SHAH ALAM, March 21 — Selangor DAP is setting up a committee to handle the funeral of Kuala Kubu Baharu state assemblyman Lee Kee Hiong, who died today.
Selangor DAP secretary Ng Sze Han said he would be heading the committee and Selangor Wanita DAP acting chief Yeo Bee Yin would be coordinating its work to ease the burden of Lee’s family.
“Selangor is saddened by the passing of Kuala Kubu Baharu state assemblyman Lee Kee Hiong this morning. She was a principled and dedicated state assemblyman and leader.
“She held the Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat for more than 10 years. Her passing is a major loss to Selangor DAP and the Selangor state government,” he said in a statement here today.
Ng said details of the funeral arrangement would be announced later.
Selangor State Assembly Speaker Lau Weng San said he was still waiting for official notification from the hospital authorities on Lee’s death.
He told Bernama that any official announcement on the vacancy in the constituency would be made after he had received notification from the hospital.
Meanwhile, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong conveyed his condolences to the family of Lee.
Wee said he had known Lee since 1988 and they both had attended the National University Student Leadership Camp in Penang.
“Kee Hiong joined DAP and I joined MCA but that was not a barrier to our friendship. As a friend, I feel the loss of her passing.
“Her contributions to society especially in Selangor will be remembered! Her service as a state assemblyman for several terms will be etched in the memory of the local community,” he said in a Facebook post.
Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency coordinator Dr N Sathia Prakash said Lee was a familiar name to the Hulu Selangor community.
He said her determination and excellence in helping PKR in the last general election was most appreciated.
“Thank you, YB. Your good deeds will be remembered, now and forever, the Iron Lady of Hulu Selangor,” he said in a Facebook post.
Media reports said Lee, 58, the Kuala Kubu Baharu assemblyman since 2013, died this morning after battling cancer for several years.
— Bernama
