By Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, October 5, 1991:
DAP supports Sultan of Selangor in demanding a freeze in the golf course building mania in Selangor
DAP fully supports the Sultan of Selangor in his opposition to the mania of golf course building in Selangor. Continue reading DAP supports Sultan of Selangor in demanding a freeze in the golf course building mania in Selangor
Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General. MP for Tanjung and Assemblyman for Kampong Kolam, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on the 1987 Budget on Monday, Oct. 27, 1986
Daim Zainuddin’s 1987 Budget cannot manage Malaysia’s deepening economic crisis as it does not inspire Malaysians that the Government is prepared to recognize and resolve the Crisis of Confidence in the country
On Budget day, on Friday, Oct 24, the Finance Minister, Daim Zainuddin, painted a bleak and gloomy picture of Malaysian economy. The Finance Minister said Malaysians must be prepared for a period of low growth in real output for the next few years. Because of the drastic falls in prices of primary commodities, we would receive about $5,900 million less in export earnings from our primary commodities compared to 1985. Continue reading Daim Zainuddin’s 1987 Budget cannot manage Malaysia’s deepening economic crisis as it does not inspire Malaysians that the Government is prepared to recognize and resolve the Crisis of Confidence in the country
Yesterday was a day of shame for Malaysia, for over a thousand anti-riot police, fully armed with tear gas canisters, wicker and baton, and rifles and Field Force personnel with sub-machine guns were mobilised against 500 squatters, including the old, sick, women and children, as if they were criminals, terrorists or dangerous animals without human rights when all they were seeking was to defend their human right to have a home.
Tear gas were fired indiscriminately against the old, sick, women and children, while the womenfolk were manhandled and forcibly evicted from their homes. Continue reading Kampong Bercham – Police Brutality Against Squatters
Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Thursday, Nov. 11, 1982:
Call on Perumahan Farlim, the Developers of Thean Teik Estate, not to exhibit an ugly and inhuman face with its threat to withdraw offer of free flats and compensation to the residents
The Chairman of Perumahan Farlim, the Developer of Thean Teik Estate in Penang, namely Tunku Farid bin Tunku Hussain, said in a statement yesterday that his company might withdraw the offer of free flats and compensation to the residents. Continue reading Call on Perumahan Farlim, the Developers of Thean Teik Estate, not to exhibit an ugly and inhuman face with its threat to withdraw offer of free flats and compensation to the residents
Press Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, 6.11.1982:
Call on Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, to get the developers of Thean Teik Estate, Perumahan Farlim (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. to immediately halt all work and pull out all workers until a full settlement is reached
After meeting officials of the Thean Teik Estate residents’ association in Penang yesterday, the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu said that he might intervene in the dispute between the residents and the developers, and that he would give them a reply next week on whether he could intervene. Continue reading Call on Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, to get the developers of Thean Teik Estate, Perumahan Farlim (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. to immediately halt all work and pull out all workers until a full settlement is reached
Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary- General and MP for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Dinner in Teluk Anson to celebrate the Party’s 15th Anniversary on Friday, 18th Sept. 1981 at 8 pm.
Call on the Perak State Government to explain how it could impose a premium of $23,920 for a new village housing lot when the market value of the house is only $5,000?
With Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and Datuk Musa Hitam, taking over the reins or power as Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, the newspapers have been full of daily reports about how the government at all levels would be clean, efficient and courteous. Continue reading Call on the Perak State Government to explain how it could impose a premium of $23,920 for a new village housing lot when the market value of the house is only $5,000?
(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on March 26, 1981 when adjourning the Dewan Rakyat on ‘a matter of urgent, definite, public importance’ ie to debate the Kampong Kandan Mining landslide disaster where 20 people were buried alive and about 75 houses destroyed)
I stand up to move the adjournment of the House to discuss a matter of definite, urgent, public importance, namely the mining landslide disaster at Kampong Kandan at 8½ mile, Jalan Puchong, Kuala Lumpur, where at least 20 people, including children, have been buried alive together with the collapse of about 10 houses, involving the destruction of a further 65 houses in the adjoining areas, making it one of the worst mining disaster in the country.
The Kampong Kandan mining disaster is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. It is apparent that there has been negligence in many quarters involving the mining company, Capitol Mining Sdn. Bhd., the Mining Department and even the State Government of Selangor. Continue reading The Puchong mind landslide
(Speech by the Parliamentary Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Rakyat on the Revenue Growth Grants Amendment Bill 1979 on October 11, 1979)
One of the economic imbalances in the country is the imbalance of economic growth between the states, and any Federal Government effort to rectify the economic imbalance between states will get full DAP support.
