An MCA leader has criticised DAP’s Wong Kah Woh over the Education Ministry’s plan to reduce Mandarin teaching hours at Chinese primary schools under the new curriculum next year.

In a statement, MCA vice-president Tan Teik Cheng accused the deputy education minister of failing to safeguard the interests of Chinese national-type schools (SJKCs).

“The 2027 new curriculum was not drafted recently. Preparations have been underway for more than a year.

“As deputy education minister, why did Wong fail to identify the problem and propose corrective measures during the policy formulation stage to safeguard the interests of SJKCs?” Tan (above) said in a Facebook post today.