This child beggar in KK doesn’t realise the risk she is taking by knocking on the drivers’ windows.
City Hall officers will check on the goings-on along the pedestrian walkway between the main entrance to the Api-Api Centre and the Jalan Dua Puluh-JalanTun Fuad Stephens traffic light intersection in the State Capital.The driver was apparently accosted by a young foreigner knocking on the window of her car, when he braked at the lights.
ADVERTISEMENT
The girl was part of a group of kids who went from vehicle to vehicle seeking handouts and dispersed as soon as the traffic started moving again.
This occurrence took place on a weekday night, with the road user providing Hotline with the time and date that he encountered the beggars.
This information was forwarded to City Hall.
A spokesman for the agency said the relevant section had been informed of this.
ADVERTISEMENT
“Our staff will have to monitor the goings-on at the traffic lights before proceeding with further action,” he said.
“If need be, we might enlist the assistance of other government bodies to help us deal with the nuisance created by these youngsters.”
ADVERTISEMENT
MATT of Inanam was taken aback to find a group of child beggars walking about between the cars while he waited at the traffic lights.
“I jumped when I heard a loud knocking at my window,” he said.
“I looked out but did not wind down my window and it was then that I noticed a girl in bedraggled clothes with her hand extended towards me.”
He said there did not appear to be any adults, or guardians, accompanying these kids.
“I don’t think these youngsters realise the danger they are putting themselves in,” he said.
“What would happen if they were accidentally knocked down by a moving vehicle?”
“I hope the local authorities will look into the plight of street kids like this and ensure that they do not come to harm, or wind up losing their lives, because of their reckless actions.
Matt said he recalled reading in the local media that City Hall would be acting on this problem.
“A meeting was supposedly called in May to discuss this matter, following remarks from State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew about the negative impression created by the presence of the beggars in this part of the State Capital.
Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.