Four MCA reps quit JB city council

(The Star) – Four of the nine MCA representatives in the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) have handed in their resignation letters.

MBJB mayor Burhan Amin said the other five representatives were on leave and had yet to tender their resignations.

“We have made rearrangements in the committee so that we can continue our work without major interruptions,” he said during the MBJB full council meeting here yesterday.

The four who resigned were Chang Mei Kee (Pulai Wanita deputy chairman, who also lost in the Pengkalan Rinting state seat contest), Teo Boon Keong (Pasir Gudang Youth deputy chief), Neo Kai Beng (Pulai Public Complaints Bureau head) and Ang Boon Heng (Pulai leader).

The five who have yet to hand in their letters are Tan Hong Hua (Tebrau deputy chairman), Tan Lian (JB deputy chairman), Wong Kwee Eng (party member), Leow Kam Choy (Neng Yih branch Youth head) and Ang Puay Wah (JB deputy Youth chief).