Category: Good Governance

DAP calls for a full-scale public inquiry into all public enterprises and companies

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday, 25th June 1979 on the second development supplementary estimates 1979

DAP calls for a full-scale public inquiry into all public enterprises and companies to expose and weet out Bank-Rakyat like scandals in their midst to protect hundreds of million of public funds from misuse and misappropriation by the Great Saboteurs of the NEP in these organizations themselves

Reading the Government White Paper on the Bank Rakyat, and the even more revealing Price Waterhouse Report on the Bank Rakyat, I am reminded of the judgement by Chief Justice, Tan Sri Justice Tan Sri Azman Shah, when convicting the former Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Harun Idris, of corruption in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation case, in May 1976, that the hearing of the case suggested “a frightening decay in integrity of some of our leaders”. He added: “It has given horrible illustrations of Lord Acton’s aphorism ‘Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely,’ and has focussed concern on the need of some avowed limitations upon political authority. Continue reading DAP calls for a full-scale public inquiry into all public enterprises and companies

Dictatorship Rule by State of Permanent Emergency

(Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, on the 1979 Emergency (Essential Powers) Bill in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday, 17th January 1979)

Dictatorship Rule by State of Permanent Emergency

Parliament has been specially summoned today to do an extraordinary thing: to legalism the illegalities committed by the Government for the last eight years since February 20, 1971 by way of unconstitutional and invalid Emergency Regulations. Continue reading Dictatorship Rule by State of Permanent Emergency

Public Declaration of Assets of Ministers and MPs a pre-condition to a clean, honest and incorrupt Government

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat moving a motion on 18th Oct. 1978 seeking leave of the house to introduce a private member’s bill to be known as Minister and Members of Parliament (Declaration of Assets) 1978 Bill.

Public Declaration of Assets of Ministers and MPs a pre-condition to a clean, honest and incorrupt Government

I rise under Standing Orders 49 to move a motion to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill to be known as Ministers and Members of Parliamentary to publicly declare assets annually, and that of their next of kin. Continue reading Public Declaration of Assets of Ministers and MPs a pre-condition to a clean, honest and incorrupt Government

Racial polarisation

(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat during the debate on the Royal Address on October 13, 1978)

His Majesty, in his Royal Address, called upon the people of all ethnic origins to join hands in support of the noble efforts of the Prime Minister in his task of forging a sense of solidarity among Malaysians. As the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong said: “Emphasis on ethnic, religious, cultural and political differences should not be done on such a scale as to destroy national unity. The spirit of tolerance should continuously be maintained.”

Unfortunately, His Majesty’s advice has not been heeded by Hon’ble Members in this House itself during the debates of the past few days. We hear the voices of intolerance, of rejection that Malaysia is a multi-racial society; we hear voices of extremism and racialism, completely insensitive to the legitimate hopes and aspirations of the various communities in the country. Continue reading Racial polarisation

Call on State Executive Councillors to resign from their profession or business

Speech by DAP Secretary-General, Member of Parliament for Petaling, Malacca State Assemblyman for Kubu, Lim Kit Siang, at a reception to thank election workers at Sungei Siput on Wednesday, 19th July 1978 at 8 p.m.

Call on State Executive Councillors to resign from their profession or business and devote full time to serve the state and people, and to avoid conflict of interests between public and private interests.
New State Governments have been formed in the various states, including Perak. The Perak Mentri Besar has been re-appointed and the Executive Council formed.

I call on all state executive councillors to resign or retire from their professions or business and devote full time to serve the State and people, and to avoid conflict of interests between public and private interests. Continue reading Call on State Executive Councillors to resign from their profession or business

Why the delay in appointing Mr. Anomaly – Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal?

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, when officiating at the inauguration of the Malacca DAP Labour Bureau at DAP Melaka premises on Friday, 23rd Sept. 1977 at 8pm.

Why the delay in appointing Mr. Anomaly – Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal?

Although the Public Services Tribunal Bill 1977 passed through the Dewan Rakyat on July 26 and the Dewan Negara on August 8, the Government has not yet appointed the Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal and the panel members who are to be entrusted with the task of inquiring into and resolving anomalies affecting the remunerations and terms and conditions of service in the public service as a result of the implementation of the Mahathir Cabinet Committee Report. Continue reading Why the delay in appointing Mr. Anomaly – Chairman of the Public Services Tribunal?

Call to Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, to review the case of FONG SENG MENG, Malacca State Football Captain, who is under detention in Pulau Jerejak

by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang:

Call to Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, to review the case of FONG SENG MENG, Malacca State Football Captain, who is under detention in Pulau Jerejak

I have received representations from the family and friends of Malacca State Football Captain, FONG SENG MENG, who had been detained under the Ordinance Darurat (Ketenteraman Awam dan Pencegah Jenayah 1969) and is detained in Pulau Jerejak. Continue reading Call to Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Haniff Omar, to review the case of FONG SENG MENG, Malacca State Football Captain, who is under detention in Pulau Jerejak

Call on Seberang Prai local councilors to resign and let better men take over if they could not provide basic services for ratepayers

by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang:

Call on Seberang Prai local councilors to resign and let better men take over if they could not provide basic services for ratepayers

I have yesterday, 19th Sept. 1977, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Seberang Prai Local Council in connection with the deplorable condition of Jalan Bunga Raya, a main road in Bukit Mertajam, and called on the local councilors to resign if they could not provide basic services for the ratepayers. Continue reading Call on Seberang Prai local councilors to resign and let better men take over if they could not provide basic services for ratepayers

Government should immediately release to the public the original and revised reports of the Ibrahim Ali Salaries Commission to establish its credibility and good faith

Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, today (16.9.1976) issued the following statement:

Government should immediately release to the public the original and revised reports of the Ibrahim Ali Salaries Commission to establish its credibility and good faith
The CUEPACS Council has confirmed Oct. 19 as the date for the strike by the public service unions and their members if the Government delayed the implementation of the Ibrahim Ali Report. Continue reading Government should immediately release to the public the original and revised reports of the Ibrahim Ali Salaries Commission to establish its credibility and good faith

A New Order in Malaysia to build a united, progressive and progressive and prosperous nation

Speech by Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Secretary General,Lim Kit Siang, at a Special Meeting of the Dewan Rakyat on 27.1.1976 on the motion of confidence on Dato Hussein Onn as Prime Minister.

A New Order in Malaysia to build a united, progressive and progressive and prosperous nation

I wish first of all to reiterate my congratulation to Dato Hussein Onn on his appointment as the third Prime Minister of Malaysia.

I must say however that this motion before the House, asking the House to express a vote of confidence in Dato Hussein Onn, as Prime Minister, is rather an unusual one. Continue reading A New Order in Malaysia to build a united, progressive and progressive and prosperous nation