Category: DAP

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Pudu Branch, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 23rd Oct. 1971 before starting his inspection tour of the Bukit Nanas Constituency which will continue tomorrow.

DAP MPs and SAs will not join so-called overseas fact-finding visits, which are in fact pleasure trips at public expense.

This constituency, Bukit Nanas constituency, is the second of my visit in my series of national tour of all DAP parliamentary and state constituencies to check on the constituency performance of DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen, and to seek public views as to how DAP constituency service can be further improved.

The DAP is a serious political movement, with a serious political objective. All DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen will discharge their duties to the constituency, party and country diligently and conscientiously. Continue reading DAP MP’s and SA’s will not join so-called overseas fact-finding visits

DAP Secretary-General’s Desk by Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 18th October 1971.

Dear Comrade,

Parliament will meet for its budget session beginning on Wednesday, 8th December. It is scheduled to meet for 29 days, adjourning on 4th February 1972.

Members of Parliament have to submit their oral or written question by Tuesday, November 16, 1971.

Branches, members or supporters who wish any matter, problem whether local or national, brought up in Parliament in the form of question, should contact any DAP MP for the issue to be take up. To give our MPs time to frame the question and have it translated into Bahasa
Malaysia, I suggest that all such proposed questions should reach our MPs by 10th November. Continue reading From the SG’s Desk

Report by Secretary-General on inspection tour of Serdang Constituency on Oct, 16 and 17, 1971.

1. Programme

On Oct. 16 from 2 p.m to 11 p.m., visited Sungei Besi, Serdang Lama, Serdang Bahru new village.

On Oct 17, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., visited Sungei Way, Subang Resettlement Village, Kuchai 6 m.s., Kuchai 8 m.s. and Puchong 14m.s.

Meetings Continue reading Report on Inspection Tour of Serdang Constituency

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka on 10th October 1971.

DAP National Campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of MPs and SAs

Two weeks ago, at the close of the two-day National DAP Policy Seminar in Seremban, I stressed the importance of every DAP elected representative being a good Member of Parliament and State Assemblymen.

This was the start of the DAP national campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of DAP Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen throughout the country. Continue reading DAP National Campaign to raise the standard of constituency performance of MPs and SAs

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, when closing the two-day DAP National Policy Seminar held in Seremban on Sunday, 26th Sept, 1971 at 6pm

How to be a good DAP Member of Parliament or State Assemblyman

Every DAP Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman must strive to be a good Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman. This is because the MPs and SAs are the public standard bearers of the Party, and their performance is a reflection of the performance of the Party.

Every DAP Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman has three duties: Continue reading How to be a good DAP Member of Parliament or State Assemblyman

DAP Secretary General’s Desk by Mr. Lim Kit Siang on 21st September 1971.

Dear Comrade,

In the last three weeks, five DAP branches were officially opened: in Chamek, Cha’ah and Niyor in Johore, Jimah in Negri Sembilan and Kota Urara in Malacca.

In August and September, four rallies had been held – in Malacca, Kampar, Penang and Cha’ah.

Last month, we organised a seminar for Johore/Malacca DAP officials, and last weekend, we concluded the First National Chinese speaking seminar. Continue reading From the SG’s Desk