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Picture1: Aftermath of coastal protection rock-wall that fail to protect coastal residents of Taman Seaview. Inset is Dato' Tiong King Sing JP.
Picture2: A scene of raging wave swept over the 2.5 metres height concrete wall of a resident house during last King Tide in December.
21/01/2000:Tiong Seek Federal Funds for Taman Seaview
BINTULU, Tues.-Bintulu, Thursday: Member of Parliament for Bintulu, Dato' Tiong King Sing had submitted a written request for Federal fund to undertake urgent remedial coastal protection works at Taman Seaview, Jalan Tanjong Batu.

The residents had been reliably informed through their JKKK representative, 
Paul Chan, that Tiong's letter had since been forwarded to the Ministry of 
Agriculture in Kuala Lumpur under the Ministrial attention of Datuk Mohd. 
Effendi bin Norwawi.

Tiong promptly attended a dialogue session with the residents on December 
26, 1999, following a site-inspection of the structural damage of residential 
area along the shoreline.

Tiong further pointed out to the ministry, he was acknowledged that residents of Taman Seaview, especially those resided along the frontage had to bear at their own costs to repair the property damage during each monsoon season.

Consecutive erosion of past decades had also shorten the 200 feet frontage to present 50 feet seashore as Tiong was told by residents during the dialogue. 

He proposed under the request that reclaimation works had to be made  to extend the buffer zone for 100 metres between the shoreline and the affected houses.

The residents had formerly engaged a contractor to complete a `rock-wall' in 
1987 at their own costs but this had failed to prevent further erosion over a 
period of time.

Additionally, he requested the Ministry's assistance to allocate RM2.0 Million for the necessary engineering works to prevent further severe damage.

It was also pointed out that past action implemented on the construction of 
gyrones in the area in 1993 may not seem to work out successfully and the houses are still in imminent danger from the high water level compouded by the strong tidal waves during the moosoon season.

Memorandum of Mr. Ting Sing Kwong, Divisional Engineer of Miri-Bintulu Divisional of Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), relevent paper cuttings since 1983 were also attached with the letter to the ministry concerned.

 When contacted, Chan expressed his gratitude on the behalf of the 200 residents and said they all look forward to the Ministry's favourable action to alleviate their hardship suffered during the past 20 years.