Tax-exemption status for home of the disabled

By K ANURADHA

Dr Ng talking to some of the residents from Beautiful Gate Homes for the Disabled.

AFTER more than a decade of serving the needs of the disabled in an exemplary manner, Beautiful Gate Homes for the Disabled has gone big.

The new Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled was launched by Deputy Finance Minis-ter Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen at the Summit Hotel in Subang Jaya this week.

The launch also marked the new tax-exempt status of the foundation.

Dr Ng hoped granting tax-exemption status would act as encouragement to the public to donate and help with the foundation's work.

Also present at the launch was PJ Utara MP Chew Mei Fun, foundation president Reverend Boh Che Suan and other foundation officials.

Dr Ng also said the ministry did not grant the tax exemption status to charity organisations easily.

“A foundation like Beautiful Gate had proven itself over the years as a genuine organisation providing vital service to the disabled community.

Executive director of the Beautiful Gate Homes for the Disabled Sia Siew Chin said the homes had expanded to such an extent that there were four homes now catering to the different needs of the disabled community.

“We are setting up a home in Seremban which will also be an arts centre for the residents. That will require RM100,000.

“There are also plans to build an extension to the Kampar centre that houses the young disabled residents.

“This alone would require a further RM300,000,” she added.

Source : http://metro.thestar.com.my/news/2005/3/10307660.html