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Volume II No.
4 Wednesday 29th June, 1960 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN NEGARA (SENATE) OFFICIAL REPORT CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE BOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES [Col. 291] ADJOURNMENT TO A LATER DAY (MOTION) [Col. 293] BUSINESS OF THE SENATE [Col. 294] WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS [Col. 295] PRINTED AT mE GOVERNMENT PRESS BY B. T. FUDGE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER FEDERATION OP MALAYA 1961 ,..;-· FEDERATION OF MALAYA DEWAN NEGARA (SENATE) Official Report Second Session of the First Dewan Negara Wednesday, 29th June, 1960 The Senate met at JO o'clock a.m.
PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. President (DATO' HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MOHAMED YASIN, S.P.M.J., P.I.S.)

(Johore).

the Minister of Justice (TUN LEONG YEW KOH, S.M.N.)

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(Appointed).

TUAN HAJI ABBAS BIN HAJI MOHAMED (Trengganu).

ENCHE' ABDUL HAMID BIN MAHMUD, J.M.N.

(Appointed).

ENCHE' AHMAD BIN SAID, A.M.N.

(Perak).

ENCHE' A. M. ABU BAKAR, J.M.N.

(Appointed).

ENCHE' ABDUL WAHAB BIN IDUS, P.J.K.

(Negri Sembilan).

ENCHE' AMALUDDIN BIN DARUS (Kelantan).


ENCHE' CHEAH SENG KHIM, J.P. (Penang).

DATO' DR. CHEAH TooN LoK, J.M.N., J.P., Dato' Maha Kumia (Appointed).

ENCHE' CHOO KOK LEONG (Appointed).

ENCHE' J.E.

s. CRAWFORD, J.M.N., J.P. (Appointed).

ENCHE' DA ABDUL JALIL BIN HAJI AwANG (Trengganu).

ENCHE' HASHIM BIN AWANG, J.P. (Penang).

ENCHE' Kott KIM LENG (Malacca).

DATO' LEE FooNG YEE, J.M.N., P.P.T., J.P. (Negri Sembilan).

ENCHE' MOHD.

SALLER BIN MOHAMED ARIFF (Malacca).


ENGKU MUHSEIN BIN ABDUL KADIR, J.M.N., P.J.K.

(Appointed).

ENCHE' ATHI NAHAPPAN (Appointed).

ENCHE' s. P. s. NATHAN (Appointed).

ENCHE' NIK HASSAN BIN HAJI NIK YAHYA, J.M.N.

(Appointed).

TUAN HAJI NIK MOHD.

ADEEB BIN HAJI NIK MOHAMED (Kelantan).

TOK PANGKU PANDAK HAMID BIN PUTEH JALI, P.J.K.

(Appointed).

RAJA RASTAM SHAHROME BIN RAJA SAID TAUPHY (Selangor).

DATO' SHEIKH ABU BAKAR BIN YAHYA, D.P.M.J., P.I.S., J.P. (Johore).
DATO' G. SHELLEY, P.M.N., J.P. (Appointed).

291 29 JUNE 1960 292 The Honourable TUAN SYED AHMAD BIN SYED MAHMUD SHAHABUDIN, J.M.N.

(Kedah).

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TUAN SYED BAHALDIN BIN SYED NoH, J.P. (Perlis).

DATO' E. E. c. THURAISINGHAM, D.P.M.J., J.P. (Appointed).

ENCHE' s. 0.

K. UBAIDULLA (Appointed).

ENCHE' WAN AHMAD BIN WAN DAUD, P.J.K., J.P. (Perlis).

DATO' WAN IBRAHIM BIN WAN TANJONG, J.M.N., J.P., Orang Kaya Indera Maharaja Purba Jelai (Pahang).

ENCHE' YAP KHEN VAN, A.M.N., J.P. (Pahang).


The Honourable ENCHE' CHAN KWONG HON, A.M.N., J.P. (Selangor).

ABSENT: ENCHE' LIM HEE HONG, A.M.N.

(Appointed).

ENCHE' MOHD.

ZAHIR BIN HAJI ISMAIL (Kedah).

ENCHE' T. H. TAN, J.M.N.

(Appointed).

ENCHE' YEOH KIAN TEIK (Perak).


PRAYERS (Mr. President in the Chair) ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE FROM mE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. President: Ahli2 Yang Berhormat satu perutusan telah di-terima dari pada Dewan Ra'ayat berkenaan dengan Rang Undang2 yang tertentu telah di-luluskan oleh Dewan yang Ra'ayat.

Setia Usaha Dewan ini akan membachakan utusan itu.
(The Clerk reads the Message) "Mr. President, The House of Representatives has passed the following Bills: amend (1) to the Income Tax Ordinance, 1947, for the internal (2) to provide security the Federation, of the pre preventive detention, the of vention suppression of organised vi olence against persons and pro perty specified areas of the Federation; and for matters incidental thereto, subversion, in (3) to enable the Federation of Malaya to become a member the International Develop of ment Association by acceptance of the Articles of Agreement for and operation of the International Development Association, estaolishment the (4) to consolidate the law relating to statutory declarations, (5) to amend and consolidate the law relating to arms, imitation arms and ammunition, (6) to amend the Police Ordinance, 1952, (7) to amend and consolidate the law with respect to naval, military and air forces of certain other countries visiting the Federa tion, and to provide for the apprehension and disposal of deserters or absentees without leave in the Federation from the forces of such countries, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid, for to provide (8) to indemnify public officers and other persons in respect of acts the Emergency done under Regulations Ordinance, 1948, and certain other matters arising out of the such Ordinance cesser pursuant to the provisions of Article 163 of the Constitution, the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance, 1952, the Prevention of amend (9) to of (10) to amend (11) to Crime Ordinance, implement an Agreement between the Government of the the Federation States of Singapore and Brunei of Malaya, 293 29 JUNE 1960 294 pursuant to Standin~ Order 11 (2) at 10 o'clock on the mom!Dg of Wednesday, 6th of July, 1960. BUSINESS OF mE SENATE The Minister of Justice (Tun Leong Yew Koh): Mr. President, Sir, I beg to give notice that the following Bills will be read a second and third time at the Senate: the next meeting of 1.
The Internal Security Bill 2.

