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"SJKs only disunite the people. We should now have government primary schools, government secondary schools. The existing SJKs should be changed to government schools,” 

Former Appeals Court judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah

Malay Teachers Union of West Malaysia (Kesatuan Guru Guru Melayu Malaysia Barat-KGMMB) president, Datuk Mohd Sabri Mohd Asad said that Dong Zong should not look at their own agendas and perspective only, 

'If a national unity is what they lamented, why persistent in maintaining vernacular schools?'

'Mandarin is spoken and used as a communication tool widely all around the world, correct and granted. 
So is French, Japanese, German, Arabic, Russian etc. So what is so special about Mandarin, the lingua franca of China Chinese and a scattering of overseas Chinese.

Dong Zong/Hong Zong and the Malaysian of Chinese ethnicity must understand that you are Malaysian in Malaysia and the official language is Bahasa Malaysia (not even Bahasa Melayu if you insist!). So what is the beef about teaching Bahasa Malaysia in Malaysian schools? 

Haven't you got the right to teach mother tongue language which should be Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka and whatever in government built learning institutions which doesn't exist anywhere else in this wide world? 
Mandarin is not your daily home spoken language, it is the language of mandarins and Chinese government language. 

You should go by the saying; 'when in a grouping of cattle, moo like one and when in a grouping of sheep bleat like a sheep'. 

So pathetic and acting like agents of divisive enemy of state!'

Anon;Only Ramblings

I think this Dong Zong or Hua Zong people and their supporter should really have a look at what they have already. Malaysia is the only COUNTRY in the world which allows vernacular schools means it allows voluntary segregation, for how long does Dong Zong and Hua Zong wants the Chinese to live separate lives from the rest of Malaysians? 

This artificial condition cannot last forever, the Chinese in Malaysia are a shrinking minority…time to stop living in a vacuum and join the rest of Malaysian in unity towards a common goal..prosperity and development for all, NOT just the Chinese ok.

If Hua Zong/Dong Zong people cannot agree with the Gomen's initiative on national unity, then tough!  …..you do however have other alternatives…this is a free country u know. Good Bye! Don't worry about us we will and can survive and prosper without you people. 

Here is something I took from MOLE.my:

Hua Zong questions Government's initiative on national unity

Nik Hanif FathiSaturday, April 26, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong) has come out to back its counterpart, the United Chinese Schools Committees' Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) in supporting the existence of Chinese vernacular schools.

Hua Zong’s vice-president and education bureau Lau Chee Boon questioned the Government’s initiative by making Bahasa Malaysia as the main medium, saying that it’s a wrong concept of unity, pointing out the split among the Malays as seen in the political parties - Umno, PKR and PAS.

“Bahasa Malaysia is a common language. If this is a concept of unity, then why are the Malays themselves splitting into different political groups? This shows that it’s a wrong concept of unity,” he spoke to The Mole during a telephone interview.

Lau explained that Mandarin is widely spoken around the world and that businesses depends on its usage to communicate with foreign Chinese customers, suggesting that vernacular schools should be seen as an asset rather than a liability.

“Vernacular schools are assets not liabilities as they help to boost the country economically,” he said.

He added that vernacular schools is not going to affect the country’s unity or education system in any way, as 90 per cent of the children who went to vernacular primary school would shift to a national-type secondary school.

Lau also clarified that vernacular school is a multiracial avenue that encouraged children to ‘pick up’ tertiary language, next to Bahasa Malaysia and English, in this case Mandarin.

He also stated that 15 percent of the students in Chinese vernacular schools are Malays and Indian as compared to the 90 percent of Malay students in a national primary school.

Commenting on improving the situation, he said: “I think the Government has to start viewing things based on meritocracy.”

Prior to this, Malay Teachers Union of West Malaysia (Kesatuan Guru Guru Melayu Malaysia Barat-KGMMB) president Datuk Mohd Sabri Mohd Asad said in a report that Dong Zong’s persistence in upholding their agenda in maintaining Chinese vernacular schools would further divide the people, a racial gap that the Government is trying to narrow down.

“It’s not as if we have a blatant disregard for other races’ heritage and culture, in fact the Government had been supportive in helping vernacular schools,” he was quoted.

New Straits Times columnist, Syed Nazri said that Dong Zong are contradicting themselves by lamenting on national unity but persistent on maintaining vernacular schools, instead of single stream schools.

Dong Zong along with other Chinese Education groups had previously been fighting for the recognition of UEC in Malaysia to enable students from Chinese schools to gain admission to public universities.

