BY HAFIZAN TAIB
SHAH ALAM, SEP 26: Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs Exco, Elizabeth Wong denied claims by Sungai Besar Member of Parliament, Budiman Mohd Zohdi, that the State Government is hypocritical in its effort to attract Chinese investors to Selangor.
In contrary to the Federal Government’s visit led by the Prime Minister, she said Dato’ Menteri Besar, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s visit to the country was to increase investment in the richest state in this country.
“It was not a smart statement coming from an Assemblyman moreover from a Member of Parliament representing Sungai Besar.
“The State Government, particularly Dato’ Menteri Besar went to China to foster friendship and good relation between both parties while at the same time making the effort to get investments into Selangor,” she said.
She said that in response to Budiman’s statement accusing PAKATAN of being hypocritical when Mohamed Azmin’s visit to China to attract investors was seen as riding on the Prime Minister’s earlier initiatives.
The Bukit Lanjan Member of Parliament said, every Menteri Besar’s responsibility is to attract investment and for that, Mohamed Azmin did not only went to China but to other countries too.
“I think Budiman was speaking to divert attention on the Prime Minister’s visit to America which was very different compared to Mohamed Azmin’s initiatives for Selangor.
“Dato’ Menteri Besar went to China to secure investment and not to handover aid or contribution to them.
“Najib on the contrary, went to America, we do not know what is the investment, but he offered for Malaysian Government to use public money to invest there, buying aircrafts and other things,” she said.
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