The Arms Bill 3.

The Police (Amendment) Bill 4.

The Visiting Forces Bill 5.

The Emergency (Indemnity) Bill Regulations 6.

The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Bill 7.

The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 8.

The International Development Association Bill 9.

The Currency Bill 10.

The Prevention of Crime (Amend ment) Bill 11.

The Statutory Declaration Bill.


Adjourned at 10.07 a.m. and the Colonies of Sarawak and North Borneo relating to for matters Currency incidental thereto and and transmit them to the Senate for its concurrence.

DATO' HAJI MOHAMED NOAH, Speaker."


ADJOURNMENT TO A LATER DAY (Motion) The Minister of Justice (Tun Leong Yew Koh): Sir, I beg to move, That this House, after adjourning at the close of business this day, shall reconvene pursuant to Standing Order 11 (2) at 10 o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, 6th of July, 1960.

Engku Muhsein: Sir, I beg to second the motion.

Question put, and agreed to.


Resolved, That this House, after adjourning at the close of business this day, shall reconvene ~ .· i-:::,"'-: 295 29 JUNE 1960 296 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Grants-in-aid cash, 1.
Enche' Da Abdul Jalil bin Haji Awang asks the Prime Minister to state the numbers and types of grants-in aids, whether experts, in scholarship, educational training and other facilities, received by the Federa tion Government from the Colonial Development Welfare Fund, The Colombo Plan countries and the United Nations Organisation during 1959 and 1960.
The Prime Minister: The number of grants-in-aids, whether in cash, experts, scholarship, educational training and other as follows: facilities received are I-UNITED NATIONS (a) Experts and (Technical Assistance) fellowship 71 (b) Scholarships and training ... awards ... 195 ...

The monetary value of experts and fellowships received under the United Nations Technical Assistance pro gramme amount to $835,500 in 1959 and $766,000 in 1960.

II-COLOMBO PLAN (a) Cash aid .. .

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(b) Experts (c) Scholarships and training awards... $2,142,750 31 195 With the attainment of Independence to the Federation Government ceased the be eligible for assistance from Colonial Development Fund and therefore in 1959 and 1960 no assis tance was received under the Colonial Development and Welfare Fund.

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2.

Enche' Da Abdul Jalil bin Haji Awang asks the Prime Minister to state the numbers of these various types of grants-in-aids which have been the State Nationals of awarded the under-developed East Coast States particularly the State of Treng ganu.
to The Prime Minister: As far as Colombo Plan and United Nations - - - - - - - the training awards are concerned, number of such awards granted to officers from the States of Kelantan and Trengganu during 1959 and 1960 (to-date) is as follows: (a) Trengganu (b) Kelantan 4 10 for such is not necessarily iby States, the qualifications and suit for The selection of officers training awards based on an allocation but by ability of officers who apply them.

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3.

Enche' Da Abdul Jalil bin Haji Awang asks the Prime Minister to state the number of students and Govern ment Officials of the State of Trengganu who has been awarded scholarship granted from the organisa- tions mentioned in 1 above, and to give the full statement showing the distributions of these various scholar- ships to each State.

are reply awards The Prime Minister: The answer to part 1 of this question is given in to question 2.
Where the training concerned, scholarships received by the Federa tion under the Colombo Plan or other auspices are not distributed according to States.

Candidates are required to be Citizens of the Federa tion of Malaya (or eligible for such Citizenship) before they are consi dered for such scholarships.

These the candidates Federation the necessary academic qualifications.

come from and must over have Chinese Affairs Officers 4.
Enche' Da Abdul Jalil bin Haji Awang asks the Prime Minister to state the functions, duties and responsi the Government Officials bilities of known the Chinese Affairs Officers and their number who are still in employment at present.

as ~ held The Prime Minister: A review of the by Chinese Affairs posts Officers in the Federation has recently been conducted which reveals that the duties which are allotted these officers vary from State to State.
It in general however does appear to 297 29 JUNE 1960 298 - -- that these duties are mainly concen trated upon advising Local Councils and acting as Liaison Officers between the Chinese populace and District Officers.

There are also Chinese Affairs Officers employed in Secre tariats, both at State and Federal level, in special posts in Ministries and Department, where a knowledge of spoken and written Chinese is the duties undertaken.
essential for 49 Chinese Affairs are There Officers in employment at present.

5.

Enche' Da Abdul Jalil bin Haji Awang asks the Prime Minister to state the necessity of the continued employ ment of the Chinese Affairs Officers in view of the considerable success achieved by the Government toward the establishment of one common Malayan Nationality and Language.
in the service The Prime Minister: A further assess ment is being made of the duties and responsibilities of Chinese Affairs light of present Officers is circumstances and consideration being given to the question whether the continued should be its present form, or otherwise~ in being State administrations it is consulted on this matter and hoped to complete the review as soon as all this assessment are available.
All Chinese Affairs Officers appointed after 11th January, 1957 are required to pass the Malay Government Examination Standard (excluding Jawi) as a condition of their service.

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