In a report, academicians had called for vernacular schools be changed to single stream schools to strengthen national unity.

Universiti Technologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad said vernacular schools developed at a faster pace and that only 10 percent of non-Malays studied in national schools.

"The rest are in vernacular schools. It is clear that racism is expanding widely, this continues with private secondary chools and national-type secondary schools," he was quoted as saying.

Former Appeals Court judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah said that he wanted national-type schools (SJKs - Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan) to be abolished as they were not recognised under the constitution.

"SJKs only disunite the people. We should now have government primary schools, government secondary schools. The existing SJKs should be changed to government schools,” he was quoted as saying.

Read this too from the Mole.my:

Teachers Union to Dong Zong: "Stop looking from one race perspective"

Nik Hanif FathiThursday, April 24, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR : United Chinese School Committees' Association of Malaysia’s (Dong Zong) should stop looking at a single race perspective only, but rather view matters from the national level, a teachers' union said.

Malay Teachers Union of West Malaysia (Kesatuan Guru Guru Melayu Malaysia Barat-KGMMB) president Datuk Mohd Sabri Mohd Asad said Dong Zong’s persistence in upholding their agenda in maintaining Chinese vernacular schools would further divide the people, a racial gap that the Government is trying to narrow down.

“It’s not as if we have a blatant disregard for other races’ heritage and culture, in fact the Government had been supportive in helping vernacular schools,” he spoke to The Mole in a telephone interview.

Mohd Sabri was contacted following a recent article on New Straits Times by columnist, Syed Nazri, who said Dong Zong are contradicting themselves by lamenting on national unity but persistent on maintaining vernacular schools, instead of single stream schools.

He added that the Government had been supportive towards the vernacular schools, giving them aid in terms of funds for the school’s maintenance and that even national-type schools had lesser aid.

Mohd Sabri said that Dong Zong is under a misaligned perspective that the Government are trying to eradicate Chinese culture by calling for vernacular schools to be changed to single stream schools to strengthen national unity.

“That is their fear. When Chinese students master the usage of Bahasa Malaysia as the main medium, they are afraid that it will affect the Chinese identity and heritage negatively,” he added.

Mohd Sabri urged the Government to stick with their decision on implementing the National Education Blueprint that emphasises on the usage of Bahasa Malaysia as the main medium and not to heed to Dong Zong’s call.

He also said the Education Ministry (MOE) should stick with a more improvised and solid structure of the education system, instead of ‘shifting the goal post’ often times.

“Language represents culture, if we do not make Bahasa Malaysia as the main medium like what our neighbouring countries have done, this would result to further divide, leaving Malaysians lacking in their own identity,” Mohd Sabri explained.

Prior to this, former Dong Zong’s secretariat chief executive officer, Bock Tai Hee said in areport that the organisation's leadership had split into Team A and Team B, with each planning to move a vote of no-confidence on the other in the May 11 conference.

Bock said insider news that Dong Zong is split is heart-wrenching and wanted president Yap Sin Tian to prove it wrong as "I like unity within the Chinese education movement to prevail", he was quoted as saying.

Earlier this month, it was reported that Dong Zong drafted a complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Culture Organisation (Unesco) over what it claims was oppression and discrimination faced by vernacular schools in Malaysia.

Its president Yap said the Chinese education movement would also submit its views on the predicament of these schools to the Prime Minister, Education Minister and Parliamentarians from both sides of the political divide.

Dong Zong along with other Chinese Education groups had previously been fighting for the recognition of UEC in Malaysia to enable students from Chinese schools to gain admission to public universities.

In a report, academicians had called for vernacular schools be changed to single stream schools to strengthen national unity.

Universiti Technologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad said vernacular schools developed at a faster pace and that only 10 percent of non-Malays studied in national schools.

"The rest are in vernacular schools. It is clear that racism is expanding widely, this continues with private secondary chools and national-type secondary schools," he was quoted as saying.

Former Appeals Court judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah said that he wanted national-type schools (SJKs - Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan) to be abolished as they were not recognised under the constitution.

"SJKs only disunite the people. We should now have government primary schools, government secondary schools. The existing SJKs should be changed to government schools,” he was quoted as saying.

In response, Dong Zong has called on the government to take action against Abdul Rahman and Mohd Noor over their "extreme" views.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reportedly said that Dong Zong must “meet the demands and requirements” of the Education Ministry in order for the UEC to be recognised.

In response, Dong Zong has expressed concerns that the Government may be deliberately suppressing the development of vernacular schools in favour of the rollout of a master education plan.