Yee blames website for his
'knighthood' claim
 Kota Kinabalu, July 2, 2010: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP)
Treasurer-General, Datuk Wong Yit Ming, said Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, who is
the State Resource Development and Information Minister should not have
blamed the website editors for information provided at the British Cardiff
Law School website: www.law.cf.ac.uk but himself.
"Information was provided in Yee's website profile which read as follows.
Question: "Have you received any awards, appointments or had any
publications?"
Answer: "I was awarded 'Young Malaysian of the Year' in 1994 and a Datukship (PGDK) in 2004 from the State Government of Sabah,
carrying the title of 'Datuk' (the equivalent of a knighthood)"
Wong urges Yee not to be a hypocrite and lying to the public which is not
acceptable especially from a lawyer.
"Instead, Yee should apologize to the TYT for mentioning that Sabah's
Datukship is equivalent of a knighthood. By comparing Datukship with the
British Knighthood without referring to the State Government in order to
have his British friends to call him "SIR", he could have broken the rule
of conduct as a lawyer and State Minister.
To find out whether Datuk Dr. Yee Moi Chai is telling the truth or not,
SAPP Treasurer General would like Sabah Law Association to investigate
Datuk Dr. Yee's conduct as a lawyer. If he lies to the public, the
association should take action against him as a member to protect the
image of lawyers.
"By not taking any action to rectify the mistake, Yee is purposely trying
to mislead others especially in other countries e.g. UK since May 2005
(the date profile was posted). |
