Category: Bukit China

The latest campaign to character-assassinate me is now in full swing

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-general and Mp for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Malacca Dap Three-Thousand People Anniversary Dinner held at Pay Fong Chinese Secondary School on Sunday, 21.7.1985 at 8 pm.

The latest campaign to character-assassinate me is now in full swing. Before every general elections, there would be a campaign to try to destroy the DAP to undermine its election chances, either by formenting party disunity or by trying to destroy the image, reputation and credibility of DAP leaders.

Before the 1978 general elections, I was accused of being a Special Branch agent. The tactics changed before the 1982 general elections, when I was accused in a systematic campaign of being a KGB agent as well as a ‘killer’ of the Chinese educated, to the extent of being condemned as not being fit to be Chinese – ‘that I did not possess the blood of the descendents of Huang Ti’ Continue reading The latest campaign to character-assassinate me is now in full swing

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the functioning of parliamentary democracy for the last 25 years and make recommendations for its improvement in the next 25 years

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, Dap Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday, March 26, 1985 on the Motion of Thanks for the Royal Address

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the functioning of parliamentary democracy for the last 25 years and make recommendations for its improvement in the next 25 years

I rise to support the Motion of Thanks to the Yang di Pertuan Agong for his Gracious Address to both Houses of Parliament yesterday. Continue reading DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the functioning of parliamentary democracy for the last 25 years and make recommendations for its improvement in the next 25 years

Call on Tan Koon Swan to make clear whether he is backing out of his public debate with me on the Bukit China issue

Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Friday, 25.1.1985:

Call on Tan Koon Swan to make clear whether he is backing out of his public debate with me on the Bukit China issue.

On 23rd Nov. 1984, Tan Koon Swan made the public announcement that
he accepted my challenge to him to a public debate on the betrayal of the
historic cultural, religious and political rights of Malaysian Chinese by Continue reading Call on Tan Koon Swan to make clear whether he is backing out of his public debate with me on the Bukit China issue

Call to Tan Koon Swan to fix a date for the debate on Bukit China before the Chinese New year on Feb 20

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Pantai Remis Branch Anniversary Dinner held at Pantai Remis, Perak on Saturday, 19.1.1985 at 8 pm.

Call to Tan Koon Swan to fix a date for the debate on Bukit China before the Chinese New year on Feb 20.

In early November, Tan Koon Swan said he accepted my challenge to a debate on the Tan Koon Swan MCA faction’s stand on Bukit China, but that he was unable to debate with me until he had returned from overseas in February. Continue reading Call to Tan Koon Swan to fix a date for the debate on Bukit China before the Chinese New year on Feb 20

DAP calls for a national moratorium of actions and statements on the Bukit China issue to remove it as source of division in 1985.

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Wednesday, 2.1.1985 at 11 am.

DAP calls for a national moratorium of actions and statements on the Bukit China issue to remove it as source of division in 1985.

Yesterday’s local press carried with great prominence the ‘final warning’ of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, that action would be taken against those whom he described as creating ‘racial issues’, and he mentioned as examples, the Bukit China, Papan radioactive waste dump, Penang ColIege-General and the MCA crisis. Continue reading DAP calls for a national moratorium of actions and statements on the Bukit China issue to remove it as source of division in 1985.

Call on Malaysians to make a Chinese New Year Resolution to keep alive the Save Bukit China Spirit to Save their Rights.

1985 Chinese New Year Message by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang

Call on Malaysians to make a Chinese New Year Resolution to keep alive the Save Bukit China Spirit to Save their Rights.

Chinese New Year must not be an occasion for Malaysian Chinese to celebrate by eating and drinking more than usual; it must be an occasion for a review of the past to prepare for the future. Continue reading Call on Malaysians to make a Chinese New Year Resolution to keep alive the Save Bukit China Spirit to Save their Rights.

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to change the government stand on the three big issues of 1984, namely the BMF loans scandal, Bukit China and Papan radioactive waste dump issue especially over two former Prime Ministers’ stand

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the second political course at the DAP Political School held at DAP National Building at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, 28.12.1984 at 8 pm

DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to change the government stand on the three big issues of 1984, namely the BMF loans scandal, Bukit China and Papan radioactive waste dump issue especially over two former Prime Ministers’ stand

The year 1984 is coming to an end. But the three major issues of the year, the BMF loans scandal, the Bukit China issue and the Papan radioactive waste dump issue are still unresolved. Continue reading DAP calls on Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to change the government stand on the three big issues of 1984, namely the BMF loans scandal, Bukit China and Papan radioactive waste dump issue especially over two former Prime Ministers’ stand

I am prepared to meet Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik, to discuss the Bukit China issue in the interest of preventing the aggravation of racial polarisation

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the launching of the DAP ‘One Person, One Dollar’ $2 million Bukit China Quit Rent Protest Campaign in Johore in Batu Pahat on Sunday, Dec. 16, 1984 at 10 a.m.

I am prepared to meet Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik, to discuss the Bukit China issue in the interest of preventing the aggravation of racial polarisation

The Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Rahim Thamby Cik, has said that he is prepared to meet me to discuss the Bukit China issue in the interest of the State. I am prepared to meet Datuk Rahim Thamby Cik to discuss the Bukit China issue to ensure that racial polarisation is not aggravated because of the Bukit China issue. Continue reading I am prepared to meet Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik, to discuss the Bukit China issue in the interest of preventing the aggravation of racial polarisation

Call on Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik to stop playing ‘cat and mouse’ pretending ignorance of the Japanese feasibility study of dumping Bukit China into the sea for land reclamation

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, Dec. 15, 1984 at 10:30 a.m.

Call on Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik to stop playing ‘cat and mouse’ pretending ignorance of the Japanese feasibility study of dumping Bukit China into the sea for land reclamation

The Malacca Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik, has said that the State Government was not aware of a Japanese pre-feasibility study which proposed levelling Bukit China to use its earth for land reclamation project on the Malacca sea-front. Continue reading Call on Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Thamby Cik to stop playing ‘cat and mouse’ pretending ignorance of the Japanese feasibility study of dumping Bukit China into the sea for land reclamation

DAP suggests a round-table conference with both Neo Yee Pan and Tan Koon Swan MCA factions and Gerakan to take a common united stand to get the $2 million Bukit China quit rent demand and ultimatum cancelled by before Dec. 28

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, when launching the DAP ‘One Person, One Dollar’ $2 million Bukit China Quit Rent Protest Campaign for the Pahang State in Kuantan on Friday, Dec. 14 at 10 am

DAP suggests a round-table conference with both Neo Yee Pan and Tan Koon Swan MCA factions and Gerakan to take a common united stand to get the $2 million Bukit China quit rent demand and ultimatum cancelled by before Dec. 28

The launching of the DAP ‘One Person, One Dollar’ Bukit China $2 million quit rent demand and ultimatum protest campaign in Pahang, after Malacca, Federal Territory, Perak, Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan, is to demonstrate that the Save Bukit China issue is an issue which should concern every Malaysian who cherish their historic, political, religious and cultural rights. Continue reading DAP suggests a round-table conference with both Neo Yee Pan and Tan Koon Swan MCA factions and Gerakan to take a common united stand to get the $2 million Bukit China quit rent demand and ultimatum cancelled by before Dec. 28