Dap Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement:
Tun Razak’s ‘action-oriented’ Cabinet: Some Shocks and disappointments
Tun Razak’s ‘action-oriented’ Cabinet announced yesterday contained both shocks and disappointments. Continue reading Tun Razak’s ‘action-oriented’ Cabinet: Some Shocks and disappointments
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a reception for workers and supporters for the Seremban Parliamentary campaign during the general elections. The reception was held at Seremban, Century Hotel, on Friday, 6th Sept. 1974 at 7 p.m.
1. DAP calls for the immediate convening of Parliament in keeping with the formation of a cabinet with the motto of ‘action-oriented’ to debate the nation-building policies for the next five years
Tun Razak has formed his Cabinet, whose keynote theme is ‘action-oriented’. If this is the case, then I call on the Prime Minister to immediately convene a meeting of Parliament after the full completion of Sarawak general elections to debate the nation-building policies for the next five years. Continue reading DAP calls for the immediate convening of Parliament
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the first meeting of the new batch of 9 DAP Members of Parliament and 23 State Assemblymen at DAP Jalan Sultan Office, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, 1st Sept. at 10 a.m.
1. DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen instructed to double up as spokesmen of rural Malays in Parliament and State Assemblies
Eight days ago, the people of Malaysia elected nine DAP Members of Parliament and 23 State Assemblymen to represent them in Parliament and the State Assemblies. Continue reading DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen instructed to double up as spokesmen of rural Malays in Parliament and State Assemblies
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a tea party at 77 20/9 Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya, to thank members, workers and supporters who helped in the general elections campaign in the Petaling parliamentary constituency on Sunday, 1st Sept. 1974 at 5 p.m.
1. DAP to press in Parliament and the State Assemblies for legislation to forbid Menteri Besar, Chief Minister and State Executive Councillors from private business transactions during their public position for personal aggrandisement
The various States are swearing in their Menteri Besar, Chief Minister and State Executive Councillors. A burning issue in the 1974 general elections was corruption and misuse of political power for personal ends by high political officials whether at Parliamentary or State government level. Continue reading DAP to press in Parliament and the State Assemblies for legislation to forbid Menteri Besar, Chief Minister and State Executive Councillors from private business transactions during their public position for personal aggrandisement
DAP calls on the Minister of Defence to allow retiring Air Force personnel to take a 18 month resettlement course to adjust them to civilian life
I have received complaints that Air Force personnel in the armed services who are retiring have been refused resettlement courses to adjust them to civilian life.
The Minister of Defence, Dato Hamzah, has said that the Ministry of Defence is providing 18-months course to retiring servicemen to adjust them to civilian life. I cannot understand therefore why retiring airmen in the services are discriminated against and not allowed a resettlement course period, and I call on the Minister of Defence to look into this and permit all retiring airmen a resettlement course, to prepare them to return to civilian life.
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a party for workers and supporters for the federal Territory Parliamentary general elections on Saturday, 31st August 1974 at 8 p.m.
1. DAP to establish a Federal Territory division to expand and deepen the party organisation
In winning two federal territory Parliamentary seats, the Kuala Lumpur Bandar and Sungei Besi, and our good performance in Damansara and Kepong, the DAP has confirmed that it is the major political force in the Federal Territory. Continue reading DAP to establish a Federal Territory division to expand and deepen the party organisation
Statement by DAP Secretary-General, Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka and State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, at a Press conference at DAP Malacca State Headquarters at 33A Jalan Munshi Abdullah, on Friday, 30th August 1974 at 11 a.m.
1. Call on leaders and members of Pekemas and other opposition parties and groups to join force with the DAP to present a strong opposition force to the National Front and promote the development of a two-party system in Malaysia
In the 1974 General Elections, the DAP succeeded in foiling the attempt of the National Front to impose a one-party state and government by the total elimination of Opposition parliamentary and state assembly candidates through a combination of unfair and undemocratic methods, e.g. the short campaign period; the control of the mass media especially radio and television; and the mass deregistration of voters especially in the urban areas where the National Front is unable to secure general popular support. Continue reading Call on leaders and members of Pekemas and other opposition parties and groups to join force with the DAP
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliamentary for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, to members, supporters and well-wishers at the DAP Headquarters at Petaling Jaya on Monday, 26th August 1974 at 8 p.m.
1. All DAP branches and members should immediately prepare for the next general elections
The impressive victory of the DAP in the August 24 general elections is not the end of our political struggle, but only the beginning and I call on all DAP leaders, officials, members, and supporters to immediately begin to prepare for the next general elections. Continue reading All DAP branches and members should immediately prepare for the next general elections
Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Parliamentary Candidate for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, to reporters on his arrival in Kuala Lumpur on 22nd August after attending the giant DAP public in Ipoh last night
1. Record-breaking crowd at Ipoh DAP Public Rally
I have just returned from Ipoh where I attended the DAP Public Rally in both in Ipoh and Batu Gajah. The turn-out at the Ipoh DAP Public Rally at the Children’s Playground is the biggest in the history of Perak, and is easily in the region of 25,000. The crowds of Tun Razak, which have invariably be stated to be 20,000 or 30,000 are very small by comparison by last night’s DAP rally turn-out. Continue reading Record-breaking crowd at Ipoh DAP Public Rally
Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Parliamentary Candidate for Kato Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally at Gajah on Wednesday, 21st August 1974 at 7.30 p.m.
1. DAP calls for the establishment of a permanent Commission entrusted with the twin tasks of ensuring that the Malay poor and the non-Malay National Front’s economic development plans.
In my public rally speech in Tanjong Malim on Sunday, 18th August, I challenged the National Front to set up a Commission of Inquiry to find cut whether the New Economic Policy and the Second Malaysia Plan have benefitted the rich Malays or the poor Malays in the last five years’ of operation. Continue reading DAP calls for the establishment of a permanent Commission