Oriental Daily - Tropicana Aman Welcomes SJK(C) Bukit Fraser
Chairman of SJK(C) Bukit Fraser Committee, Lee Kee Hiong said the school construction needs 12 months to complete with expected enrolment begins in early 2021, however they need to monitor in next year March to check if the construction achieve 60%. By then only will inform Ministry of Education (MOE) for relocation preparation. She said SJK(C) Bukit Fraser has 81 years of history since it established in 1938. Due to the decreased in population, MOE announced the school to relocate to Kuala Langat in 2016. The last student Chen Qixian attended the school alone for four years and graduated in last year. “Relocate to Tropicana Aman at Tanjung Dua Belas district of Kuala Langat that spanned across 5 acres, the housing development increase in recent years. The area has a population of 20,000, it is expected to reach 50,000 in two years and local demand for schools will gradually increase too.” The first construction phase of SJK(C) Bukit Fraser includes 24 classrooms, library, computer rooms, science laboratory, art rooms and canteen. She said the construction cost is about RM 6.9mil, developer Tropicana Aman Co., Ltd. will be contributing RM 4mil in assisting SRJK(C) Bukit Fraser to complete the relocation. Education Minister Dr. Maslee Malik and Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching conducted the groundbreaking ceremony for constructions of SRJK(C) Bukit Fraser. Among those who attended are Deputy Minister of Education, Teo Nie Ching, DAP State Assemblyman, Ng Sze Han, PKR Kuala Langat Division Chief, Dr. Xaview Jayakumar, Chairman of SJK(C) Bukit Fraser Committee, Lee Kee Hiong and SJK(C) Bukit Fraser former Chairman, Wong Suk Hwa.
“SJK(C) Bukit Fraser’s former land belongs to government and will return to them.” “According to new school policy, the school need to inform MOE upon 60% completion as MOE will send caretaker such as headmaster from neighboring school to take care of enrolment that includes communication with MOE regarding teachers, documents, etc.”
Expected to complete in 2021
DAP State Assemblyman, Ng Sze Han stated that SJK(C) Bukit Fraser already received approvals from respective departments on the construction and is expected to complete in 2021 with enrolment coming from area includes Kota Kemuning and surrounding township. “ The only Chinese school in Tropicana Aman is SJK(C) Kota Kemuning. With more than 2,000 households moving into that area and together with two upcoming major developments, the population is expected to increase. Thus, there’s high demand for schools.” He added, the enrolment for SJK(C) Bukit Fraser that relocated to Kuala Langat will not only coming from Tropicana Aman and surrounding township, but also Kota Kemuning, Saujana Putra and etc.
