[PIC] Lim Guan Eng's 'PG1' Is Now 'Famous' For Illegal Parking
A photo of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's silver car illegal parked on Campbell Street has got the town buzzing on Facebook.
By Mei Mei Chu — 13 Aug 2013, 01:00 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
[PIC] Lim Guan Eng's car parked illegal on Campbell Street
The photo of the car with the number plate PG1 was shared on social media with a statement that read ‘Is double line parking a privilege for PG1?’.
malaysiatoday.comLim Guan Eng says his driver was liable to get 'saman' too
When contacted by Malaysiakini, Lim said he was meeting several journalists and a guest from Hong Kong at a coffeeshop at the time.
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Lim said that his driver was liable to being fined by the local government enforcers like everyone else, "if he was unlucky".
"Anyway, I have advised him that it is not right to park illegally although he was in the car at the time," said Lim. Lim said it was difficult to find parking space on busy Campbell Street especially during festive seasons.
“But we don’t often go to five star hotels for our coffee or when we entertain our guests. Maybe we should go to hotels since we have no problem with parking in those places then.”
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Unhappy Facebook users say Lim Guan Eng owns Penang
BN supporters left comments that Lim was a blatant law breaker and abusing his position.
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Parti Cinta Malaysia vice-president Huan Cheng Guan commented: "He is the Tokong. Nobody can touch him. You talk some more he will sue you. Summons are for ordinary layman, not him lah."
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Another simply commented: "Penang belongs to the owner of the car."
Several others also posted comments urging the police to slap Lim with traffic offence summonses.
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User Mohd Noordin said “CM is not above the laws...he must follow the laws and don’t behave like samseng.”
thestar.com.myOthers came to Lim's defence
Tze Kye Brian Choo said it was indeed wrong for Lim or his driver to park there, but questioned whether anyone could verify if the driver was in the car at the time.
malaysiandigest.comSome netizens took a different view, suggesting that the car may not have been parked, but was inching its way through traffic.
malaysiandigest.com“If somebody can prove the car was parked the whole day, it may help clear the air, otherwise you are making a fool of yourself,” he commented.
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