From 'The Star' newspaper, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
36-year wait for citizenship is over for 64-year-old
By LESTER KONG
PUTRAJAYA: It was a 36-year wait and when the moment finally came, Leong Chwee Chun simply could not contain herself.
Tears flowed freely as Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein stamped the 64-year-old’s citizenship application and handed it over to her.
She showed her gratitude by giving the minister a warm hug.
Citizen Leong: An overjoyed Leong Chwee Chun, 64, hugging Hishammuddin after getting her citizenship yesterday. She had waited 36 years for her papers.
“Manyak terima-kasih, Datuk (Many thanks, Datuk),” she uttered to Hishammuddin, who patted and encouraged her for her patience.
Leong said she had been waiting for her citizenship since she was 28.
“My father burnt and threw away all my documents when the Japanese invaded Malaysia. But he never brought me to register and I had no blue IC,” she said.
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