Attacks on David Lo

If I am not wrong, David K. Lo was one of the few 'activists', who collected signatures during the 45% cutback campaign. What on earth is this petty contradictory creature doing arguing that overseas students have no right to receive education here in the last issue of Salient? Don't his previous and present indulgences denote his double standard, repugnant, repulsive and neurotic nature?

David also emasculated the noble cause of marching to the parliament, in favour of so- called proper channels, ie talking behind the scenes with those arrogant bureaucrats in the Beehive. Such docile indulgences have proved a failure on many occasions. In fact, NOSAC did send a delegation to meet Mr Wellington a few days before the march. Mr Wellington totally refuted all the factual proposals and grievances put by the delegation and arrogantly concluded the meeting by saying "Why don't you go to Australia where you don't have to pay fees!" This again exposed the New Zealand government's lip service attitude to foreign aid.

Fortunately and promisingly, the majority of the Malaysian students are not as self-centred and egoistic and David Lo, judging by the good turn out and overwhelming support in the march. By bringing together all the forces under the leadership of NOSAC, we have fought a beautiful battle and the high school students were exempted from the exorbitant fees rise. Wasn't the march fruitful? It is needless for me to say more, it should be clear and obvious even to egg-heads like David Lo.

Unfair treatment seems to be endless. Now the Education Minister's axe is falling onto senior students, as post-graduates will have to pay $1500 too next year. This is a very good and educative lesson for those TIDAK APA, apathetic and selfish senior students who claimed the fees rise did not apply to them and did not give a damn about the anti fees rise campaign. Now it is high time for all high school, junior and senior students to work together to forge ahead with the anti fees rise campaign. United we stand, divided we fall.

While the anti fees rise campaign is gaining momentum, David Lo is again attempting to divert the campaign to the polemical Vietnamese refugee issue. I suggest David Lo leads a delegation to meet the Malaysian High Commissioner behind the smoke screen (I doubt David Lo can gather more than one delegate) rather than marching to the High Commission is more appropriate.

Finally, I urge all overseas students not to fall into the trap of David Lo's zig zagging pronouncements in the last Salient.