Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Sabah Medical Center

I copy the content of today's blog from a columnist in a local Chinese daily. It started me thinking so might as well post it here to share with those who do not read Chinese. The column says: The Sabah Medical Center originally had a very good locality near Kingfisher Park. No trafiic jams,on a hill top over looking the Yayasan Building (eh..Tun Mustapha Building),cool fresh air.Ideal for patients to rest and get well. It surprised everyone when it sold the building to the Federal government and moved to the present location near Damai.The road leading to the new SMC is narrow and congested.The situation will be worsened when the schools reopen soon---Tchung Tsin School nearby with its 1000+ students from affluent families,the traffic they bring in usually chokes up the access road. Imagine an ambulance carrying a critically ill patient trying to get through the bumper-to-bumper jam to reach the SMC! Moreover,the new SMC got only a temporary occupancy certificate of 6 months after much controversy when it first moves in. Why did they decide to move, and why not to a better place?

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