Datuk Edward Yong of PBS but following the electoral dilenation, now comes under Datuk Melanie Chia of SAPP.
Liew hoped that after the festive season, the authorities concerned would provide a permanent solution. She thanked the contractor Liew Su On for his willingness to help out though Chinese New Year was just around the corner.

On hand to supervise the filling and leveling works was environmentalist Dr CY Vun who said the workers were willing to work until 6pm to get the job done.
Block A Residents' Spokeswoman, Peggy Lau, said she was earlier asked not to go to Liew for help. "I approached the Luyang People's Development Leader concerned and he said he would come the next day.
We waited and waited but he never showed up.

"Thanks to PKR, it's pointless for him to come now.
It seems they don't value the people's votes anymore," she said.
Meanwhile, Liew said the Society of Hope Kota Kinabalu would also despatch its natural disaster relief team comprising medical personnel and volunteers to Kota Marudu as soon as possible to render the necessary assistance to flood victims there.

The team would be moving in again in the wake of floods which affected a total of 477 people from 155 families in 16 villages in the district.
"I am very sorry to read from the newspaper today (Monday) that the deluge has claimed one life already. This is not very pleasant to hear just before Chinese New Year but we will do our best," she said.
Liew said it was the distressing situation resulting from the big flood in Kota Marudu five years ago that prompted her and concerned citizens to set up the Society of Hope Kota Kinabalu.