Penang Gerakan Youth wants to know if Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng will do a U-turn now, after Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) agreed to pay compensation to crane accident victim Chin Khoon Sing’s family.

The Chinese firm was part of Consortium Zenith-BUCG, which had been awarded the project to construct the RM6.3 billion undersea tunnel from Gurney Drive to Butterworth.

Gerakan state acting Youth chief Jason Loo said Chin’s family had issued a statement saying BUCG has been assisting and following up with them since the accident.

Chin, an administrative executive, died on the spot after she was hit by a hook from firm’s tower crane in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, on Aug 25.

“The people are very keen to know what is really happening between the DAP-led state government and BUCG as there have been obvious inconsistent statements from the CM and the family,” Loo said at a press conference in George Town today.

“Will the CM do a U-turn now, after the family’s statement?” Loo asked.

He was referring to Guan Eng’s announcement on Sept 6 that BUCG will no longer be able to conduct its business in Penang due to its involvement in the crane accident.

Guan Eng alleged that BUCG had failed to take responsibility for the accident and failed to contact the state government and the victim's family, as Chin is from Penang.

His statement came after Consortium Zenith-BUCG sent a letter to the Penang government on Sept 1, asking Guan Eng to approve the withdrawal of BUCG.

The Penang government received the letter from BUCG on Sept 2, and approved Consortium Zenith-BUCG’s request to kick out the Chinese firm from any state’s operations.

Malaysiakini has contacted BUCG branch in Kuala Lumpur and its main office in Beijing but failed to obtain a response from the company.

Loo said Guan Eng was quoted in the Chinese media as describing BUCG as a “wolf”, and told the company to “act like a man”.

“I don’t care where you come from,” Guan Eng had reportedly told BUCG, according to Loo.

But BUCG had sent its condolences and had been helping out Chin’s family since the accident, Loo claimed.

“After the funeral was over, the family and BUCG had communicated well and found a solution on the matter,” he said.

“The family said they were satisfied with the assistance and explanation of the company.

“They had reached a mutual understanding and decided not to continue pursuing the matter and hope that the victim would rest in peace,” Loo added.