Dong Zhong and NFCSH End Dispute

The dispute between the two major groups of Chinese educationists in Malaysia, the Dong Zhong (United Chinese School Committees Association) and The National Federation of Chinese School Headmasters was put to an end with the help of the Jiao Zhong(United Chinese School Teachers Committees Association) in a meeting between the three groups in the presence of other concerned parties. The three groups quickly came to an agreement to end the dispute and to reconcile for the good of Chinese education development in Malaysia, after one hour and a half of discussions. They will adhere to the following four general understandings :

• To highlight to the government the importantce of the Dong Zhong in the running of Chinese medium schools in the country
• The award of tenders to canteen operators in Chinese schools should remain the provocative of the Dong Zhong
• The setting up of a committee to oversee the running of all fee-collecting matters in the Chinese schools
• The Dong Zhong should be kept informed about matters that involve fee-collection.

The above agreements seem reasonable, it is what it should be in the first place. The handling of matters involving money will be more transparent and nobody will run the risk of being wrongly accused in the future.

We are fortunate that our educationists finally come to their senses and decided to talk things over instead of exposing all the ugly matters in the media. And there is still hope for Chinese education development in the country at the end.