Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 17.1.2014<\/p>\n
The Penang state government is extremely concerned about the hardhearted privatisation of hygienic standards of hawkers in Malaysia by the Health Ministry that will only impose additional costs to low-income hawkers, already reeling badly from rising prices imposed by the BN Federal government. Hawkers in Penang are rushing to register themselves for a food-handling course for fear of being fined or jailed after the January 23 deadline to obtain a certificate.<\/p>\n
Hawkers are liable to a maximum fine of RM 10,000 or a maximum jail term of two years, or both imposed by the Health Ministry health officers, if the hawkers fail to obtain the certificate on time under the 2009 Food Hygiene Regulations.The Health Ministry allows 6 companies in Penang to impose a charge of RM 50 for a simple food-handling course, which both the Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) and Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai(MPSP) conducts free of charge.<\/p>\n
Why can\u2019t the Health Ministry conduct these courses free of charge or accept a nominal payment instead of allowing private companies to make money from low-income groups like hawkers? Hawkers upset at the RM50 charges are asking whether this is privatisation or piratisation. The Health Ministry has endorsed six training schools to run the courses: Pearl Garden Enterprise; Pusat Latihan dan Perundingan Wasin; Sihat Utama Enterprise; CSL Training and Consultancy; SQC Management (Pg) Sdn Bhd and Institusi Pengendali Makanan Ilham.<\/p>\n
The state government supports any efforts to improve food safety and hygienic standards. There should be no compromise on health enforcement with more than 10,000 cases of food poisoning cases reported last year. However, reducing food poisoning incidents should not be exploited as a pretext to allow some private companies to earn money.<\/p>\n
The price hikes by BN have caused hawkers in Penang to pay for higher prices in sugar, petrol, TNB power tariffs, highway tolls and now the RM 50 food-handling course. In contrast the Penang state government did not impose any increase in quit rent, assessment charges, business licenses and conducts free of charge the food handling course. For this reason, the EXCO meeting on 15.1.2014 decided that the State EXCO member for Health Dr Afif Bahardin will be writing to the Federal government opposing the hardhearted privatisation of hygiene of hawkers by the Health Ministry that will impose additional financial burdens which benefit the few at the expense of many.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
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Kenyataan Akhbar oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang di Komtar, George Town pada 17.1.2014<\/p>\n
Dr Afif Bahardin Akan Menulis Kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan Untuk Membantah Tindakan Berhati Batu Dalam Penswastaan Kebersihan Penjaja Oleh Kementerian Kesihatan Yang Akan Menambahkan Beban Kewangan Serta Hanya Memanfaatkan Segelintir Pihak Sementara Kebanyakan Akan Rugi<\/strong><\/p>\n Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang sangat bimbang tentang tindakan berhati batu dalam penswastaan standard kebersihan penjaja di Malaysia yang dijalankan oleh Kementerian Kesihatan yang akan menambahkan beban kewangan penjaja yang berpendapatan rendah, khususnya apabila mereka sedang menderita akibat kenaikan harga yang dikenakan oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan BN. Para penjaja di Pulau Pinang kini tergesa-gesa mendaftarkan diri untuk kursus pengendalian makanan kerana takut disaman atau dipenjarakan selepas tarikh akhir 23 Januari untuk mendapatkan sijil.<\/p>\n Penjaja boleh dikenakan denda maksima RM10,000 atau hukuman penjara maksima dua tahun, atau kedua-duanya, oleh pegawai-pegawai kesihatan Kementerian Kesihatan, sekiranya gagal memperolehi sijil dalam masa yang tepat di bawah Peraturan Kebersihan Makanan 2009. Kementerian Kesihatan membenarkan 6 syarikat di Pulau Pinang untuk mengenakan caj RM50 untuk kursus pengendalian makanan yang mudah, sementara kedua-dua Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) dan Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) boleh mengendalikannya untuk percuma.