华、淡小应获公平、制度化拨款 We want a fair and just policy!

想到就心寒。

第9大马计划下拨给华小和淡小分别只占据发展拨款的3.6%和1.3%。
全国共有3,044,977名小学生，华小和淡小的学生总数分别占据小学生总数的21.2%和3.2%。

我们的先辈在两百年多前就已经来大马开荒，各民族共同经历殖民统治、日军占领，也共同为这片土地的经济及发展做出贡献，同样是纳税人，为什么华小、淡小不能享有公平的待遇？ 而且，还不断地被整日玩弄种族课题的政客指责为“国民团结”的绊脚石？为什么他们那么不能尊重人民的选择、接受并推广多元化？

Chinese, Indians and other races consist of more than 40% of population in the country. There are over 3 millions of students studying in primary schools, the enrolment of students in Chinese primary schools and Tamil primary school are 21.2% and 3.2% respectively of the total enrolments. Unfortunately, under the 9th Malaysia Plan, the education allocation for Chinese primary schools and Tamil primary schools are only at 3.6% and 1.3% respectively.

Our ancestors have been settled now in Malaysia for more than two centuries, long before the independence of the country. We also make contributions to the economic and national development of the country, why can't we enjoy the fair and just treatment? Why are the politicians who like to play racial and religious issues themselves always allege that the existence of different types of schools are obstacles to national unity and the cause of racial polarization in the country? Why can't they respect people's choices and promote diversity?

" National-type primary schools had never been a separate education system in the country, as it has followed a common national syllabus with a common national examination system. It is not Malaysian-centred mother-tongue education which is the cause of racial polarization but divisive national policies which continue to segregate Malaysians into bumiputeras and non-bumiputeras instead of treating them as one Malaysian people. " --Lim Kit Siang

SS Collection: Guardian of Our Souls--A Century of Chinese Education in Malaysia