Borneonisation process and policy - II

Malaysia. Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee, 1962. 

Annex B. The Public Service. The Interim Period.

5. Borneonisation of the Public Services in the Borneo States is a major objective of the policy. For a number of years to come special arrangements will be necessary to secure this objective and to protect the legitimate interests of the Native peoples. There are two problems: the preference to be given to Native over other candidates for State and Federalised posts and the laying-down of suitable schemes of service.

Borneonisation is a very important issue that it was made as a major objective of the policy regarding the public services in the federal and state government. The Borneonisation process must take place in Sarawak where the state department services must be fill by the people of Sarawak and any department in Sarawak that was turn, made or create to be under the jurisdiction of the federal government (federalised department) must also be fill by the people of Sarawak. 

Any other federal government in the federation also must be made available for the people of Sarawak to be fill in as there must also be a qualified officers of Sarawak sent to the other part of Malaysia (Malaya or Sabah) as per agreed under the public service term of agreement. (This topic will be discussed further in other article). 

Special arrangement must be made by the current Sarawak state government as well as by the federal government for the borneonisation process to take place as soon as possible covering the Sarawak state government department and the federalised department. This is the responsibility of the current government to come up with certain special arrangement in pursuant of this important policy. The special arrangement can come in term of the new policy, task force, scheme and so forth to be devised properly by the Sarawak government and federal government respectively or jointly to achieve this objective.

Sarawak belongs to the people of Sarawak and the heritage of the people of Sarawak. There is no denying this rights. Sarawak is a country which belong to the independent people of Sarawak.

That is why, the Borneonisation process is made as a major policy regarding the public service to protect the legitimate interests of the Native peoples of Sarawak.This is the legitimate interests of the people of Sarawak which is to govern our own country and to develop our own self-governmental system by our own people in-line with the UN Resolution 1541 as per the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. A process to achieve advanced self-government and eventually self-determination of the state.

To achieve the objective of Borneonisation,  preference to be given to Native over other candidates for State and Federalised posts and the laying-down of suitable schemes of service.  

This mean, any posts available in the Sarawak state department and any federalised department in the state must be preferably given to the people of Sarawak. At the same time, suitable schemes of service must be pursue and construct by the power-that-be of the Sarawak government and federal government to achieve this important policy.

The question that the people need to ask is, how many of the related posts since the formation of the Federation of Malaysia in the state has been given to the people of Sarawak either it was state department services, federalised department service or federal service?

What are the suitable schemes that has been construct and pursue by the Sarawak government and federal government to achieve this policy since 1963 until today?

If there is any, how successful is the scheme of borneonistion has been made since then?

This is a very pertinent question that need to be forwarded into the Sarawak Council Negri and the parliament house as the pursuant of this policy must be achieve as soon as possible for a proper functioning of the Sarawak state government and federal government respectively.

Borneonisation is the rights of the people of Sarawak. It was signed and agreed by all partners as per the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. 

Borneonisation is so important that this policy will determine the sovereignty of the state of Sarawak. 

In the end, it was always our elected representatives, Sarawak government and the federal govenment of the day which will be accountable for the pursuant or even a breach of the term agreed as per the formation of Malaysia and this policy.

Remember, Borneonisation of the Public Services in the Borneo States is a major objective of the policy.

*New information will be continue to be added in this article at a regular basis as per requirement.

Author: Zulfaqar bin Sa'adi. Information Chief of State Reform Party (STAR).