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Hisham should explain discrepancy in funding for LCS, says Kit Siang

PETALING JAYA: Defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein should explain why he has reduced the number of littoral combat ships (LCS) to be completed with no additional government funds from two to one, says DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.

Hishammuddin said yesterday the ongoing construction of the first LCS (LCS 1), which was to have been delivered to the navy in 2019, will not involve new allocations from the government.

However, Lim noted that when Hishammuddin appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Jan 25, he said Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) would have to deliver two LCS without any additional cost to the government.

“Hishammuddin should explain why the defence ministry has reduced from two LCS to one LCS which must be completed and delivered by the contractor with no additional government funds,” he said in a statement.

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