Petaling Jaya, Nov 23: The MCA Petaling Jaya Utara
and Petaling Jaya Selatan launched a 1Malaysia PJ Service Team to
assist the community in various fields, including legal services.
Launching the team here, Finance Deputy Minister Datuk Donald Lim
Siang Chai, who is also Selangor MCA Chief, hoped that more volunteers
could join this service team to create a better environment for the
Petaling Jaya community.He also hoped more such service teams would be
set up by party members in the state.
One of the team’s eight volunteers, Chew Hoong Ling, said among
other assistance, the group will be helping people to fill up the
1Malaysia People’s Aid forms (BR1M), the 1MCA member group insurance
scheme and organising health checks.
The team aims to create awareness among the public and attract more volunteers as well, she said.
Meanwhile another member, Sheah Kok Fah said the team has eight
members andabout 20 helpers at present and that ” we hope that by the
end of this year, wecan have around 100 team members, so that we can
serve the people of PJ better.”
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an effort to assist the residents here, a group of Malaysian Chinese
Association (MCA) members has formed the 1Malaysia PJ Service Team.
PETALING JAYA: Launched recently by Selangor MCA chief, Datuk Donald
Lim Siang Chai, the eight-member team will be organising activities like
free mobile blood pressure and glucose tests, acupuncture services and
assist residents who are eligible to get the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia
with the application process or to apply for other government and MCA
aid.
There are six service centres that residents can frequent to obtain help.
Team members will also be stationed at markets around Petaling Jaya between 9am and 11am.
They will be at the SS2 market every first Sunday of the month, Kampung
Cempaka market on the second Sundays, Sungai Way market on third
Sundays and Taman Megah market on the fourth Sunday of every month.
Residents can approach the team with any problems and the team will try
its best to solve them or direct the residents to the right channels.
One of the members, Sheah Kok Fah, said that all the members from the
team come from different backgrounds, giving them the advantage of being
able to provide assistance in different ways.
"We hope to help the people of PJ with our knowledge and experience," he said.
The team is also hoping to garner the support of up to 100 volunteers
from around the city's neighbourhoods by next year to provide more
helping hands.
"We welcome people to join our team as volunteers even if they do not want to be MCA members," he said.
All the services provided by the team will be free except when registration fees are required.
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