KOTA KINABALU: NGO, Yayasan Nur Jauhar Chairman Datuk Haji Al Hambra Tun  Juhar and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Deputy President/Secretary General Datuk  Richard Yong Ke Wong have been appointed as deputy speakers of the State  Legislative Assembly. 

Al Hambra and Yong took their oath in front of Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin after  receiving their appointment instruments in a brief ceremony attended by Chief Minister  Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor at Istana Seri Kinabalu here today. 

They signed their respective appointment document before Kota Kinabalu High Court  Judge Datuk Ismail Brahim. 

Replacing Datuk Ahmad Abdul Rahman and Datuk George Ginibun, Al Hambra and  Yong's appointment will be for five years. 

Present were Head of State's wife Toh Puan Norlidah Tan Sri R.M Jasni, Speaker Datuk  Kadzim M Yahya, Community Development and People's Wellbeing Minister Datuk  James Ratib, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ellron Angin, State Secretary Datuk Seri  Panglima Sr Safar Untong and other dignitaries. 

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