KUALA LUMPUR: Sept 8, 2008
A total of 41 MPs, who are members of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BBC), are expected to leave for Taiwan in batches on Monday followed by eight on Tuesday, including BBC chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
On Monday, there is expected to be two batches flying to Taipei, Taiwan.
Deputy BBC chairman Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin confirmed this on Monday.
He said some of the MPs decided to join at the last minute, hence the total number is still not confirmed.
The BBC members going to Taiwan comprise of 10 MPs from Sabah, 10 from Sarawak and the rest are from the peninsular. As at 11.50am, 29 MPs had turned up at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport for their flight.
The MPs are expected to take part in the programme, which was organised to explore Taiwan’s agricultural and industrial technology.
BBC chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said they decided to go to Taiwan, and not China, as they were short of time.
“Initially, we wanted to go to China but as we did not have enough time to process our visas, we decided on Taiwan instead,” he told The Star’s Malay news portal mStar.
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