Month: October 1971

DAP calls for a government White Paper on “The Future of Malaysia’s 750,000 New Villages”

Speech by DAP Secreatary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when addressing members of Seremban DAP Branch on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 8p.m.

DAP calls for a government White Paper on “The Future of Malaysia’s 750,000 New Villages”

A month ago, I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister proposing the establishment of a special government department or agency to take special charge of the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes which will transform the country’s 400 new villages into a genuine dynamic force for agricultural and economic development.

I suggested that such a special New Villages department or agency should be entrusted first with the task of drawing up a blueprint to revive the economy of the new villages, and develop them into flourishing new growth centres by modernizing their economy, the raising of their productivity and incomes, the generation of new employment opportunities through dispersal of industries to new villages, allocation of land to the landless, and the provision of modern social services as public housing, electricity, water, medical services, improved educational opportunities and recreational and community services. Continue reading DAP calls for a government White Paper on “The Future of Malaysia’s 750,000 New Villages”

DAP to stamp out political parasites

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the Seremban DAP Branch on Saturday, 30th Oct. 1971 before starting on his two-day inspection tour of the Seremban Timor Parliamentary constituency

DAP to stamp out political parasites

Seremban Timor Parliamentary constituency, which includes the two DAP State seats of Rahang and Sungei Ujong, is my third visit in my national tour of all DAP parliamentary and State constituencies to check on the constituency performance of Dap Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen, and to seek public views as to how DAP constituency service can be further improved.

The people had high hopes of the DAP when they voted solidly for the DAP candidates in the 1969 general elections. It is the resolve of the DAP Central Executive Committee that every DAP Member of Parliament and State Assemblymen should live up to the public expectations, and conscientiously serve the people, party and country. Continue reading DAP to stamp out political parasites

DAP calls on Tun Razak to declare Malaysia’s readiness to establish diplomatic relations with China

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 28th October 1971.

DAP calls on Tun Razak to declare Malaysia’s readiness to establish diplomatic relations with China

The admission of the People’s Republic of China into the United Nations is the triumph of justice and truth over brute power and money.

All of United States of America’s gold and dollar could do was to keep out China from her rightful place in the United Nations and the Security Council for 21 years. Continue reading DAP calls on Tun Razak to declare Malaysia’s readiness to establish diplomatic relations with China

Call on people assert their basic political and economic rights

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a one-day seminar organized by the Kuala Lumpur DAP Branch held at 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. 24th Oct. 1971 at 4 p.m.

Call on people assert their basic political and economic rights if they want a more just and equal Malaysian society

The people of Malaysia must assert their basic political and economic rights if they want to build a more just and equal Malaysian society for themselves, their children and their children’s children.

Month after month, we find people all over the country becoming more and more frustrated by the political and economic policies of the government. Continue reading Call on people assert their basic political and economic rights

The basis problems of Chinese Education in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a joint meeting of the Bukit Bintang DAP Brach and the Pudu DAP Branch at the Bukit Bintang DAP Branch premises at Jalan Treacher, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 24th Oct. 1971 at 8 p.m. at the end of his two inspection tour of the Bukit Nanas constituency

The basis problems of Chinese Education in Malaysia

For the past several weeks, Chinese school teachers and the Chinese press have been pre-occupied with the Aziz Report and its recommendations.

Much as the Chinese teachers should fight for improved salary scales, and much as the public should support them, the Chinese school teachers should never lose sight of the basic problems and issues of Chinese education in the country. Continue reading The basis problems of Chinese Education in Malaysia

DAP MP’s and SA’s will not join so-called overseas fact-finding visits

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Pudu Branch, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 23rd Oct. 1971 before starting his inspection tour of the Bukit Nanas Constituency which will continue tomorrow.

DAP MPs and SAs will not join so-called overseas fact-finding visits, which are in fact pleasure trips at public expense.

This constituency, Bukit Nanas constituency, is the second of my visit in my series of national tour of all DAP parliamentary and state constituencies to check on the constituency performance of DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen, and to seek public views as to how DAP constituency service can be further improved.

The DAP is a serious political movement, with a serious political objective. All DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen will discharge their duties to the constituency, party and country diligently and conscientiously. Continue reading DAP MP’s and SA’s will not join so-called overseas fact-finding visits

Tamil education in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the DAP National Tamil-speaking Seminar at Morib on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m.

Tamil education in Malaysia

It may be said that Tamil education structure in Malaysia has a base and a top, but no middle. Secondary education in Tamil is absent, though there are a few Tamil primary schools at the base and a Department of Indian Studies in the University of Malaya at the top.

Those who study Tamil at university are students who have succeeded in retaining their limited proficiency in the language through private informal study. This must surely affect standards of teaching in the university and hamper the further development of the Department of Indian Studies as a place for Tamil literary learning of a high order. Continue reading Tamil education in Malaysia

Report on Inspection Tour of Bukit Nanas Constituency

Report by Secretary- General on inspection tour of Bukit Nanas Constituency on Oct.23 and 24,1971

1. Programme

On Oct 23, from 12 p.m to 5 p.m. and from 8 p.m to 9 p.m, visited Kanpong Pudu Lama, Peel Road squatters, Jalan Pudu main road, and night hawkers at Jalan Bukit Bintang.

On Oct 24, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m, visited Bukit Bintang market, Pudu market, Jalan Imbi Kampong Dollar settlement. (No programme for afternoon as I had attend one-day Kuala Lumpur seminar). At night, joint meeting with Pudu DAP and Bukit Bintang DAP Branches.

Punctually: Strict observance. Continue reading Report on Inspection Tour of Bukit Nanas Constituency

Message at National Tamil- Speaking Education

Message by DAP secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, for the DAP National Tamil-speaking Seminar to held in Klang on Oct. 23 and 24 1971

The Democratic Action Party is a multi-racial movement, where there is a place for all the languages, cultures and religions found in Malaysia.

Similarly, the DAP seeks to establish a multi-racial Malaysia, where all languages, cultures and religions can flourish freely.

The DAP National Tamil-speaking seminar is one further proof of the DAP’s abiding commitment to the ideal and objective of multi-racialism and cultural democracy. Continue reading Message at National Tamil- Speaking Education

From the SG’s Desk

DAP Secretary-General’s Desk by Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 18th October 1971.

Dear Comrade,

Parliament will meet for its budget session beginning on Wednesday, 8th December. It is scheduled to meet for 29 days, adjourning on 4th February 1972.

Members of Parliament have to submit their oral or written question by Tuesday, November 16, 1971.

Branches, members or supporters who wish any matter, problem whether local or national, brought up in Parliament in the form of question, should contact any DAP MP for the issue to be take up. To give our MPs time to frame the question and have it translated into Bahasa
Malaysia, I suggest that all such proposed questions should reach our MPs by 10th November. Continue reading From the SG’s Desk