Category: Local Government

Call on Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein, to multi-racialism the heads of departments of government so that criticisms of departmental inefficiency and incompetence could not be exploited and distorted by irresponsible political leaders as criticisms against one race.

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Petaling, Lim Kit Siang, when officially declaring open the Cheras 9 ms. DAP Branch, Selangor, on Thursday, 23rd August 1979 at 8 pm.

Call on Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein, to multi-racialism the heads of departments of government so that criticisms of departmental inefficiency and incompetence could not be exploited and distorted by irresponsible political leaders as criticisms against one race.

The Immigration Department Kuala Lumpur Office inefficiency and incompetence, the public outcry and criticism against the failure of the Immigration Department to provide efficient service to the people, the political exploitation of the criticisms by UMNO Youth Leader and the Director-General of Immigration and raising of racial issues, shows a very unhealthy aspect of Government service. Continue reading Call on Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein, to multi-racialism the heads of departments of government so that criticisms of departmental inefficiency and incompetence could not be exploited and distorted by irresponsible political leaders as criticisms against one race.

Challenge to the new Perak Mentri Besar, Wan Mohamed Wan Teh to take immediate actions to prove the sincerity, integrity and incorruptibility of his Administration

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, when officially opening the DAP Rural Affairs Sub-Committee Political Seminar for branch representatives held in Ipoh on Saturday, 1st Oct. 1977 at 2 p.m.

Challenge to the new Perak Mentri Besar, Wan Mohamed Wan Teh to take immediate actions to prove the sincerity, integrity and incorruptibility of his Administration

The State of Perak has got a new Mentri Besar today, in the person of Wan Mohamed Wan Teh, Assemblymen for Temenggor. But what else has the people got? Will they get a Government of able, dedicated, self-sacrificing government leaders who are honest, incorruptible and man of undoubted integrity? Or will the people of Perak, whether in the kampongs or estates or towns continue to be neglected and ignored while the small group of top political leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional exploit the State’s rich natural resources for their own personal advancement? Continue reading Challenge to the new Perak Mentri Besar, Wan Mohamed Wan Teh to take immediate actions to prove the sincerity, integrity and incorruptibility of his Administration

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 mismanagement and inefficiency through Barisan Nasional “planning”

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader and DAP Secretary-General, Lim Kit Siang, at the meeting of the Federal Territory and Selangor State Sub-Committee held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 16th August 1977 at 8p.m.

Government mismanagement and inefficiency through Barisan Nasional “planning”

Every five years, the ruling party carries out a highly-publicised exercise to impress and dazzle the people with an ever—thickening Five Year Plan stacked with promises, words and figures. Continue reading Government mismanagement and inefficiency through Barisan Nasional “planning”

The 1973 Malacca Hospital blood poisoning deaths

Statement By DAP Secretary- General and Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka. Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference held at DAP Malacca Office on Saturday, 9.5.1975 at 10.30 a.m.

The 1973 Malacca Hospital blood poisoning deaths

Twenty- one months ago, on August 22, 1973, I called a press conference in this office to make public the unusually high number of deaths in the Malacca Hospital during the period July 21 to August 20 because of the breakdown of the hospital’s autoclave sterilisation plant causing blood poisoning and deaths of patients. Continue reading The 1973 Malacca Hospital blood poisoning deaths

Hold local council elections

Speech by MP for Bandar Melaka, Lim Kit Siang in the Dewan Rakyat on 20th July 1973 on the Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Bill, 1973.

Call on Alliance Government to honour its solemn pledge to Parliament in 1965 to hold local council elections

The current meeting of Parliament started with the tampering of the Constitution to abolish nine Selangor State Assembly seats and the disenfranchise signing the death certificate for elected local government, by the passage of the local Government (Temporary Provisions) Bill 1973.

With the passage of this Bill, all councillors in all local authorities holding office shall forthwith cease to hold office, it will then be up to the respective State Governments to appoint the members of the Board of Management of the local authorities.

The Alliance record on the question of elected local government is a record of broken promises and breathes of faith to the people and country.

When the Alliance Government suspended local council elections on 1st March 1965, the then Prime Minister gave as justification the threat of Indonesian Confrontation. But he gave a solemn pledge, which I quote: Continue reading Hold local council elections

Why local government should be elected

On 1st March 1965, the then Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, made a Ministerial Statement in the Dewan Rakyat announcing that the government had exercised Emergency powers to suspend local council elections which was to be held in May or June the same year, on the ground of Indonesian Confrontation.

The then Prime Minister made a solemn pledge to this House and nation, and I quote from the Hansards of 1.3.1965: Continue reading Why local government should be elected

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

Athi Nahappan Report on Local Authorities

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General & Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang on10th December 1971

Athi Nahappan Report on Local Authorities

The DAP welcomes the recommendation of the Athi Nahappan Report for the continuation of the system of elected local government in Malaysia.

We regret that the Government, despite its knowledge of the Athi Nahappan Report recommendation since December 1968, should decide to flagrantly disregard the Report’s recommendation and set its mind on abolishing elected Municipal, town and local councils. Continue reading Athi Nahappan Report on Local Authorities

Elected local government in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Malacca State Chairman and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, at the official opening of the Kota Utara DAP Branch in Malacca on Friday, 17th September 1971 at 3pm

Elected local government in Malaysia

The Minister for Local Government, Dato Ong Kee Hui, said last week that the State governments had agreed with the Federal Government that elected local councils and Municipalities should be abolished.

I do not know whether the State government had communicated these views to Dato Ong officially or informally, but whether officially or informally, these views are improper and unauthorized, as none of the State Assemblies had debated or decide on the future of elected local government in the country. Continue reading Elected local government in Malaysia