<\/p>\n Mengapakah Kementerian Kesihatan tidak boleh mengendalikan kursus ini secara percuma atau menerima bayaran nominal, daripada membenarkan syarikat swasta untuk mengaut keuntungan daripada kumpulan berpendapatan rendah seperti penjaja? Penjaja yang marah dengan yuran RM50 ini sedang mempersoalkan sama ada tindakan ini satu penswastaan atau \u201cpenlanunan\u201d. Kementerian Kesihatan telah menyokong 6 pusat latihan untuk mengendalikan kursus ini: Pearl Garden Enterprise; Pusat Latihan dan Perundingan Wasin; Sihat Utama Enterprise; CSL Training and Consultancy; SQC Management (Pg) Sdn Bhd dan Institusi Pengendali Makanan Ilham.<\/p>\n Kerajaan Negeri menyokong apa-apa usaha untuk meningkatkan standard keselamatan dan kesihatan makanan. Sesungguhnya, tidak harus ada kompromi dalam hal penguatkuasaan kesihatan dengan lebih 10,000 kes keracunan makanan yang dilaporkan tahun lepas. Walau bagaimanapun, matlamat untuk mengurangkan kes keracunan makanan tidak sepatutnya digunakan sebagai alasan untuk membenarkan beberapa syarikat swasta untuk mengaut keuntungan.<\/p>\n Kenaikan harga barangan oleh BN telah memaksa penjaja di Pulau Pinang untuk membayar lebih untuk gula, petrol, tarif elektrik TNB, tol lebuhraya dan kini kursus pengendalian makanan sebanyak RM50. Berbeza dengan BN, Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang tidak meningkatkan cukai tanah, cukai taksiran, lesen perniagaan dan mengendalikan kursus pengendalian makanan secara percuma. Atas sebab ini, mesyuarat EXCO pada 15.1.2014 telah bersetuju bahawa Ahli EXCO untuk Kesihatan Dr Afif Bahardin akan menulis kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk membantah tindakan berhati batu dalam penswastaan kesihatan penjaja oleh Kementerian Kesihatan yang akan menambahkan beban kewangan serta hanya memanfaatkan segelintir pihak sementara kebanyakan akan rugi.<\/p>\n LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n =====Mandarin Version =========<\/p>\n \u69df\u57ce\u5dde\u9996\u5e2d\u90e8\u957f\u6797\u51a0\u82f1\u4e8e2014\u5e741\u670817\u65e5\u5728\u4e54\u6cbb\u5e02\u5149\u5927\u53d1\u8868\u7684\u6587\u544a<\/p>\n \u884c\u653f\u8bae\u5458\u963f\u83f2\u592b\u533b\u751f\u5c06\u4f1a\u53bb\u4fe1\u8054\u90a6\u653f\u5e9c\u53cd\u5bf9\u536b\u751f\u90e8\u51b7\u9177\u65e0\u60c5\u5730\u5c06\u5c0f\u8d29\u536b\u751f\u7ba1\u7406\u79c1\u8425\u5316\uff0c\u8fd9\u9879\u8ba9\u591a\u6570\u4eba\u635f\u5931\u5374\u8ba9\u5c11\u6570\u4eba\u83b7\u5229\u7684\u63aa\u65bd\u5c06\u5bfc\u81f4\u5c0f\u8d29\u8d22\u52a1\u8d1f\u62c5\u96ea\u4e0a\u52a0\u971c\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n \u69df\u57ce\u5dde\u653f\u5e9c\u975e\u5e38\u5173\u6ce8\u536b\u751f\u90e8\u51b7\u9177\u65e0\u60c5\u7684\u5c06\u5c0f\u8d29\u536b\u751f\u7ba1\u7406\u79c1\u8425\u5316\uff0c\u8fd9\u5c06\u8ba9\u539f\u672c\u5df2\u7ecf\u56e0\u4e3a\u56fd\u9635\u8054\u90a6\u653f\u5e9c\u8ba9\u7269\u4ef7\u4e0a\u6da8\u800c\u6df1\u53d7\u5176\u5bb3\u7684\u4f4e\u6536\u5165\u5c0f\u8d29\u5728\u6210\u672c\u4e0a\u96ea\u4e0a\u52a0\u971c\u3002\u69df\u57ce\u7684\u5c0f\u8d29\u7686\u8d76\u7740\u57281\u670823\u65e5\u4e4b\u524d\u767b\u8bb0\u62a5\u540d\u98df\u7269\u5904\u7406\u8bfe\u7a0b\u4ee5\u83b7\u5f97\u8bc1\u4e66\uff0c\u907f\u514d\u88ab\u7f5a\u6b3e\u6216\u5750\u7262\u3002<\/p>\n \u5982\u679c\u5c0f\u8d29\u5728\u65f6\u9650\u5185\u65e0\u6cd5\u83b7\u5f97\u8bfe\u7a0b\u8bc1\u4e66\uff0c\u57282009\u5e74\u98df\u7269\u536b\u751f\u6cd5\u89c4\u4e0b\uff0c\u5c0f\u8d29\u5c06\u4f1a\u88ab\u7f5a\u6b3e\u6700\u9ad81\u4e07\u4ee4\u5409\u6216\u5750\u7262\u6700\u9ad82\u5e74\u5211\u671f\u6216\u4e24\u8005\u517c\u65bd\u3002\u536b\u751f\u90e8\u5728\u69df\u57ce\u5141\u8bb86\u5bb6\u516c\u53f8\u5411\u5c0f\u8d29\u6536\u53d650\u4ee4\u5409\u7684\u7b80\u5355\u98df\u7269\u5904\u7406\u7a0b\u5e8f\u8bfe\u7a0b\u8d39\uff0c\u4f46\u8fd9\u4e9b\u8bfe\u7a0b\u65e0\u8bba\u662f\u5728\u69df\u5c9b\u5e02\u653f\u5c40\u6216\u5a01\u7701\u5e02\u653f\u5c40\u90fd\u662f\u514d\u8d39\u5f00\u8bfe\u3002<\/p>\n \u4e3a\u4f55\u536b\u751f\u90e8\u4e0d\u80fd\u514d\u8d39\u5f00\u8bfe\u6216\u53ea\u6536\u53d6\u8c61\u5f81\u5f0f\u7684\u6536\u8d39\uff0c\u4f46\u5374\u5141\u8bb8\u79c1\u4eba\u516c\u53f8\u5411\u4f4e\u6536\u5165\u7fa4\u5982\u5c0f\u8d29\u8d5a\u53d6\u76c8\u5229\uff1f\u5c0f\u8d29\u4eec\u5bf9\u4e8e\u9700\u8981\u7f34\u4ed850\u4ee4\u5409\u800c\u611f\u5230\u82e6\u607c\uff0c\u8d28\u95ee\u8fd9\u5230\u5e95\u662f\u79c1\u8425\u5316\u8fd8\u662f\u5f3a\u76d7\u6240\u4e3a\u3002\u536b\u751f\u90e8\u8d5e\u6210\u7684\u69df\u57ce6\u5bb6\u6267\u884c\u8be5\u8bfe\u7a0b\u7684\u8bad\u7ec3\u5b66\u6821\u5982\u4e0b\uff1aPearl Garden Enterprise; 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