Giving of Ang Pow Not to Fish for Votes, Says Pahang MB

RAUB, 27 JANUARY, 2012: Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the giving of "ang pau" to some 1,400 Chinese here was not politically motivated to fish for votes in the coming general election.

Instead, he said, the giving of ang pow to the needy was an annual affair to help them celebrate the auspicious occasion.
    
"The money is the excess from the state government's expenditure allocation from the revenue collected from various sources.
    
"The giving of ang pow has nothing to do with the general election. The fact is, the state government gives it out during each Chinese New Year celebration," he said at the giving-out of ang pow to 1,400 people from the Chinese community in the Teras state seat, here, today.
    
He said it was up to the individuals to make their choice in the elections as the government could not force anyone to vote for any party.
    
"But of course the Barisan Nasional (BN) government hopes for support from the Chinese community to enable it to continue the national development agenda.
    
"If you vote for BN, then it will win with a big majority," he added in his speech.
    

- Bernama