It's Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong Now/ 陈记光医生事件的省思

Tan Kee Kwong was my college mate in the Medical Faculty in the University of Malaya. A serious and honest worker, however a little poor in his interaction with grassroot members. He should have the right to serve if he thinks that he can contribute. The trouble with the partisan politics in this country is that often there is a clear demarcation of whether you are white or black. So either you’re with us or against us. This is aggravated by infighting within the party. So, if you have a fallout with the leadership, you’re often marginalized in your party unless you make a determined effort to continue to serve and don’t care a damn about what the leadership is trying to do to you.

Datuk Dr. Tan after the Gerakan’s party election felt marginalized and that he had no role to play within Gerakan and since he had a fairly good knowledge on land matters, why not tap into the knowledge by serving in a position set up by the Pakatan Rakyat government? Good luck and best wishes in his new undertakings.

The BN state governments should take a leaf from PR and also set up special committees to resolve long standing land issues, especially among squatters and leasehold landholders. This committee will give room for BN members who are keen to continue to serve.Oother committees which should look into at the state level for issues of transportation, temple development and recreational activities (playground, sports centre). For BN government, the tendency is to appoint EXCOs to such tasks. They normally have a lot of work and often attended functions but less work is done. Therefore, it is crucial for BN to consider appointing appropriate people in ensuring that work is carried out efficiently so that talented people remain in BN to serve the rakyat.

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拿督陈记光医生是继拿督李家全之后，第二位接受民联政府官委的民政党领袖。

陈记光医生是我大学医学系系友。他待人诚实、处事认真，唯一的不足是和基层党员缺乏互动。对于他接受雪州民联政府委为土地管理特别委员会主席职，我认为，如果他有能力和强烈意愿继续为社会贡献，他有权力接受这项官委。只是，我国的政治生态黑白分明，你我非友则敌， 而这种现象在党内更加明显。从政者如果与党领导层不咬弦，尽管你才高八斗、实力出众也难逃被边缘化的命运。

陈记光医生的情况而言，他自觉不被党领导层重视及被党边缘化。尽管他对土地事务了如指掌及具有广泛经验，但却英雄无用武之地。如今联盟州政府广招贤士，他觉得应该将其所长学以致用，继续效劳人民。当然，因为政党政党有别，难免会引起反弹。对于他的选择，我只有祝福他。

还说回头，国阵政府应该成立一个特别委员会，处理和解决悬而未决的土地问题，特别是违章建筑区和非永久地契（租赁地）课题。有关委员会可作为一个平台，让那些没有官职但有相关能力的国阵领袖/成员继续发挥所长，为民服务。

此外，国阵政府也可考虑加设个别委员会，处理州内的交通问题、庙宇发展、以及休闲活动（游乐场、体育中心）事务。国阵政府通常会将上述任务委派给各州行政议员负责，但州行政议员一方面官务缠身，又得出席许多节目，因此往往“事倍”功半。

我提出的委员会建议，至少让国阵阵营的贤才能士又发挥的空间，不仅能留住人才，也能辅助国阵政府，在周内更有效地针对地方课题给予协助。