PETALING JAYA: MCA's Johor state election candidate Ong Chee Siang is only 32 years old but is very talented, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

       "Chee Siang is only 32, but has a great talent to be an efficient representative and always brings the voice of the young people of Tangkak in the state legislative assembly," the MCA president said in a Facebook post Friday (March 11).

       Dr Wee added that Ong holds a Bachelor's in Business from Multimedia University (MMU) and had taken a course on renewable energy in Germany for a year.

       "He also served in the Prime Minister's Department from 2014-2018, the Entrepreneurial Development and Cooperatives Ministry (2018-2020) and the Education Ministry (2020-2022)," he said.

       Ong is in a five-way contest for Tangkak. The Johor state election is on Saturday (March 12).