SANDAKAN: The welfare of youth is one of GRS Sandakan candidate Lau Chi Keong @ Thomas Lau’s priorities if given the mandate.
He said positive youth development is important to equip them with skills and the mindset to face challenges ahead to be successful leaders of the future.
“Issues concerning youths will be brought up in parliament to ensure that their voices will continue to be heard.” he said.
Lau called on all Sandakan youths to choose wisely on Nov 19 and that a vote for GRS would see continuity in positive youth development for the parliamentary constituency.
The event was attended by about 200 youths from GRS component parties and non-governmental organisations.
Warisan candidate for P.186 Sandakan , Thien Ching Qiang @ Alex Thien also wants to ensure youths gain employment in the district.
He said among things he would look into if elected are entrepreneurial opportunities.
“here are many young people who are still unemployed, especially young people who have just finished their studies.
“One of the reasons why young is because job opportunities in Sandakan are decreasing because factories are decreasing and indirectly job opportunities are also decreasing, he said.
“Many of our local young go abroad, to work in overseas factories because of the good salary and the ringgit rate in Malaysia is now falling when compared to foreign currencies,” Thien said.
He hoped that young people would be interested in the business field and would no longer need to travel abroad to work and be away from their families.
“I also intend to help those unable to continue their studies in terms of scholarships because what I have seen are many of our local young who are intelligent and get excellent results are unable to continue their studies due to financial constraints.”
“With the scholarship young people will not give up hope in gaining knowledge and get a job that suits their qualifications and raise the family’s dignity as well,” he added.
There were many plans to raise the esteem of young people in the community.
Among them, were holding activities useful and beneficial to the public, such as organising sports competitions and E-Sports among young people and being able to attract the attention of the public to watch see activities of young people.
