Month: October 1971

DAP calls on Minister of Labour to take swift and stern action against Killinghall Tin Mine

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 17th October 1971.

DAP calls on Minister of Labour to take swift and stern action against Killinghall Tin Mine for replacement of 147 permanent workers by contract labour

I welcome the speech by the Minister of Labour, Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam, to the National Mining Workers’ Union of Malaya during the weekend hitting out at employers who replace their staff with contract labour just to cut costs.

However, stronger action than speeches is needed. I have therefore today written to the Minister of Labour asking him to take swift and stern action against the Killinghall Tin Mine management in Puchong, Selangor, which retrenched 147 permanent workers on Oct. 1, and replaced them by cheaper contract labour to cut costs, even though workers who had worked for as long as 19 years were thrown out of work. Continue reading DAP calls on Minister of Labour to take swift and stern action against Killinghall Tin Mine

DAP to tighten discipline and upgrade service and performance of all DAP MPs and State Assemblymen

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when addressing the Serdang Constituency Liaison Sub-Committee at Serdang Bahru DAP Branch on Saturday, 16th Oct. 1971 at 7.30 p.m. on the first day of his two-day official visit to Serdang Constituency

DAP to tighten discipline and upgrade service and performance of all DAP MPs and State Assemblymen

My two-day visit to Serdang State Constituency is the first of my official tour of all DAP Parliamentary and State constituencies to (i) check on the constituency service of the Member of Parliament/ State Assemblyman for the area; (ii) visit DAP Branches and meet party members to discuss political and party matters; and (iii) to meet a small cross-section of the general public to get their views on the DAP’s elected representative in the area, the party and the nation’s problems. Continue reading DAP to tighten discipline and upgrade service and performance of all DAP MPs and State Assemblymen

Report on Inspection Tour of Serdang Constituency

Report by Secretary-General on inspection tour of Serdang Constituency on Oct, 16 and 17, 1971.

1. Programme

On Oct. 16 from 2 p.m to 11 p.m., visited Sungei Besi, Serdang Lama, Serdang Bahru new village.

On Oct 17, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., visited Sungei Way, Subang Resettlement Village, Kuchai 6 m.s., Kuchai 8 m.s. and Puchong 14m.s.

Meetings Continue reading Report on Inspection Tour of Serdang Constituency

The Grave Problem of School drop-outs in Malacca

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the first DAP Rural Office in Malacca at Pulau Gadong on Friday, 15th October 1971 at 4 p.m.

The Grave Problem of School drop-outs in Malacca

The opening or the Office of the DAP Rural Affairs Sub-Committee in Malacca in Pulau Gadong today marks the first positive result of the DAP’s expansion drive into the rural areas. The Rural Affairs Office in Pulau Gadong serves the people in the surrounding areas, and tries to help solve the people’s problem.

One of the biggest problem in Malacca and the country is the poverty of the people, both in rural and urban areas, This problem is highlighted by the very grave problem of school drop-outs. Continue reading The Grave Problem of School drop-outs in Malacca

Visit Pahang Statement

Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in Kuantan on 12th October 1971 during a tour of Pahang, accompanied DAP National Vice Chairman, Daing Ibrahim bin Othman, DAP Deputy Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kampar, Mr. Fan Yew Teng, and DAP Johore State Secretary and Johore State Assemblyman for Kluang, Mr. Lee Kaw.

The DAP has at present only one branch in Pahang at Triang. It is now our intention to expand the DAP into other parts of Pahang, and our present visits is to liaise with party sympathizers and supporters in Pahang with a view to set up more branches.

Last night, we set up a protem committee for the Mentakab DAP Branch, and on our return to Kuala Lumpur we will apply for registration of Mentakab DAP Branch.

We will announce formation of Kuantan and Bentong DAP Branches when all the details have been finalised. Continue reading Visit Pahang Statement

DAP National Campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of MPs and SAs

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka on 10th October 1971.

DAP National Campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of MPs and SAs

Two weeks ago, at the close of the two-day National DAP Policy Seminar in Seremban, I stressed the importance of every DAP elected representative being a good Member of Parliament and State Assemblymen.

This was the start of the DAP national campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen throughout the country. Continue reading DAP National Campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of MPs and SAs

Dato Ong Kee Hui gives assurance to DAP

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP protest public rally against proposed abolition of elected local government held at Suleiman Court, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 9th October 1971 at 8 p.m.

Dato Ong Kee Hui gives assurance to DAP that there will be debate in Parliament on government’s proposed abolition of elected Municipal, town and local councils

The Minister of Technology, Research and Local Government, Dato Ong Kee Hui, has given an assurance that there will be a debate in the coming Parliament, which begins on 8th December and will go on to 4th February, on the government’s proposed abolition of elected Municipal, town and local councils.

Dato Ong gave this assurance in a reply to my letter to him two weeks ago seeking confirmation that Parliament will be given an opportunity at its next meeting to debate the issue. Continue reading Dato Ong Kee Hui gives assurance to DAP

Complaints by the people of Tenang

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 9th October 1971.

Complaints by the people of Tenang

While on a visit to the Tenang DAP Branch in Segamat, district, Johore, last week, I received several complaints and representations about government neglect of the welfare of the people of Tenang.

For instance, the public telephone booth and the postal box had been spoilt for nearly two years, and had not been replaced, causing great inconvenience to the poor villagers of Tenang.

I have written to the telephone and postal authorities drawing their attention to the matter.

There were also complaints of misuse of public funds. I have written to the Director of Anti-Corruption Agency of Johore to investigate into a serious allegation of improper allocation of land in Tenang. The land was not allocated to the Tenang villagers, but to Segamat towns-people who are members of the ruling party. This is clearly abuse and improper allocation of land.

Rise in price of condensed milk

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 7th October 1971.

Rise in price of condensed milk

Hardly a week passes nowadays without the price of some essential commodity or other going up in price. The latest item to increase its price is condensed milk, with every tin going up five cents.

Although every housewife knows that the cost of living has shot up over the past year, and is continuing to shoot up, the government leaders, in particular, the Finance Minister, Tun Tan Siew Sin, had publicly claimed that the cost of living has remained stable in the country over years. Continue reading Rise in price of condensed milk

Government White Paper on “The Resurgence of Armed Communism in West Malaysia”

Extracts of a talk by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a political discussion organized by the Malacca DAP State Division held at 33A Jln. Munshi Abdullah, Malacca on Tuesday, 5th Oct. 1971 at 7.30 p.m.

Government White Paper on “The Resurgence of Armed Communism in West Malaysia”

In its White Paper on “The Resurgence of Armed Communism in the country, however, is not a military one, but a political one.
History has given us countless examples, the latest of which is Vietnam, that ideas cannot be defeated by bullets, but only by better ideas.

The only way to meet and overcome the armed communist challenge is to have a genuine democracy in the country, where every Malaysians,
regardless of race or class, will unite to help preserve the society that they cherish. Continue reading Government White Paper on “The Resurgence of Armed Communism in West Malaysia”