Category: By-Elections

Cabinet position on ARE a big MCA ‘let down’ to the people in Bukit Merah and surrounding areas

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, June 18, 1987:

Cabinet position on ARE a big MCA ‘let down’ to the people in Bukit Merah and surrounding areas

The Cabinet position yesterday on the Asian Rare Earth (ARE) factory in Ipoh is a big MCA let-down to the people of Bukit Merah and the surrounding areas. Continue reading Cabinet position on ARE a big MCA ‘let down’ to the people in Bukit Merah and surrounding areas

Call on Lee Kim Sai to resign as Cabinet Minister if he betrays the MCA Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to depositors by agreeing to Radifah Aziz’s proposal that not all the refund be by cash

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, to a meeting of Selangor DAP branch leaders held at No. 77, Jalan 20/9, Paramount Garden, PJ on Sunday, June 14 at 8 p.m

Call on Lee Kim Sai to resign as Cabinet Minister if he betrays the MCA Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to depositors by agreeing to Radifah Aziz’s proposal that not all the refund be by cash

After Friday’s MCA Central Committee meeting, MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, said for the first time that the 588,000 co-operative depositors will not get full cash refund in its Gopeng by-election promise of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ refund by March 1989. Continue reading Call on Lee Kim Sai to resign as Cabinet Minister if he betrays the MCA Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to depositors by agreeing to Radifah Aziz’s proposal that not all the refund be by cash

Has the MCA leadership backed down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to co-operative depositors by March 1989 as a result of UMNO Youth threats and pressures?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Saturday, 13.6.1987:

Has the MCA leadership backed down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to co-operative depositors by March 1989 as a result of UMNO Youth threats and pressures?

The MCA Central Committee had a two-hour meeting on the $1.5 billion co-operative finance issue yesterday, at the end of which, the MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, announced that the MCA Central Committee had renewed its mandate to the four MCA Ministers to “continue with efforts to resolve the DTC issue.” Continue reading Has the MCA leadership backed down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of full cash refund to co-operative depositors by March 1989 as a result of UMNO Youth threats and pressures?

DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Perak DAP State Committee meeting held at Perak DAP Hd premises on Saturday, 13.6.1987 at 8 p.m.

DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

In March 1987, the party formed a 1990s Movement National Task Force to prepare both the people and the party for the political challenge of the 1990s. If the DAP is going to be more effective in bringing about the political changes we desire in the country, then it is imperative that we inculeate among the people, as well as among party members, a long-term political perspective. Continue reading DAP to launch a two-month state-by-state campaign in August and September to strengthen party discipline and political commitment of party members

Is MCA banking down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to co-operative depositors by early 1989 even before raising it in Cabinet?

By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, June 2, 1987:

Is MCA banking down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to co-operative depositors by early 1989 even before raising it in Cabinet?

The response of the MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, to the statement by UMNO Vice President, Anwar Ibrahim that the Cabinet will not bow to threats or ultimatums on the $1.5 billion co-operative finance issue is most pathethie and disappointing. Continue reading Is MCA banking down from its Gopeng by-election pledge of ‘dollar-for-dollar’ cash refund to co-operative depositors by early 1989 even before raising it in Cabinet?

Ghaffar Baba has cancelled his trip because Lee Kim Sai has been issuing ‘blank cheques’ which the Cabinet had never agreed to honour

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Gopeng on Thursday, 14.5.1987:

Ghaffar Baba has cancelled his trip because Lee Kim Sai has been issuing ‘blank cheques’ which the Cabinet had never agreed to honour

The cancellation of the two-day Gopeng visit by Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy UMNO President, Ghaffar Baba, is primarily because the MCA, and in particular MCA Deputy President and Labour Minster, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, has been issuing ‘blank cheques” which the Cabinet had never agreed to honour, and does not want to have to expose Datuk Lee Kim Sai’s deceit and dishonest by-election promises. Continue reading Ghaffar Baba has cancelled his trip because Lee Kim Sai has been issuing ‘blank cheques’ which the Cabinet had never agreed to honour

DAP letting out a long line to catch big fish, to focus public attention on the lack of political ethics, morality, integrity and principles of the MCA and its leaders

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lm Kit Siang, at a DAP Gopeng Parliamentary ceramah in Gopeng on Wednesday, 13.5.1987 at 8.30 p.m.

DAP letting out a long line to catch big fish, to focus public attention on the lack of political ethics, morality, integrity and principles of the MCA and its leaders

The MCA had planned long and hard for the Gopeng by-election strategy, and in order to parry the DAP’s anticipated attacks on the scandal-ridden MCA and its leader, have decided on two tactics to be used in Gopeng. Continue reading DAP letting out a long line to catch big fish, to focus public attention on the lack of political ethics, morality, integrity and principles of the MCA and its leaders

MCA is trying to provoke incidents in Gopeng by-election because the key-plank of its by-election strategy, Mr. Clean, has collapsed in three short days

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Gopeng on Tuesday, 12.5.1987:

MCA is trying to provoke incidents in Gopeng by-election because the key-plank of its by-election strategy, Mr. Clean, has collapsed in three short days

I deplore the attempts by the MCA to provoke incidents in the Gopeng by-election, and I am calling on all DAP leaders, members and supporters to restrain themselves for the rest of the campaign despite the greatest provocation. Continue reading MCA is trying to provoke incidents in Gopeng by-election because the key-plank of its by-election strategy, Mr. Clean, has collapsed in three short days

Call on Datuk Lee Kim Sai to stop ‘drawing biscuits to satisfy hunger’ and mock the sufferings of the 588,000 co-operative depositors

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Mp for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Gopeng on Sunday, 0.5.1987:

Call on Datuk Lee Kim Sai to stop ‘drawing biscuits to satisfy hunger’ and mock the sufferings of the 588,000 co-operative depositors

MCA Deputy President, Datuk Lee Kim Sai, should stop ‘drawing biscuits to satisfy hunger’ as their solution to the hardships and sufferings of the 588,000 depositors. Continue reading Call on Datuk Lee Kim Sai to stop ‘drawing biscuits to satisfy hunger’ and mock the sufferings of the 588,000 co-operative depositors

MCA must die if the Malaysian Chinese are to live!

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General, MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Gopeng Parliamentary by-election ceramah at Kopisan on Saturday, 9.5.1987 at 8.20 p.m.

MCA must die if the Malaysian Chinese are to live!

One of the main MCA arguments why the voters of Gopeng must vote MCA is that the MCA cannot afford to lose another parliamentary seat, as it has only 17 MPs inclusive of Gopeng. Continue reading MCA must die if the Malaysian Chinese are to live!