The 'on-off' study tour to Egypt for members of the Selangor Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is 'on' again.

"We've amended the itinerary. It should be okay to proceed," said PAC secretary Bakhtiar Hussin when contacted today. He declined to elaborate.

State executive councillor Tang See Hang announced on Tuesday that the trip has been called off following a complaint from PAC member Ng Suee Lim who is also the Sekinchan assemblyperson. Ng, of the DAP, was supposed to be on the trip.

Malay Mail reported today that the trip will proceed with some changes to the itinerary. The belly-dancing performance will be slashed with more 'educational visits' added.

The eight-day trip to Cairo is meant for PAC members to study the financial system there.

However, it was revealed by Ng that most of the programmes are for leisure including a belly-dance dinner show on a cruise along the River Nile, visits to the pyramids, Sphinx, Suez canal, Moses' hot springs, and shopping.

Not beneficial

Ng said the state government should cancel the trip which he described as "luxurious" and of no benefit to the people.

"I don't believe many changes can be made to the trip in such a short time," he said when contacted today.

He said the state government should not carry on with the trip just for the sake of 'saving face'.

"It is also meaningless for the trip to proceed as four out of seven PAC members, including its chairperson Mohd Idris Abu Bakar are not able to make it," Ng said.

The DAP assemblyperson added that he was still in the dark about the details of the trip as the PAC office has not informed him about the progress.

"I called up to the PAC office many times today, but was told the secretary was in a meeting. I understand that they do not want to inform me of anything as I was said to have withdrawn from the trip," he added.