Language requirements for certain jobs are not racially discriminatory, says Fong Kui Lan.
Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun has said he is baffled by Education Minister Maszlee Malik’s statement linking the matriculation intake quota to the Chinese-language requirement for some jobs.
“ not unlike requiring jobseekers to have computer literacy or financial expertise. I think this is quite a pragmatic thing to do. In addition to being racially discriminatory, he said the matriculation system’s limited intake and racial quotas also deprived students of other races their right to education.
Meanwhile, in a Facebook post today, Selangor executive councillor Teng Chang Kim also rapped Maszlee for linking the matriculation issue to the Chinese-language requirement.
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