KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat says that the new super task force announced yesterday is a continuation of the probe by his ministry into the troubled Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) transhipment hub.
The super task force will be led by the chief secretary to government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan.
When asked if he will be involved in the super task force, Ong replied that his ministry officials would be part of it but declined to comment on whether his lack of involvement in the super task force was an attempt to de-politicise PKFZ.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, however, had yesterday said there was no attempt to minimise Ong’s role.
“The announcement of the super task force is a follow up to what was done before through the Port Klang Authority and the special task force. This is the final lap of the final exercise to help solve the problem,” Ong told reporters at a press conference after handing out festive gifts to the underprivileged at a school in his Pandan parliamentary constituency today.
He added that the report submitted by the special task force commissioned by his ministry will serve as a good reference to the super task force.
Asked to confirm news reports that former Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy was named in the special task force report, Ong said he was “not interested” to clarify but said that he “had a good laugh” and that the news reports were a “gimmick” by certain individuals.
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