What evidence did Lim cite about higher transport costs raising dropout fears?

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Lim Cited Concerns Over Increased Transport Costs and Dropout Rates as a Reason for School Centralisation Proposal's Lack of Approval

Lim Guan Eng suggested that a proposal to close and merge several primary schools, alongside the opening of a new school, may have contributed to the postponement of a tender for the repair of 16 dilapidated schools. This centralisation proposal, according to Lim, did not receive approval from either his own ministry or the Ministry of Works. The primary concern raised was that centralising schools would likely lead to an increase in student dropout rates due to the anticipated higher transport costs associated with students having to travel further distances.

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