Category: Campaign

DAP not forming any coalition in Selangor

Statement by DAP Secretary-general and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference in Ipoh on Monday, 17th April, 1972 at 11.00a.m.

DAP not forming any coalition in Selangor

For the last two days, I have been touring the Batu Gajah Parliamentary constituency. This is part of my nation-wide tour of all DAP Parliamentary and State Assembly constituencies to firstly, see for myself the constituency work and service of our DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen, and secondly, to meet a cross-section of the people on the ground to get their views about the problems of the people and country. Continue reading DAP not forming any coalition in Selangor

Call on Penang DAP to prepare to be the next Government of Penang

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when addressing members at Penang DAP headquarters on Monday, 13th March, 1972 at 8 p.m.

Call on Penang DAP to prepare to be the next Government of Penang

If there is general elections now in Penang, there is no doubt that the party which will secure the most number of seats and form the next Government will be the Democratic Action Party. This is why there is no fresh general elections, and why the Gerakan-Alliance Coalition Government was formed. Continue reading Call on Penang DAP to prepare to be the next Government of Penang

Ingredients for the success of a political movement

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a meeting of the Setapak DAP Branch at Circular Road, Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 10th March 1972 at 7.30 p.m.

Ingredients for the success of a political movement

If a political movement is to make a lasting political impact and contribution, it must be an ideological political movement with a collective leadership. The DAP is such a political party. It is unlike, for instance, the Gerakan Ra’ayat Malaysia which was a political party of personalities, and when the personalities defect, quarrel and break up, the Gerakan Ra’ayat Malaysia lies in ruins and shambles. Continue reading Ingredients for the success of a political movement

Warning to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik not to let down the hopes and expectations of the 900000 new villagers

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, to DAP members at the Sitiawan DAP Branch at Pekan Gurney, Sitiawan on Saturday, 4th March 1972 at 2 p.m. at the beginning of his two-day tour of the Sitiawan Parliamentary constituency

Warning to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik not to let down the hopes and expectations of the 900000 new villagers

My two-day visit to the Sitiawan Parliamentary Constituency is the fifth in my current tour of all DAP Parliamentary Constituency and State constituencies to (i) check on the constituency service of the DAP Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman for the area; (ii) visit DAP branches and meet party members to discuss party and political matters; and (iii) to meet a small cross-section of the general public to get their views on the DAP’s elected representatives in the area, the party and the nation’s problems. Continue reading Warning to Dr. Lim Keng Yaik not to let down the hopes and expectations of the 900000 new villagers

The full political circle of Dr. Lim Chong Eu

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking to party members in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 20th Feb. 1972 at 8 p.m.

The full political circle of Dr. Lim Chong Eu

The Year of the Rat marks the completion of another full cycle of the Chinese calendar. It also marks the completion of a full circle in the political career of Dr. Lim Chong Eu of Penang.

Thirteen years ago, in 1959, Dr. Lim Chong Eu resigned as President of MCA, spurned an offer to be the Chief Minister of Penang, purportedly over a set of political beliefs and principles. Continue reading The full political circle of Dr. Lim Chong Eu

Campaign to instill courtesy in government servants when dealing with the public

Adjournment Speech by DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the Dewan Ra’ayat on 13th December 1971

Campaign to instill courtesy in government servants when dealing with the public

My fellow parliamentarians in the DAP and I, in the course of our meeting with the public, have received recurrent complaints from members of the public, particularly from the laboring class and the illiterate, that government employees had been very rude and discourteous when dealing with them.

We read in the press from the letters to the editor’s column, of similar complaints. These incidents happen to the educated. We can well imagine what treatment the illiterate, the old women, and the laboring class receive at the hand of the rude and discourteous government servants. Continue reading Campaign to instill courtesy in government servants when dealing with the public

Lowering of Voting Age from 21 to 18

Adjournment speech by DAP Member of Parliament, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Ra’ayat on 10th December, 1971

Lowering of Voting Age from 21 to 18

Early this year, Parliament passed a law, ‘The Age of Majority Act’, reducing the legal Age from 21 to 18 years. If young men or girls of 18 years are to treated for serious civil purposes as mature people and be able to own property, to enter into contractual obligations and rights, then the case is strengthened that they should have the vote as well. People ought to have the right to vote and to have a say about the way in which their lives are governed and in which the country is being run – at the age at which society expects them to assume adult social responsibilities. When there is war or national emergency the young men of 18 are conscripted to service and many serve without conscription. It is clearly a strong argument that if you can expect a young man of 18 to die in the defence of the country, then he should be given the right to help decide in the shaping of the country for which he is being asked to die. Continue reading Lowering of Voting Age from 21 to 18

71 Questions for Written Answer by Mr. Lim Kit Siang

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, 2nd December 1971

71 Questions for Written Answer by Mr. Lim Kit Siang

The following are the 71 questions for written answers which DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, has submitted for the forthcoming session of Parliament beginning on December 8. Mr. Lim submitted a total of 100 questions, 29 of which are for oral answer. The 29 questions for oral answers were released yesterday.

Written Question Continue reading 71 Questions for Written Answer by Mr. Lim Kit Siang

DAP’s role in Penang

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP public rally at Dato Kramat padang in Penang on Saturday, 6th November 1971 at 10 p.m.

DAP’s role in Penang

During the May 1969 General Elections, the DAP, through an electoral understanding, helped the Gerakan Ra’ayat Malaysia, then led by Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, Mr. V. Veerappen and Mr. Yeoh Teck Chye, to capture the Penang State Government from the Alliance. Continue reading DAP’s role in Penang

Report on Inspection Tour of Bukit Nanas Constituency

Report by Secretary- General on inspection tour of Bukit Nanas Constituency on Oct.23 and 24,1971

1. Programme

On Oct 23, from 12 p.m to 5 p.m. and from 8 p.m to 9 p.m, visited Kanpong Pudu Lama, Peel Road squatters, Jalan Pudu main road, and night hawkers at Jalan Bukit Bintang.

On Oct 24, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m, visited Bukit Bintang market, Pudu market, Jalan Imbi Kampong Dollar settlement. (No programme for afternoon as I had attend one-day Kuala Lumpur seminar). At night, joint meeting with Pudu DAP and Bukit Bintang DAP Branches.

Punctually: Strict observance. Continue reading Report on Inspection Tour of Bukit Nanas Constituency