It's amusing that Alex raises the issue concerning the need to relocate SRJK (C) Damansara to its present ground in Tropicana. Firstly, perhaps Alex is ignorant of the many justifications for relocation given by the government, Section 17 and Tropicana residents, and those living in the locality.

By and large the Chinese parents themselves had voiced their opinions, concerns and finally support to relocate the school despite minor logistics problems.

The real reason for the negative remarks advocated by extremist Chinese is to exploit the situation and politicise the matter for their own agenda.

The question here is whether we should now upset the status quo and proceed to adopt an educational referendum to settle this issue within the context of the Education Act 1996.

Perhaps the Education Ministry should release the statistics on the number of Chinese schools and their related expenditure and budget spent before and after the enforcement of the 1996 Act.

I believe the Education Ministry should come out strongly to defend this issue in order to silence the critics and opposition.

Finally, let's us adopt a more positive attitude in order to appreciate what the Barisan Nasional government has done for the Chinese community since independence in 1957.

Education and cultural issues are very sensitive to all the three major races in Malaysia.

I hope Alex will check and verify the fact that there are many Malays studying in Chinese schools. And Malay parents acknowledge that these schools provides the best educational avenues in the country.

For that matter, my own children had been fortunate enough to have gained admission to Chinese schools from primary to secondary levels. The selection is based on 10 percent quota system and it's not easy for Malays to opt for a Chinese educational system due to lack of space and opportunity.

We are proud that the Chinese themselves welcome Malay children to their schools.

Let's consolidate our efforts in order to achieve our national goals for a Malaysian Malaysia.