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Indomitable spirit of Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit should be example for all DAP Members

Indomitable spirit of Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit should be example for all DAP Members

I visited Sdr. Chian Heng Kai and Sdr. Chan Kok Kit in Kamunting Detention Camp on Friday, January 30, 1981. Although both have just had their Internal Security Act detention orders extended by another two years after four years’ of unjust incarceration, the indomitable spirit of Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit should be and inspiring example for all DAP members and leaders. Continue reading Indomitable spirit of Chian Heng Kai and Chan Kok Kit should be example for all DAP Members

DAP’s task in the 1980s is to fight for the legitimate and proper place of Chinese education in Malaysia without fear of repression and to convince all Malaysians that this is neither chauvinist nor communist in character

Speech Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the inaugural meeting of the DAP Education Bureau Chinese education committee at DAP PJ Headquarters on Monday, 9th Feb. 1981 at 5.30 p.m.

DAP’s task in the 1980s is to fight for the legitimate and proper place of Chinese education in Malaysia without fear of repression and to convince all Malaysians that this is neither chauvinist nor communist in character

Last week, former New Straits Times managing editor, Samad Ismail, went on television for the second time prior to his release from detention and said among other things, that “In Malaysia, the demand for Chinese rights to education, the language and cultural issues, were exploited by the Communists to cause racial tension.” Continue reading DAP’s task in the 1980s is to fight for the legitimate and proper place of Chinese education in Malaysia without fear of repression and to convince all Malaysians that this is neither chauvinist nor communist in character

Call on the Government to treble the intake of non-buniputra students for medical places for next year’s academic year

Speech Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when speaking at the Taiping DAP branch Dinner in Taiping on Friday, 30th January 1981 at 8 p.m.

Call on the Government to treble the intake of non-buniputra students for medical places for next year’s academic year.

Throughout the country hospital, the government faces an acute shortage of doctor and in particular, specialists. Every year, Malaysia has to recruit doctors from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh, countries which need doctors even more than Malaysia, to help fill some of the vacancies in Malaysia hospitals. Continue reading Call on the Government to treble the intake of non-buniputra students for medical places for next year’s academic year

Beware of the Barisan and MCA stepped-up campaign to discredit and destroy the DAP through a organised and systematic campaign of smear, lies and malice

Beware of the Barisan and MCA stepped-up campaign to discredit and destroy the DAP through a organised and systematic campaign of smear, lies and malice

I had hope that after the Party Annual Conference in Seremban on Dec, 21, the Party will be able to get on with its work to rebuild itself in conjunction with the Party’s 15th Anniversary along lines designed by the Central Executive Committee since the Cameron Highlands Meeting in August 1980, to infuse the Party and the party leaders and member with a new sense of purpose, and to prepare for the next general elections which could be held within 18 to 24 months. Continue reading Beware of the Barisan and MCA stepped-up campaign to discredit and destroy the DAP through a organised and systematic campaign of smear, lies and malice

DAP calls for government to set up a special Task Force III to check and control the inflow over 100,000 illegal Indonesia immigration into Johore

Speech Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, at the Petaling Jaya DAP branch to celebrate the Party 15th anniversary held at Petaling Jaya Civil Centre on Sunday, 26th January 1981 at 8 p.m.

DAP calls for government to set up a special Task Force III to check and control the inflow over 100,000 illegal Indonesia immigration into Johore

A few years ago, when Vietnamese in their hundreds of thousand sought escape from Vietnam, resulting in large numbers of them landing on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, the Government set up a Special Task Force III (‘Vietnamese Illegal Immigrants’) to deal with the problem. Malaysians still can remember the announcement at one stage by the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamed, that if any more Vietnamese refugees land in Malaysia without proper international resettlement arrangements, then Malaysia will adopt the policy ‘shoot to kill’. Continue reading DAP calls for government to set up a special Task Force III to check and control the inflow over 100,000 illegal Indonesia immigration into Johore

Call on all government department to improve on their service and efficiency following civil service salary increase

By DAP MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Saturday, 24th January 1981:

Call on all government department to improve on their service and efficiency following civil service salary increase

Six months ago, the government increased the salaries of civil service employee which cost an added government bill of some $600 million.

