Memorandum to Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai

Memorandum to Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai

We hereby to appeal to Health Minister to instruct its Ministry to conduct studies on Wi-Fi and WiMax and other wireless technologies that had create controversies on the adverse health effect.

We do not agree on the wireless@penang and WiMax@penang wireless projects launched recently by Penang State Governmnet that blanketing the Penang with 24 hours radiofrequecny exposure.

Amples scientific studies and Statements by other Governments on the Wi-Fi and WiMax including German Goverment at its Parliament meeting advice citizens avoid using Wi-Fi.Even the Health Ministry of Salzburg(Austria)had advise all schools and kindergartens to discourage use of Wi-Fi.There are universities adopted no Wi-Fi policies in Canada including Lakehead University and Ontario University.

As the citizen greatly concern with healthy living environment,we do not agree Penang Government to implement the wireless technologies without taking into account the Precautionary Approach recommended by WHO and adopted by EEA(European Environmental Agency).

Since the wireless technologies had raised the health concerns,a highly responsible Government should adopted peoples` safety first approach rather to make peoples a guinea pig on the new technologies.

At the same times,we appeal to Health Ministry to recommend to the Cabinet to avoid installing Mobile Phone Telco Towers at or nearer to housing areas,schools,hospitals and other sensitive areas whereby peoples use to rest and childrens playing around.

Amples studies had shown that telco towers that erected on the populated areas especially at housing areas had brought the adverse helalth effects on the populations.Studies had also shown even up to distance of 400 meters away,telco towers had the negative side effect on the population.

We request the Health Ministry to advice Penang Government to adopt the WHO precautionary approach to avoid blanketing the whole Penang with Wi-Fi and WiMax under the its wireless projects especially the housing areas,schools,hospitals,public libraries,peoples park etc.whereby peoples use to rest/recreational purposes/use for studies.