After the National Development Ministry announced that reclamation would be put off to preserve Chek Jawa, he wrote a letter to thank National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan for the decision.

• 国家发展部在1月14日发出文告，表示乌敏岛长期不填土，仄爪哇湾将保留现状后，作者写了这封信，向国家发展部长马宝山致谢。