Kota Kinabalu: Kian Kok Middle School (KKMS) received a tuition assistance of RM5,000 from Nominated Assemblyman Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee, who is also President of Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).
Kian Kok Board Chairman Datuk Clement Yeh appreciated Yong’s kindness and continuous support over the past three years.
“It is a relief for the students who can now focus on their study without worrying much about their parents’ financial situation,” he said, Monday.
Yeh emphasised that the collections of school fees alone cannot cover the school’s expenditures.
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“It is duly the responsibility of the Board to uphold vision of our Hokkien pioneers.
“Therefore, every year, the School Board tirelessly seeks enthusiastic individuals and entities that are willing to sponsor our students as well as the school’s operation cost,” said Yeh.
SAPP’s Api-Api Constituency Liaison Committee (CLC) Chairman Wong Vui Khim, together with the CLC’s Secretary Thong Yong Hung and Treasurer David Chiu, visited Kian Kok and handed over the fund on behalf of Yong, recently.
Other SAPP CLC members who joined the visit were Jennifer Wong, Wong Chui Chui, Charles Yong, Chin Chui Fong and Canon Ng.
The group was invited to visit the school’s newly established bakery class and other facilities in the school, including the upcoming cooking class.
Yeh said students who attended the culinary classes will have the opportunity to further their studies at National Taiwan University (NTU).
He said Kian Kok always strives to keep opening up more choices and opportunities for students to better adapt to society in future.
Also present were Kian Kok Deputy Board Chairperson Datuk Mary Ling, School Supervisor Edwin Koh and Principal Goh Teck Seng.
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