Penang MCA protests against hot air balloon event

Susan LoonePublished: Jan 26, 2017 12:43 PM | Updated: Jan 26, 2017 1:58 PM

Penang MCA today staged a protest in Komtar against the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta programme scheduled to be held from at Padang Polo on Feb 4 and 5.

State MCA Youth's Complaints Bureau chief Ooi Teik Liang said this is because the event is to be located too close to the Penang General Hospital.

“I can recall the bad experience last year, where an ambulance on the way to the hospital got stuck in a traffic jam near the venue," Ooi told reporters.

Accompanied by other party colleagues, Ooi also handed over a memorandum of protest to a staff member of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's office.

The location of the venue is too close to a hospital, and this could endanger lives, say the protesters.

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