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DAP shocked by Education Ministry ruling that priority for retention in Form Five will be given to students who fail badly in the MCE examination

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at a Public Rally in Bentong on Sunday, 14th April 1974 at 9 p.m.

1. DAP shocked by Education Ministry ruling that priority for retention in Form Five will be given to students who fail badly in the MCE examination

The DAP is shocked at the Education Ministry ruling that preference for retention in Form Five would be given to students who did in the MCE last year.

It is clear that the Ministry’s order of preference for retention of MCE students had not changed, and are as follows: Continue reading DAP shocked by Education Ministry ruling that priority for retention in Form Five will be given to students who fail badly in the MCE examination

To discuss the formation of an all-party united front of Members of Parliament to wage a campaign for the preservation of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

Opening statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting in Parliament House (Committee Room 2) on Saturday, April 13, 1974 at 10.30 am. to discuss the formation of an all-party united front of Members of Parliament to wage a campaign for the preservation of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

I have proposed this meeting and invited Members of Parliament, including Ministers and Senators, from the MCA, the MIC, the Gerakan , the Pekemas, the PPP, to discuss the formation of a united front of all interested Members of Parliament to campaign for the preservation of Chinese and Tamil primary schools.

The continued existence of Chinese and Tamil primary schools now hang in the balance, as all those who are sensitive to developments in this country have come to realise that at the rate things are going, it will not be long before Chinese and Tamil primary schools go the way of English primary schools – and cease to exist in Malaysia. Continue reading To discuss the formation of an all-party united front of Members of Parliament to wage a campaign for the preservation of Chinese and Tamil primary schools

To second the motion in the Dewan Rakyat to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to guarantee the continued existence, development and expansion of Chinese primary schools.

Letter to Tun Tan Siew Sin and Dr. Lim Chong Eu to second the motion in the Dewan Rakyat to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to guarantee the continued existence, development and expansion of Chinese primary schools.

I have given notice to the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat that I propose to move a motion calling for the repeal of Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act when Parliament reconvenes on from April 15 to May 3.

I have also today written to the President of the Malayan Chinese Association, Tun Tan Siew Sin, and the President of the Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, whether they are prepared to second this motion. Continue reading To second the motion in the Dewan Rakyat to repeal Clause 21(2) of the 1961 Education Act to guarantee the continued existence, development and expansion of Chinese primary schools.

The issues of the next general elections

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP National Public Rally at Ipoh Municipal Padang on Saturday, 30th March 1974 at 9 p.m.

The issues of the next general elections

In the 1969 general elections, the percentage of votes polled by the Alliance feel by 14% from a respectable majority of 58.5% in 1964 to a minority vote of 44.9%.

The whole object of the politics of coalition governments and the formation of a National Front is to convert the present government based on minority electoral support into a majority one. Continue reading The issues of the next general elections

DAP calls for the fullest normalisation of relations between Malaysia and China when diplomatic relations between the two countries are established

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Johore State Convention held in Kluang on Sunday, 17th March, 1974 at 10.00 a.m.

1. DAP calls for the fullest normalisation of relations between Malaysia and China when diplomatic relations between the two countries are established

It is now over 3 ½ years since the announcement by Tun Razak of a new china foreign policy to mormalise relations between Malaysia and China. However up to now, diplomatic relations between Peking and Kuala Lumpur has still not been established and the people of Malaysia are kept in the dark about details of discussions and negotiations between the representatives of the two nations. Continue reading DAP calls for the fullest normalisation of relations between Malaysia and China when diplomatic relations between the two countries are established

Call on all private sector employers who have not paid COLA to their workers to do so without any more delay

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally in Batu Pahat on Saturday, 16th March 1974 at 8 p.m.

1. Call on all private sector employers who have not paid COLA to their workers to do so without any more delay

There are still large numbers of employers in the private sector who have not yet paid COLA to their employees to help the workers to regain their purchasing power and restore their standard of living in the period of galloping inflation. Continue reading Call on all private sector employers who have not paid COLA to their workers to do so without any more delay

DAP to fight and expose National Front parties at nest elections

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Chairman of DAP Malacca State, Sdr. Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of the Malacca State DAP Elections Sub-Committee on Tuesday, 12th March 1974 at 8 p.m.

1. DAP to fight and expose National Front parties at next elections

At the Gerakan delegates’ conference in Penang during last weekend, Dr. Lim Chong Eu repeated his charge that those who are opposed to the National Front are anti-national elements. Continue reading DAP to fight and expose National Front parties at nest elections

Tun Razak’s speech at the Gerakan Delegates’ Conference

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, to a meeting of the DAP Federal Territory Committee at Jalan Pekeliling, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, 11th March 1974 at 8 p.m.

Tun Razak’s speech at the Gerakan Delegates’ Conference

In his opening speech at the Gerakan Delegates’ Conference in Penang during the weekend, the Prime Minister, Tun Razak, said that UMNO realized that Malaysia is a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi religion country and that there would be “peace and harmony forever” if all political parties shared this philosophy. Continue reading Tun Razak’s speech at the Gerakan Delegates’ Conference

DAP calls for the restructuring of the Income Tax laws to increase tax rates on the rich and reduce tax incidence on the lower income groups

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the Negri Sembilan 10th March 1974 at 10 a.m.

1. DAP calls for the restructuring of the Income Tax laws to increase tax rates on the rich and reduce tax incidence on the lower income groups.

One way to bring about greater equality in the distribution of income and wealth in the country is through the use of income tax laws, whereby those on the top income brackets should be heavily taxed to meet the costs of social services and amenities for the poor.

The income tax laws of Malaysia were first introduces by the British colonial government in 1947, and has not been reviewed or revised since then. Continue reading DAP calls for the restructuring of the Income Tax laws to increase tax rates on the rich and reduce tax incidence on the lower income groups

DAP to fight and expose National Front parties at next elections

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, to the Serdang Liaison Committee at a meeting held at Serdang Bahru DAP Branch on Monday, 4th March 1974 at 8 p.m.

DAP to fight and expose National Front parties at next elections

On Saturday, in a talk to the Guild of Graduates of Kuala Lumpur, Dr. Lim Chong Eu accused all those who are opposed to the National Front and coalition governments as ‘anti-national’.

Throughout human history, those who have lost an argument or have no arguments, always restore to name-calling and abuses, as a substitute for reason. Dr. Lim Chong Eu is the latest example. Continue reading DAP to fight and expose National Front parties at next elections