Do not stir up racial politics or religious insensitivity in the august House – that's the warning from Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to all the 40 newly elected state assemblymen.
Chow said that after the swearing-in of all 40 state assemblymen at the State Legislative Assembly in George Town, Penang on Tuesday, adding that despite their different ideologies, the rule is to maintain harmony and unity in the state.
Meanwhile, Sungai Dua assemblyman Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff, who was seated in the Opposition leader's seat, said neither of the 11 opposition members have been appointed for the role as yet.
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Chow said that after the swearing-in of all 40 state assemblymen at the State Legislative Assembly in George Town, Penang on Tuesday, adding that despite their different ideologies, the rule is to maintain harmony and unity in the state.
Meanwhile, Sungai Dua assemblyman Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff, who was seated in the Opposition leader's seat, said neither of the 11 opposition members have been appointed for the role as yet.
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00:00 Do not stir up racial politics or religious insensitivity in the August House.
00:08 That's the warning from Penang Chief Minister Chow Kwan Yew to all the 40 newly elected
00:13 state assemblies.
00:15 Chow said that after the swearing-in of all 40 state assemblies at the State Legislative
00:21 Assembly in Georgetown on Tuesday and reminded the representatives to act and speak based
00:27 on facts and mature principles and not to in any way plant hatred, racial politics and
00:33 religious insensitivity when carrying out their duties.
00:38 He added that despite their different ideologies, the rule is to maintain harmony and unity
00:44 in the state.
00:45 Meanwhile, Sungai Dual Assemblyman Muhammad Fauzi Yusof, who was seated in the opposition
00:51 leader's seat, said neither of the 11 opposition members have been appointed for the role as
00:57 yet.
00:58 "We still have discussions. We will decide who will be appointed to the role of the State Legislative Assembly.
01:12 We have seven members appointed and four of them are from the United States. The name of the
01:21 first one is Sujaya Fass from Penang and the other one is the one who is the head of the
01:32 State Legislative Assembly in Bakar. These are the names that have been sent by the parties
01:42 to discuss the rank of the State Legislative Assembly."
01:46 Bayang Lepas Assemblyman Azrul Mahadev Aziz, who was appointed the new deputy speaker,
01:52 said he expects fellow Assemblymen to be rational and professional during the Assembly sittings.
01:59 Earlier, all 40 Penang State Assemblymen took their oath of office before State Speaker
02:06 Tatoe Lau Chu Kiang, who was reappointed for the third term.
02:10 In the August 12 state polls, the Pakatan Harapan Barisan National Alliance won 29 seats
02:17 while Perikatan grabbed 11 seats. Chow, who is the State Pakatan Chairman, was then sworn
02:23 in as Chief Minister for his second term.
02:27 On August 16, 10 members of the Penang State Executive Council took their oath of office
02:33 at Dewan Sri Penang.
02:35 [END]