Category: Gerakan

Lim Kit Siang offers to meet with Dr. Lim Keng Yaik before the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council meeting tomorrow to advise him on policy issues and political principles Gerakan should take a stand on, instead of more or less seaats

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Wednesday, 4.6.1986:

Lim Kit Siang offers to meet with Dr. Lim Keng Yaik before the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council meeting tomorrow to advise him on policy issues and political principles Gerakan should take a stand on, instead of more or less seaats

I am prepared to meet Dr. Lim Keng Yaik before the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council meeting tomorrow to advise him on the policy issues and political principles the Gerakan should take a stand on, instead of focusing on the selfish question of more or less seats. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang offers to meet with Dr. Lim Keng Yaik before the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council meeting tomorrow to advise him on policy issues and political principles Gerakan should take a stand on, instead of more or less seaats

Gerakan threat to contest under its own symbol, if not allocated more seats shows its naked opportunism’ and sheer lack of political principles.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Penang Ceramah held at Penang Chinese Town Hall on Friday, May 30, 1986:

Gerakan threat to contest under its own symbol, if not allocated more seats shows its naked opportunism’ and sheer lack of political principles.

Gerakan President, Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, threatened a few days ago that Gerakan would contest the coming general elections under its own symbol if it is not given ‘ a fair deal’ in allocation of seats. Continue reading Gerakan threat to contest under its own symbol, if not allocated more seats shows its naked opportunism’ and sheer lack of political principles.

Now irresponsible could a Gerakan Minister be?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 26th March 1986:

Now irresponsible could a Gerakan Minister be?

On Sunday, Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, said in Malacca that Gerakan MPs would seek to clarify the meaning of the words “official” and “secrets” on the proposed amendment to the Official Secrets Act next month in Parliament when the Official Secrets Act Amendment Bill would be tabled for adoption. Continue reading Now irresponsible could a Gerakan Minister be?

Malacca forum on ‘Declaration of Chinese Guilds and Associations’ has produced immediate results in making Gerakan realise its irresponsibility over the Chinese Telephone Directory issue

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Tuesday,24th December 1985:

Malacca forum on ‘Declaration of Chinese Guilds and Associations’ has produced immediate results in making Gerakan realise its irresponsibility over the Chinese Telephone Directory issue

I congratulate the Malacca Chinese Schools’ Old Boys’ Association’ Federation for organising Sunday’s forum on ‘Declaration of Chinese Guilds and Associations’ for it had produced immediate results. Continue reading Malacca forum on ‘Declaration of Chinese Guilds and Associations’ has produced immediate results in making Gerakan realise its irresponsibility over the Chinese Telephone Directory issue

Dr Lim Chong Eu and Gerakan had short-changed the People of Penang with Komtar and the Penang bridge in exchange for the drastic erosion of their political, ecomonic, educational, cultural and religious rights

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Ten Thousand-People DAP Seventh National Congress Dinner held at Esplanade, Penang on Saturday, April 20, 1985 at 9pm.

Dr Lim Chong Eu and Gerakan had short-changed the People of Penang with Komtar and the Penang bridge in exchange for the drastic erosion of their political, ecomonic, educational, cultural and religious rights.

The Penang Gerakan had started a campaign among Chinese guilds, associations and societies to get them to jointly appeal to Dr. Lim Chong Eu to remain as Penang Chief Minister and to lead the Gerakan in Penang in the next general elections. Continue reading Dr Lim Chong Eu and Gerakan had short-changed the People of Penang with Komtar and the Penang bridge in exchange for the drastic erosion of their political, ecomonic, educational, cultural and religious rights

MCA-Gerakan ‘Joint Council’ the New Savior of Chinese rights?

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Slang,
at DAP PJ Hgrs on Tuesday, 2.4.l985 at 12.30 pm

MCA-Gerakan ‘Joint Council’ the New Savior of Chinese rights?

The establishment of the MCA-Gerakan Joint Council, after the blaze of publicity these past weeks after a bout of meetings, dinners and lunches, has given rise to two impressions: Continue reading MCA-Gerakan ‘Joint Council’ the New Savior of Chinese rights?

The harm the Tung Chiau Chung has caused to the DAP in the 1982 general elections is not only by their last-minute joining of Gerakan and Barisan, but by their preparedness to tell lies and character-assassinate DAP leaders

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Kepong DAP thanksgiving party to DAP Kepong election workers held at Kepong on Wednesday, 5.5.1982 at 8 p.m.

The harm the Tung Chiau Chung has caused to the DAP in the 1982 general elections is not only by their last-minute joining of Gerakan and Barisan, but by their preparedness to tell lies and character-assassinate DAP leaders

I thank the people of Kepong for their support of the DAP and the election of Dr. Tan Seng Giaw as their Member of Parliament, despite the high-powered and multi-million dollar campaign to distort what was a battle between the DAP and the Barisan Nasional into a battle between the DAP and Tung Chiau Chung. Continue reading The harm the Tung Chiau Chung has caused to the DAP in the 1982 general elections is not only by their last-minute joining of Gerakan and Barisan, but by their preparedness to tell lies and character-assassinate DAP leaders

DAP to expose the MCA and Gerakan’s ‘five steps backward, two steps forward’ political role in the 1982 general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Chinese Rocket Weekly inaugural issue ceremony held at Transport Workers’ Union Hall on Saturday, 27.3.1982 at 3 pm.

DAP to expose the MCA and Gerakan’s ‘five steps backward, two steps forward’ political role in the 1982 general elections

The inaugural appearance of the first issue of the new Chinese- language Rocket Weekly on the eve of the 1982 general elections is most significant, for it would help to pierce the ever-growing Barisan control and ownership of local newspapers in the country. Continue reading DAP to expose the MCA and Gerakan’s ‘five steps backward, two steps forward’ political role in the 1982 general elections

Three reasons why Haji Suhaimi wants the Malaysian Chinese to support Barisan parties like MCA and Gerakan against the DAP.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at the Circular Road DAP Branch dinner to commemorate the DAP’s 15th Anniversary held at the multi-storeyed car park Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, 24th November, 1981 at 8 p.m.

Three reasons why Haji Suhaimi wants the Malaysian Chinese to support Barisan parties like MCA and Gerakan against the DAP.

The UMNO Youth Leader, Haji Suhaimi Kamaruddin, said in Butterworth on Sunday that the Chinese community should not support the DAP, but must support instead Barisan component parties like MCA and Gerakan. Continue reading Three reasons why Haji Suhaimi wants the Malaysian Chinese to support Barisan parties like MCA and Gerakan against the DAP.

MCA and Gerakan should probably try to compose their differences first before any round-table conference as there is a wide divide between the DAP on the one hand and the component Barisan parties on MCA and Gerakan on the other.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, to the Perak State DAP Committee meeting at Perak DAP hqrs at Jalan Chamberlain, Ipoh on Friday, 11th Sept. 1981 at 8.30 p.m.

MCA and Gerakan should probably try to compose their differences first before any round-table conference as there is a wide divide between the DAP on the one hand and the component Barisan parties on MCA and Gerakan on the other.

Gerakan national vice president, and Gerakan Selangor State Secretary, Soong Siew Hoong, said in a Gerakan function in Petaling Jaya yesterday that the target of the MCA’s attack should be the DAP and not the Gerakan. Continue reading MCA and Gerakan should probably try to compose their differences first before any round-table conference as there is a wide divide between the DAP on the one hand and the component Barisan parties on MCA and Gerakan on the other.