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DAP calls on Government to enlist the help and co-operation of all political parties and groups to arrest the worsening racial polarisation as it could not solve it alone since its polices had been the great cause of the racial trend

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Penang DAP State Convention hela at Town House Hotel, Penang on Sunday, 12.8.1984 at 10a.m.

DAP calls on Government to enlist the help and co-operation of all political parties and groups to arrest the worsening racial polarisation as it could not solve it alone since its polices had been the great cause of the racial trend

A month ago, the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Musa Hitam, expressed concern over the present trend of worsening racial polarisation to the extent that even children have racial sentiments. Continue reading DAP calls on Government to enlist the help and co-operation of all political parties and groups to arrest the worsening racial polarisation as it could not solve it alone since its polices had been the great cause of the racial trend

Warning to Dr. Lim Chong Eu and Gerakan not to put obstacles to block the people’s campaign to save Bukit China from destruction

Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the 200,000 ‘Save Bukit China’ Mass Signature Campaign in Penang on Saturday, August 11, 1984 at 7.30 p.m.

Warning to Dr. Lim Chong Eu and Gerakan not to put obstacles to block the people’s campaign to save Bukit China from destruction

I am here to launch the 200,00 ‘Save Bukit China’ Mass Signature Campaign in Penang – the fourth state after Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Federal Territory. Continue reading Warning to Dr. Lim Chong Eu and Gerakan not to put obstacles to block the people’s campaign to save Bukit China from destruction

DAP gravely concerned that the tighter control of political gatherings is motivated by the possibility of early general elections to curb Opposition views from reaching the public

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang State DAP Dinner held in Penang on Saturday, August 11, 1984 at 8 p.m.

DAP gravely concerned that the tighter control of political gatherings is motivated by the possibility of early general elections to curb Opposition views from reaching the public

The extension of the restrictions on ceramahs and closed door political meeting from Kedah and Perlis to Kelantan and Terengganu, and the threat by the Deputy Ministry for the Home Affairs, Encik Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, of its extension to all the others states, is a highly ominous development and the latest onslaught on the limited democratic freedoms in the country. Continue reading DAP gravely concerned that the tighter control of political gatherings is motivated by the possibility of early general elections to curb Opposition views from reaching the public

Datuk Lee Kim Sai should keep quiet if he knows nothing about the Bukit China issue instead of showing his ignorance

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the ‘Save Bukit China’ 200,000 mass signature campaign and Sale of ‘Save Bukit China’ T-shirts in the Federal Territory at Pudu Market, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 11th August 1984 at 8.30 a.m.

Datuk Lee Kim Sai should keep quiet if he knows nothing about the Bukit China issue instead of showing his ignorance

Datuk Lee Kim Sai has created the image that he is ‘Chinese saviour No.2’ after Tan Koon Swan in the battle for MCA power against Neo Yee Pan and group. But Datuk Lee Kim Sai’s speech on the Bukit China issue in the August-8 3,000 People Dinner in Malacca was as ignorant and ridiculous as that given by Tan Koon Swan. Continue reading Datuk Lee Kim Sai should keep quiet if he knows nothing about the Bukit China issue instead of showing his ignorance

DAP exposes Tan Koon Swan faction’s new slogan of ‘Oppose Levelling Bukit China’ as really meaning ‘Levelling 80% of Bukit China’

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the ‘Save Bukit China’ Public Ceramah held at Seremban Town Hall on Friday, 10th August 1984 at 8 p.m.

