YONG PENG: Having been round for over a decade, Ling Tian Soon has a visionary five-year plan for Yong Peng with a give attention to post-pandemic restoration.
Dubbed the ”Next Five Years for Yong Peng”, the Barisan Nasional candidate, fondly often called Ah Soon, revealed his three-prong strategy manifesto aimed toward bettering the economic system, group infrastructure and lives of the folks.
”We are shifting in direction of specializing in the post-Covid-19 restoration.
”We see that many of the micro, small and medium enterprises that make up probably the most companies in Malaysia, are nonetheless dealing with issues to return again or restart their enterprise.
”Improving the livelihoods of the folks would be the primary focus and now it is the time for us to begin working exhausting for the subsequent 5 years,” he stated on the launch of his manifesto at his Teratak Ah Soon group centre right here on Sunday (March 6).
Also current to point out help had been MCA deputy president Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon and representatives from the enterprise and social teams in Yong Peng.
Under the strategy to enhance the economic system, Ling stated he needed to strengthen Yong Peng as a tourism hub.
”There are many distinctive sights, homegrown merchandise and specialities in Yong Peng that we will develop and promote.
”We need folks to ‘suppose tourism, suppose Yong Peng’ and are available right here to discover.
”This will encourage extra native entrepreneurs, together with the youths to be artistic and are available out with their very own services,” he stated.
With many fruit and vegetable farmers round, Ling stated Yong Peng has what it takes to develop into an necessary nationwide granary.
”With this imaginative and prescient, I wish to introduce high-tech and environment friendly farming in Yong Peng, akin to utilizing drone know-how within the fertilising and surveillance course of. ‘I aspire to have the primary drone flying coaching centre in Yong Peng, as flying a drone is ruled by legal guidelines,” he stated.
Under the approaches of bettering group infrastructure and the lives of the folks, Ling stated these facets will allow the locals to embrace modernisation and enhance their lifestyle.
”For instance, the presence of an city transformation centre (UTC) right here means it’s going to be simpler for the folks to settle any official issues.
”When the street situation is sweet, guests are keener to stopover in or come to Yong Peng.
”When the group is doing good, lives and livelihoods enhance,” he stated.
Ling stated that his manifesto was crafted after gathering views from the locals and numerous teams, whose aspirations of a higher Yong Peng are very important for its future.
”These aspirations will take extra than simply Ah Soon to ship.
”I ask that everybody in Yong Peng come alongside, allow us to make extra folks see Yong Peng’s distinction and greatness,” he added.
Dr Mah, who has been campaigning for MCA candidates contesting the state election, stated he was thrilled to see Ling’s enthusiasm in addition to the folks’s love for him.
”Almost everybody I spoke to in Yong Peng has solely good issues to say about Ah Soon, that he is succesful.
”He is really a exhausting employee who provides his 100% to create a group for all.
”It is certainly touching to know,” he stated, including that the folks in Yong Peng wouldn’t go incorrect with supporting Ling to be an elected state consultant.
”Let’s empower Ah Soon by selecting him, one who has at all times been round, and make this group even better,” stated Dr Mah.
Ling, 38, might be in a three-cornered combat towards Susan Yong from Gerakan in Perikatan Nasional and Alan Tee Boon Tsong from DAP in Pakatan Harapan in Yong Peng.
In the earlier normal election, Ling misplaced to DAP’s Chew Peck Choo with a 5,089 majority.
Chew has lately introduced her retirement from politics to give attention to her household and DAP is fielding Tee, who’s former Senai assemblyman.
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