‘Malaysians can still see hope’: Guan Eng hails return of 30pc Bumi equity rule

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng today praised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for restoring the 30 per cent Bumiputera equity requirement for buyers of government-linked company (GLC) and government-linked investment company (GLIC) properties, even as the Economy Ministry says its empowerment drive at such firms will continue by other means.

The DAP lawmaker said Anwar “deserves praise for being willing to listen to the rational voices of the people”.

“Many GLCs and GLICs in fact belong to all Malaysians, regardless of race or background, the most prominent being the country’s main statutory retirement fund, the Employees Provident Fund,” he said in a Facebook post.

Lim said the government should therefore adopt more inclusive policies, rather than go the opposite way.

The 50 per cent requirement took effect on November 18 last year and applied to buyers of GLC and GLIC properties worth RM20 million and above, and Lim urged Anwar in May to reverse it.

Lim said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Nasir told him in a written parliamentary reply on October 20 that the government had decided to revert the threshold to 30 per cent after a review and consultation with stakeholders.

The ministry also said the government would pursue Bumiputera economic empowerment at GLCs and GLICs through administrative measures.

“This decision will strengthen the confidence of the public, the business community and investors in the government, showing that it is not expanding a race-based approach to economic decision-making, but is equally focused on securing the best value,” Lim said.

He said he hoped the decision would also dispel concerns that raising the quota from 30 to 50 per cent was only the beginning, with the figure to be raised gradually to 50 per cent across all government policies.

Lim said PH’s long-held consensus, in the interest of national unity, stability and harmony, is to maintain the existing 30 per cent ethnic quota in government and public policy.

“With this decision by the government, Malaysians can still see hope,” he added.

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吉隆坡，10 月 27 日讯——峇眼国会议员林冠英今日赞扬首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣恢复政府关联公司（GLC）和政府关联投资公司（GLIC）房产买家 30% 的土著股权要求，尽管经济部表示，其对这些公司的赋权行动将通过其他方式继续进行。

民主行动党议员表示，安华“愿意倾听人民的理性声音，值得称赞”。

他在脸书上发帖称：“事实上，许多官联公司和官联投资公司都属于所有马来西亚人，无论种族或背景，其中最突出的是该国主要的法定退休基金——雇员公积金。”

林先生表示，政府因此应该采取更具包容性的政策，而不是反其道而行之。

50%的首付要求于去年11月18日生效，适用于价值2000万令吉及以上的政府关联公司（GLC）和政府投资公司（GLIC）房产的买家。林冠英在5月份敦促安华撤销该要求。

林冠英表示，经济部长阿克马尔·纳斯鲁拉·纳西尔在10月20日的书面国会答复中告诉他，政府在审查并与利益相关者协商后，决定将门槛恢复到30%。

该部门还表示，政府将通过行政措施，在官联公司和官联投资公司中推行土著经济赋权。

林先生表示：“这项决定将增强公众、商界和投资者对政府的信心，表明政府不会扩大基于种族的经济决策方式，而是同样注重确保最佳价值。”

他表示，希望这一决定也能消除人们的担忧，即把配额从 30% 提高到 50% 仅仅是个开始，政府所有政策中的配额都会逐步提高到 50%。

林冠英表示，希望联盟长期以来秉持的共识是，为了国家团结、稳定与和谐，维持政府和公共政策中现有的30%的民族配额。

他补充说：“政府的这项决定让马来西亚人民仍然看到了希望。”

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