By : News Desk Posted on : Thursday, March
23, 2017 Local News
Lo Khere Chiang (5th left) with his comrades paying
their last respects to Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai.
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister,Tan Sri
Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing who is also president of Parti Rakyat Sarawak
(PRS) expressed his heartfelt condolences to Puan Sri and family on the demise
of a great leader, former Deputy Chief Minister and President of Sarawak United
People’s Party (SUPP), Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr. Wong Soon Kai.
Masing said, “The passing of Datuk Patinggi
Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai is a great lost to Sarawak. He was a gentleman
politician and a very honest man whose life was dedicated to the service of the
people both as a medical practitioner and a lawmaker. I wish his family all the
best and may God bless them all.”
Meanwhile, Batu Kitang Assemblyman, Lo
Khere Chiang, said he was saddened to hear of the passing of a comrade who was
a great leader.
“When he was our party president, I was a
member of the Batu Kawa branch. Datuk Patinggi Wong was a no-nonsense and
disciplined leader. He also made sure SUPP played an inclusive role in the
Barisan Nasional (BN) decision-making. He was really a gentleman to the end.
Even towards the end, he was loyal to the party and hoped that we will do well.
He had met with our party leader, Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian and us many times in
his residence and offered many good advice and moral support,” Lo said.
He added that Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr
Wong Soon Kai will be missed and the party suffered a big loss with his demise
.
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