DAP exposes Tan Koon Swan faction’s new slogan of ‘Oppose Levelling Bukit China’ as really meaning ‘Levelling 80% of Bukit China’

Two nights ago, in Malacca, Tan Koon Swan faction of MCA organised a dinner where they sent out 7,000 tickets, but could only get 3,000 people after mobilising the nation-wide Tan Koon Swan MCA faction forces throughout the country, with the majority of the crowd estimated at some 70 per cent coming from outside Malacca; and some 95 per cent of them members of the Tan Koon Swan faction. Continue reading DAP exposes Tan Koon Swan faction’s new slogan of ‘Oppose Levelling Bukit China’ as really meaning ‘Levelling 80% of Bukit China’

Call on Tan Koon Swan to apologise to the Chinese community for his own irresponsibility as well as the anti-Chinese community stand of the Tan Koon Swan MCA Malacca faction over the entire Bukit China issue

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Friday, 10.8.1984 at 11 a.m

Call on Tan Koon Swan to apologise to the Chinese community for his own irresponsibility as well as the anti-Chinese community stand of the Tan Koon Swan MCA Malacca faction over the entire Bukit China issue

All Malaysian Chinese must be shocked by the press interview given by Tan Koon Swan after his speech at the so-called August 8 ‘5,000-People’ dinner at Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary School in Malacca on Wednesday night. Continue reading Call on Tan Koon Swan to apologise to the Chinese community for his own irresponsibility as well as the anti-Chinese community stand of the Tan Koon Swan MCA Malacca faction over the entire Bukit China issue

Call on Malaysians of all races and religions to makes the ‘Save Bukit China’ mass signature campaign the most memorable and successful in Malaysian history

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Seremban on Wednesday, August 8, 1984 at 9 a.m. after launching the ‘Save Bukit China’ mass signature campaign and sell ‘Save Bukit China T-shirts’ at the Seremban Central Market

Call on Malaysians of all races and religions to makes the ‘Save Bukit China’ mass signature campaign the most memorable and successful in Malaysian history

I am here in Seremban this morning to officially launch the ‘Save Bukit China’ Mass Signature Campaign in Negri Sembilan, the second state after Malacca. The purpose is to preserve Bukit China as a national heritage for all Malaysians regardless of race or religion. Continue reading Call on Malaysians of all races and religions to makes the ‘Save Bukit China’ mass signature campaign the most memorable and successful in Malaysian history

DAP calls on Malacca Chief Minister why he is giving all assistance to make the 5,000-People Dinner a success?

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Tuesday, 7th August 1984 at 11 a.m.

DAP calls on Malacca Chief Minister why he is giving all assistance to make the 5,000-People Dinner a success?

The attendance of the 5,000-People Dinner tomorrow night would be an acid test as to whether the Malacca State Government’s plan to level and develop Bukit China could claim to have the support of a section of the Chinese community, so that the State Government could proceed with its Bukit China plan as announced by the Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik, in the Malacca State Assembly on July 23. Continue reading DAP calls on Malacca Chief Minister why he is giving all assistance to make the 5,000-People Dinner a success?

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple commended for its firm stand against any government levelling and development of Bukit China, and its boycott of the 5,000-People Dinner on August 8

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, after the sale of ‘Save Bukit China’ T-shirts at Malacca Central Market on Saturday,, 4.8.1984 at 8.30 a.m.

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple commended for its firm stand against any government levelling and development of Bukit China, and its boycott of the 5,000-People Dinner on August 8

The Cheng Hoon Teng Temple Tnco, the trustees of Bukit China, must be commended for its firm stand against any Malacca State Government plan to level and develop Bukit China into a housing commercial centre, and use the earth for land reclamation projects. Continue reading Cheng Hoon Teng Temple commended for its firm stand against any government levelling and development of Bukit China, and its boycott of the 5,000-People Dinner on August 8

Call on the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to explain the status of the 300,000 illegal Indonesia immigrants in Malaysia

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Cameron Highlands DAP Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Cameron Highlands on Saturday, 4.8.1984 at 8 pm

Call on the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to explain the status of the 300,000 illegal Indonesia immigrants in Malaysia

Four days ago, the Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, announced that the first batch of 100 Indonesia workers to be recruited under the recently-concluded labour pact between Malaysia and Indonesia will arrive here in August. Continue reading Call on the Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Musa Hitam, to explain the status of the 300,000 illegal Indonesia immigrants in Malaysia