At present the most economically backward states, from the stand-point of per capita Gross Domestic Product for each state is Kelantan, which has only a ratio of 0.38 of the Malaysian per capita GDP, Kedah/Perlis which has a ratio of 0.54 of the Malaysian average, and Trengganu which has a ratio of 0.60. Continue reading State revenue growth grants
By Lim Kit Siang, DAP M.P. Kota Melaka and DAP Secretary-General
DAP would move a motion of no confidence in next Malacca State Assembly against the Chief Minister if Malacca State Government pursues its get-rich-quick housing policy for a handful associated with SEDC housing projects in utter disregard of the housing needs of the poor of all races in Malacca
The DAP would move a motion od no confidence on the Malacca Chief Minister, Tuan Haji Abdul Ghani, if he continues to pursue a get-rich-quick housing policy to benefit private individuals associated with the SEDC housing projects in utter disregard of the pressing and crying needs of the poor of all races in Malacca to own their own homes.
The recent State Government decision to freeze sub-division of some 100 arces of housing lots in and around the Malacca town area is the latest of State Government measures to force intending home-buyers in Malacca to buy inferior-quality houses built by SEDC in joint venture with private developers by stopping all private individuals openly and others not so openly associated with the SEDC housing projects, without benefitting the poor in Malacca to own houses as the SEDC houses are too expensive for the poor.
The prices charged for the SEDC houses are not very different from the houses built by private developers, but definitely inferior in quality.
The Malacca Chief Minister, Tuan Haji Abdul Ghani Ali, has so far failed to give a good reason for the freeze. In his New Year Message press conference, he said that the freeze is aimed to preventing property prices from rising too high beyond the means of the ordinary people to buy them. This is a most ridiculous argument when SEDC houses themselves are too expensive for the ordinary people to buy. Will the chief Minister new order the SEDC to reduce the prices of its houses in Peringgit Jaya, Batu Berendam and Air Keroh by 50 percent to bring them within the reach of the poor people?
The Chief Minister is acting as if there is an over-supply of houses in Malacca, when in fact, there is an acute shortage of houses for these demanding them, especially really low0cost houses.
This can be seen by the fact that over 6,500 people in the Melaka Tengah area alone took out application forms for the 114 terrace houses in Bandar Hilir last year, when those houses at over $11,000 are not qualified to be classified as ‘ low-cost’ either. Despite this, over 2,700 applicants turned up for interviews for the houses.
The State government’s record in building low-cost houses for the poor homeless is a dismal and disgraceful one.
In 1973, the Malacca State Government built 28 units low-cost housing. In 1974, it built 142 units. In 1975, the 114 units in Bandar Hilir had not been completed:
Instead of working out a master-plan to fight poverty through the building of low-cost housing for the poor, the State Government is interested in building middle-class homes in Peringgit Jaya, Batu Berendam and Air Keroh in Association with few favoured private individuals and then force private developers to stop their housing estate development by the misuse of government powers through the unjustified freeze of in sub-divisies of housing lots!
The State Government used its powers to compulsorily acquire private and, for instance in Taman Peringgit Jaya, at 10 cents a aqua ,and sold it at $2 a square feet, to great enrichments of the private individuals associated with the SEDC project.
The State Government should change its housing policy altogether which is to make rich quick far a few individuals assured with the SEDC housing projects, and concentrate solely and building homes for the poor in the range of $5,000 to$6,000 per unit.
The Kuala Lumpur Bandaraya plans to build about 10,000 units the range of $5,000 to $6,000 per unit the year. If this is do them for the first time, government housing projects would be able benefit the low-income groups.
This is what the Malacca State government should do, and not tompets with private developers, and when loss out in the campanion despite all the governments facilities and virtually free land, an private housing development when the housing shortage in Malacca so acute.
We do not lightly move a motion of no confidence.In my six years as Member of Parliament, I have not yet moved a motion of no confidence. This is because we realise that this is a serious matter should only be done when there are grave and power reasons for it.
I hope it would not be necessary for the DAP to move a motion of no confidence in the next Malacca State Assembly, for not only with this be the first time in any State Assembly in Malaysia after 1974 elections that such a motion would moved, but we would fully substantiate to the hilt our charge at Government in Malacca is pursuing a get-rich-quick housing policy for a handful associated with ESDC housing projects while pletely ignoring the housing needs of the poor- in fact, is dirty contributing to the aggravation of housing shortage and high housing prices in Malacca.
Ketua Pembangkang and DAP Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, today sent the following letter to the Minister for Housing and New Villages, Mr. Michael Chen:
“Y.B. Tuan Michael Chen, 19.11.1975
Menteri Perumahan dan Kampung-Kampung Baru,
MALAYSIA.
Yang Berhormat Menteri,
Allocation of government low-cost housing- another instance of rich and well-placed Malaya exploiting and denying poor Malays of their rights
I refer to the oral reply given by your Parliamentary Secretary, Y.B. Tuan Mohd. Ali bin M. Sharif, to my supplementary question on the allocation of low-cost government housing. Continue reading Allocation of government low-cost housing- another instance of rich and well-placed Malaya exploiting and denying poor Malays of their rights