EX-COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF PERTUBUHAN BUNGA TANJUNG PULAU PINANG (PBT) CHALLENGE

EX-COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF PERTUBUHAN BUNGA TANJUNG PULAU PINANG (PBT) CHALLENGE
YAB MR LIM GUAN ENG, THE CHIEF MINISTER OF PENANG AND

YB MR JEFF OOI, THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CHIEF MINISTER'S OFFICE


TO AN OPEN PUBLIC DEBATE

We regret the recent statements by YAB Mr Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang, insinuating the failure of PBT in disbursing the funds of PBT appropriately, to take care of the welfare of the Penang people.

We also resent the insinuation by YB Mr Jeff Ooi, the Chief of Staff of the Chief Minister's Office, that PBT lied about giving donation to Mount Miriam Hospital in one of a series of postings entitled "Desperate Housewives" on his own blog yesterday.

We are confident we were correct in the way we managed our association and managed our funds, in accordance with proper procedure.

However, we strongly feel that any further statements in the media will not be satisfactory to both of them. We also strongly feel that they are openly questioning our integrity and dignity in handling the funds and affairs of PBT.

We are prepared to tell all to defend our integrity and dignity publicly.

Therefore, we are inviting both of them to an open public debate on the handling of the PBT funds and the manner in which PBT was dissolved.

We hope they will be gentleman enough to accept this invitation. We are giving them 48 hours to respond. Their acceptance will show their sincerity to know the truth and dispel doubts that they attempt to make speculations and insinuations against us.

The venue, date and format of the proposed debate can be discussed between the respective representatives, once YAB Mr Lim Guan Eng and YB Mr Jeff Ooi accept our challenge.

We also have in mind several women leaders, one of whom can be invited to chair the open debate. We will make available their names, upon the acceptance of our challenge by Lim and Ooi.

A formal letter to invite both the leaders to the debate will be faxed to the Chief Minister's Office tomorrow morning (2 May 2008).

The ex-committee members of Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjung
Thursday, 1 May 2008



槟州国州议员夫人协会前任理亊挑战

槟州首席部长林冠英及首长办公室幕僚长黄泉安

进行公开辩论

我们很遗憾槟州首席部长林冠英指责槟州国州议员夫人协会未能妥当地分配其义款，来照顾槟州人民福利。

我们也感到极度不滿対首长办公室幕僚长黄泉安昨日在其部落格上张贴一篇标题为"绝望的家庭主妇"（引用影集"深宮怨妇"英文片名）中，含沙射影暗讽槟州国州议员夫人协会谎称捐款给玛丽安山癌症医院。

我们很有伩心我们在管理协会及处理基金的方式是正确及合乎正常程序的。

然而，我们深信，如果通过媒体，无论再作任何进一步的解释都无法令他们两位滿意。我们也深深感受到彼等是在公开置疑我们在处理槟州国州议员夫人协会基金及会务时的诚伩正直和威伩尊严。

我们准备公开地交代一切以捍卫我们的诚伩和尊严。

因此，我们邀请他们两位対槟州国州议员夫人协会解散方式及及基金的处理，与我们进行公开的辩论。

我们希望他俩能夠有风度的接受这个挑战。我们将给他们48小时的时间回应。若他们肯接受，则表示他们有诚意要知道亊情真相，而不是单凭个人想法凭空猜测，企图抹黑我们。

至於辩论的地点、日期及方式可以在获得対方回应同意后，由双方的代表商讨。我们脑海中已有儿名妇女领袖，可以邀请她们的任何一位来主持。

我们也将会於5月2日（星期五）上午将把邀请公开辩论伩传真到首长办公室。

槟州国州议员夫人协会前理亊会
1-5-2008