Unfortunately, this great increase in the salary bill of the government employee have not been accompanied by an improvement in the service, courtesy and efficiency of government departments. Continue reading Call on all government department to improve on their service and efficiency following civil service salary increase

Beware of Barisan grand design to destroy the DAP from inside the Party

Speech Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when addressing the Negri Sembilan DAP State Committee at its meeting held in Mantin, Negri Sembilan, on Saturday, 24th January 1981 at 5 p.m.

Beware of Barisan grand design to destroy the DAP from inside the Party

The Barisan Nasional component parties, in particular the MCA, have recently stepped up their campaign to try to destroy the DAP from inside the party through the exploitation and creation of internal DAP crisis. Continue reading Beware of Barisan grand design to destroy the DAP from inside the Party

Call on PJ municipality to stop harassing the hawkers at PJ New Town and to allow them a peaceful Chinese New Year hawking period

Call on PJ municipality to stop harassing the hawkers at PJ New Town and to allow them a peaceful Chinese New Year hawking period

The PJ municipality has recently launched a campaign against the hawkers at the PJ New Town, issuing them with summonses involving compound fines to be paid by the hawkers.

The PJ municipality should immediately stop harassing the PJ New Town hawkers, as hawking is a Malaysian way of life, which keeps down cost of living, and also provide a decent and honest means of livelihood to the people. This will also ensure that the hawkers have a peaceful Chinese New Year hawkering period.

The PJ municipality should set the lead to other town and municipal authorities in approaching the hawker problem as a socio-economic problem, and not from the stand-point of harassment or punitive approach involving summonses, compound fines, etc.

Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to reduce assessment rate for Sungei Way new villages to the same level as that at MAHA district, which is 5%

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on Friday, 23rd January 1981:

Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to reduce assessment rate for Sungei Way new villages to the same level as that at MAHA district, which is 5%

After a visit of Sungei Way new village, in the company of Selangor State Assemblyman, Sdr. Pan Su Peng, CEC Member, Sdr. Lau Dak Kee, DAP Petaling Liaison Committee Chairman, Sdr. Yap Ah Ngau, DAP Petaling Liaison Committee Member, Sdr. Tai Sin Ng, to meet the residents and find out their problems, I have written to the Petaling Jaya Municipality Yang di-Pertua, Encik Abdullah bin Satar, urging that various urgent socio-economic problems of the people in Sungei Way New Village should be immediately attended to. Continue reading Call on Petaling Jaya Municipality to reduce assessment rate for Sungei Way new villages to the same level as that at MAHA district, which is 5%

Call on Selangor State Government to provide basic social infrastructures of piped water, sanitation and low-cost housing for the 6,000 people in Kampong Medan Jaya, Batu 8 ¼, Jalan Klang Lama

By Parliamentary Opposition Leaders, DAP MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang on Saturday, 10th January 1982:

Call on Selangor State Government to provide basic social infrastructures of piped water, sanitation and low-cost housing for the 6,000 people in Kampong Medan Jaya, Batu 8 ¼, Jalan Klang Lama

Accompanied by the DAP State Assemblyman for Kajang, Sdr. Liew Ah Kim, DAP Assemblyman for Kuala Kubu Baru, Pan Su Peng, and Petaling Jaya DAP branch officials, I visited the Kampong Medan Jaya Batu 8 1/4 , Jalan Klang Lama area, yesterday, (near Guinness Stout factory)

In Kampong Medan Jaya, the residents, who are mostly low-income people from the working and lower government class, live without the basic social infrastructure of adequate piped water, sanitation and hygienic living condition. Continue reading Call on Selangor State Government to provide basic social infrastructures of piped water, sanitation and low-cost housing for the 6,000 people in Kampong Medan Jaya, Batu 8 ¼, Jalan Klang Lama