Category: MPPP Scandals

MPPP’s plan to clear all Penang Island streets of hawkers is another example of victimisation and persecution of hawkers by a Council with ‘decadent and impotent’ mentality

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP Hqrs on Wednesday, 26th February 1992 at 11.30 a.m.

MPPP’s plan to clear all Penang Island streets of hawkers is another example of victimisation and persecution of hawkers by a Council with ‘decadent and impotent’ mentality

I had said that one of the first tasks of Tan Ghim Hwa as MPPP President is to suspend the harassment and victimisation of the hawkers on the Penang Island. Continue reading MPPP’s plan to clear all Penang Island streets of hawkers is another example of victimisation and persecution of hawkers by a Council with ‘decadent and impotent’ mentality

Call on the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, to explain why his assurance in the Penang State Assembly last December that the MPPP would rebuild the two demolished Thean Teik Estate dwelling after construction of a sewerage project had not been honoured

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP Hqrs on Wednesday, 26th February 1992 at 11.30 a.m.

Call on the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, to explain why his assurance in the Penang State Assembly last December that the MPPP would rebuild the two demolished Thean Teik Estate dwelling after construction of a sewerage project had not been honoured

I am holding this press conference to call the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, to explain why his assurance in the Penang State Assembly last December that the Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) would rebuild two Thean Teik Estate dwellings after construction of a sewerage project had not been honoured. Continue reading Call on the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, to explain why his assurance in the Penang State Assembly last December that the MPPP would rebuild the two demolished Thean Teik Estate dwelling after construction of a sewerage project had not been honoured

Tan Ghim Hwa should be given time to work out a master plan to clean up the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 21st February 1992:

Tan Ghim Hwa should be given time to work out a master plan to clean up the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP

DAP commends the MPPP President, Tan Ghim Hwa, for accepting one of the ten DAP proposals that the MPPP President must be a full-time job and not a part-time distraction. Continue reading Tan Ghim Hwa should be given time to work out a master plan to clean up the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP

Penang DAP to send observers to attend MPPP and MPSP meetings

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, 20th February 1992:

Penang DAP to send observers to attend MPPP and MPSP meetings

The Penang DAP State Committee, at its meeting last night, decided to send observers to attend MPPP and MPSP meetings to hold a watching brief for the ratepayers of both the Penang island and Seberang Prai, to monitor how the people’s interests are being looked after by the Councillors in the two Municipal Councils. Continue reading Penang DAP to send observers to attend MPPP and MPSP meetings

Call on the 20 MPPP Councillors who had served previously to tender their resignations to coincide with the swearing-in of Tan Ghim Hwa as MPPP President so that the MPPP can start off on a new slate to clean up its ‘decadence and impotence’

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 19th February 1992:

Call on the 20 MPPP Councillors who had served previously to tender their resignations to coincide with the swearing-in of Tan Ghim Hwa as MPPP President so that the MPPP can start off on a new slate to clean up its ‘decadence and impotence’

Tomorrow, Tan Ghim Hwa would be sworn in as the new MPPP President. DAP calls on the 20 MPPP Councillors who had been reappointed from the previous MPPP to tender their resignations to coincide with the swearing-in so that the MPPP can start off on a completely new slate to clean up its ‘decadence and impotence’. Continue reading Call on the 20 MPPP Councillors who had served previously to tender their resignations to coincide with the swearing-in of Tan Ghim Hwa as MPPP President so that the MPPP can start off on a new slate to clean up its ‘decadence and impotence’

Call on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to explain why it required 15 months of public lobbying by Gerakan state and national leaders, including two special trips to Penang by the Gerakan President, before Tan Ghim Hwa was appointed MPPP President

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Committee meeting held at Penang DAP Hqrs on Wednesday, 19th February 1992 at 8.30 p.m.

Call on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to explain why it required 15 months of public lobbying by Gerakan state and national leaders, including two special trips to Penang by the Gerakan President, before Tan Ghim Hwa was appointed MPPP President

Tomorrow will be a great day for the Penang Gerakan, for after 15 months of lobbying and pressuring the Penang State Government and the Penang Chief minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, it has finally succeeded in getting the Penang Gerakan Chairman, Tan Ghim Hwa appointed as MPPP President. Continue reading Call on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to explain why it required 15 months of public lobbying by Gerakan state and national leaders, including two special trips to Penang by the Gerakan President, before Tan Ghim Hwa was appointed MPPP President

Four further proposals for the stamping out of the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Tuesday, 18th February 1992:

Four further proposals for the stamping out of the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP

On Sunday, when I congratulated Tan Ghim Hwa on his appointment as MPPP President, I made the following three proposals for the cleaning up of the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP which had been publicly admitted by the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, namely: Continue reading Four further proposals for the stamping out of the ‘decadence and impotence’ of the MPPP

Tan Ghim Hwa’s first task is to suspend all harassment and victimisation of hawkers on Penang island

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, February 16, 1992:

Tan Ghim Hwa’s first task is to suspend all harassment and victimisation of hawkers on Penang island

Congratulations to Tan Ghim Hwa on his appointment as MPPP President. The Penang MCA and Penang MCA Youth have publicly declared their opposition to the appointment of Tan Ghim Hwa as unsuitable and improper. The DAP, however, has no objection to the appointment of anyone provided he could ‘clean up’ the MPPP and ends its ‘decadence and impotence’ as publicly admitted by the Gerakan President, Datuk Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, last December. Continue reading Tan Ghim Hwa’s first task is to suspend all harassment and victimisation of hawkers on Penang island

Even Penang MCA has lost confidence in Dr. Koh Tsu Koon over the appointment of the MPPP President and is proposing that MCA take over the post

Speech (Part 2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Bukit Mertajam Chinese New Year reception at Bukit Mertajam on Sunday, 9th February 1992 at 10 a.m.

Even Penang MCA has lost confidence in Dr. Koh Tsu Koon over the appointment of the MPPP President and is proposing that MCA take over the post

One unusual news today is the proposal by the Penang MCA, which was completely wiped out in the Parliamentary and State Assembly general elections in Penang in October 1990, demanding for the post of the President of the Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP). Continue reading Even Penang MCA has lost confidence in Dr. Koh Tsu Koon over the appointment of the MPPP President and is proposing that MCA take over the post

DAP calls on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to resolve the Penang Barisan Nasional crisis by convening Penang State Assembly meeting to decide on the appointment of the MPPP President

Speech (Part 2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang Wanita DAP Chinese New Year reception held at Penang DAP Hqrs at Lorong Kinta, Penang on Sunday, 9th February 1992 at 8 p.m.

DAP calls on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to resolve the Penang Barisan Nasional crisis by convening Penang State Assembly meeting to decide on the appointment of the MPPP President

The Penang Barisan Nasional is facing a crisis over the appointment of the new Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) President and the Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, has found this problem his greatest ‘headache’ since becoming Chief Minister of Penang. Continue reading DAP calls on Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to resolve the Penang Barisan Nasional crisis by convening Penang State Assembly meeting to decide on the appointment of the MPPP President