TRUE to the adage that listening is believing, Media Chinese International Ltd Group is doing its part to woo Malaysian Chinese to join the civil service by inviting senior Chinese public servants from ‘business-centric’ government agencies to share their experiences and thoughts of a career in the public sector.
According to mainstream Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily, interested candidates can attend a talk at its head office in Jalan Prof Diraja Ungku Aziz in Section 13 Petaling Jaya tomorrow (March 23) from 7.30pm-10pm.
Surely, this will provide an exceptional opportunity for Malaysian Chinese who have been shying away from vacancies in the public service to gain valuable insights from the experiences shared by accomplished officers during engaging sessions.
The event hosted by the Prime Minister’s Political Secretary’s Office kicked off on March 3 to provide guidance to those interested in becoming civil servants but do not have the proper channels or who are still confused or still having misunderstandings about the civil service.
It marks the third instalment of the campaign after two earlier talks held at the Melaka Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Persatuan Perdagangan dan Pelaburan GuangXi Pahang.
Subsequent events will take place in Segamat, Muar, Johor Bahru, Pontian and Kluang (in Johor); Ipoh, Taiping and Teluk Intan (in Perak); Butterworth (in Penang); and Kangar (in Perlis).
Tomorrow’s (March 23) event will feature four distinguished speakers led by Shirley Tan Soo Kit who is an assistant secretary at the Public Service Commission (PSC), the agency responsible in recruiting civil servants for all government agencies.
Other speakers include:
- Lee Seong Cheng from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB);
- Assistant Custom Director Dr Lee Yok Yong; and
- Senior Superintendent Cheong Zhit Hou who is the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) chief investigator for Kuala Lumpur (Cheong will also share his reasons for choosing to become an investigation officer).
In July 2022, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok had alleged that the race-based policy in recruitment and promotion had made many non-Malays reluctant to join the civil service.
Back then, former special functions minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad had informed the Dewan Rakyat that about 90% of the 1.2 million civil servants were Bumiputera. He had said Putrajaya did not impose any quota based on race or ethnicity for the civil service intake.
Of the total number, 987,333 comprised Malays, Chinese (73,190), Sarawak Bumiputera (60,084), Sabah Bumiputera (59,978), Indians (47,751) Orang Asli (2,417) and others (8,698). – March 22, 2024
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