Category: Penang

I will give Dr. Kang Chin Seng a special lecture at the Penang State Assembly nest week so that he could understand that thee is no inconsistency or contradiction I Penang DAP’s stand on the increase in the number of State Assembly seats

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 16th June, 1993:

I will give Dr. Kang Chin Seng a special lecture at the Penang State Assembly nest week so that he could understand that thee is no inconsistency or contradiction I Penang DAP’s stand on the increase in the number of State Assembly seats

Penang Gerakan State Exco member, Dr. Kang Chin Seng issued a statement yesterday repeating the Penang State Government’s accusation that the Penang DAP Assemblymen had been inconsistent and contradictory in our stand on the increase in the number of State Assembly seats for Penang. Continue reading I will give Dr. Kang Chin Seng a special lecture at the Penang State Assembly nest week so that he could understand that thee is no inconsistency or contradiction I Penang DAP’s stand on the increase in the number of State Assembly seats

I will withdraw my private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats if Tsu Koon or Ibrahim Saad could prove that I had been inconsistent on this issue

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, June 15, 1993:

I will withdraw my private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats if Tsu Koon or Ibrahim Saad could prove that I had been inconsistent on this issue

Both the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon and Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Ibrahim Saad, have claimed that I had been inconsistent on the issue of the increase of State Assembly seats for the Penang State. Continue reading I will withdraw my private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats if Tsu Koon or Ibrahim Saad could prove that I had been inconsistent on this issue

Dr. Koh Tsu Koon’s State Government has again shown another undemocratic face in the rejection of the DAP private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at the Penang DAP State Leadership Conference held at Crown Princess Hotel, Tanjong Bungah on Sunday, 13th June 1993 at 9.30 a.m.

Dr. Koh Tsu Koon’s State Government has again shown another undemocratic face in the rejection of the DAP private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats

The Penang State Government of Dr. Koh Tsu Koon has again shown another undemocratic face in the rejection of the DAP private member’s bill amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats for debate in the Penang state assembly. Continue reading Dr. Koh Tsu Koon’s State Government has again shown another undemocratic face in the rejection of the DAP private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six state assembly seats

DAP hopes that with Dr. Mahathir’s second visit to China beginning tomorrow, there would be the fullest normalization of relations between Malaysia and China where no one would ever question the loyalty of Malaysian Chinese to Malaysia

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang:

(1) in Petaling Jaya on Saturday, June 12, 1993:

DAP hopes that with Dr. Mahathir’s second visit to China beginning tomorrow, there would be the fullest normalization of relations between Malaysia and China where no one would ever question the loyalty of Malaysian Chinese to Malaysia

DAP hopes that with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed’s second visit to China beginning tomorrow, there would be the fullest normalization of relations between Malaysia and China where no one would ever question the loyalty of Malaysian Chinese to Malaysia. Continue reading DAP hopes that with Dr. Mahathir’s second visit to China beginning tomorrow, there would be the fullest normalization of relations between Malaysia and China where no one would ever question the loyalty of Malaysian Chinese to Malaysia

Let Liong Sik prove his claim that MCA had regained the confidence of the Malaysian Chinese by announcing at the Penang MCA State Delegates’ Convention tomorrow that he would return to Penang to contest for a parliamentary seat in the next general elections

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, June 11, 1993:

Let Liong Sik prove his claim that MCA had regained the confidence of the Malaysian Chinese by announcing at the Penang MCA State Delegates’ Convention tomorrow that he would return to Penang to contest for a parliamentary seat in the next general elections

MCA President, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, has claimed that the MCA had emerged from a period of multiple crisis to be stronger and more united. Continue reading Let Liong Sik prove his claim that MCA had regained the confidence of the Malaysian Chinese by announcing at the Penang MCA State Delegates’ Convention tomorrow that he would return to Penang to contest for a parliamentary seat in the next general elections

Dr. Koh Tsu Koon should explain why he played “the China card” instead of “the Mahathir card” to justify the undemocratic and unconstitutional violation of the Penang State Constitution on the six-month rule?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Friday, 11th June, 1993:

Dr. Koh Tsu Koon should explain why he played “the China card” instead of “the Mahathir card” to justify the undemocratic and unconstitutional violation of the Penang State Constitution on the six-month rule?

Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, should explain why he played “the China card” instead of “the Mahathir card” to justify the undemocratic and unconstitutional violation of the Penang State Constitution on the six-month rule. Continue reading Dr. Koh Tsu Koon should explain why he played “the China card” instead of “the Mahathir card” to justify the undemocratic and unconstitutional violation of the Penang State Constitution on the six-month rule?

DAP proposes amendment of the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution to a three-month rule whereby the Penang State Assembly must meet once in at least three months

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Thursday, June 10, 1993:

DAP proposes amendment of the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution to a three-month rule whereby the Penang State Assembly must meet once in at least three months

DAP proposes that the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution requiring the State Assembly to meet at least once every six-months should be amended into a three-month rule requiring the Penang State Assembly to meet at least once every three months. Continue reading DAP proposes amendment of the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution to a three-month rule whereby the Penang State Assembly must meet once in at least three months

Tsu Koon should not get too emotional and hysterical over his failure to get two-thirds majority support in the Penang State Assembly last November to amend the State Constitution to increase three State Assembly seats, and should regard it as a lesson instead of as a humiliation

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, June 8, 1993:

Tsu Koon should not get too emotional and hysterical over his failure to get two-thirds majority support in the Penang State Assembly last November to amend the State Constitution to increase three State Assembly seats, and should regard it as a lesson instead of as a humiliation

I am surprised by the emotional and hysterical reaction of Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to my invitation to him last Saturday to create history by ensuring that the 33-member Penang State Assembly unanimously support the DAP private member’s bill to amend the Penang State Constitution to increase six additional state assembly constituencies from 33 to 39 and the DAO motion asking Parliament to increase two additional Parliamentary constituencies from 11 to 13. Continue reading Tsu Koon should not get too emotional and hysterical over his failure to get two-thirds majority support in the Penang State Assembly last November to amend the State Constitution to increase three State Assembly seats, and should regard it as a lesson instead of as a humiliation

Is Koh Tsu Koon suggesting that his nation-wide campaigning for the Gerakan Vice President’s post is more important than the holding of proper, legal and constitutional Penang State Assembly meetings?

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, June 8, 1993:

Is Koh Tsu Koon suggesting that his nation-wide campaigning for the Gerakan Vice President’s post is more important than the holding of proper, legal and constitutional Penang State Assembly meetings?

Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, has failed to give strong and convincing reasons why after being informed in April that he would be joining the delegation accompanying the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to China from June 13 to 22, he did not call an earlier Penang State Assembly meeting so as not to violate the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution and the Penang State Assembly. Continue reading Is Koh Tsu Koon suggesting that his nation-wide campaigning for the Gerakan Vice President’s post is more important than the holding of proper, legal and constitutional Penang State Assembly meetings?

If Tsu Koon has the humility to admit that he is wrong in trying to violate and circumvent the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution and promises not to repeat it, Penang DAP Assemblymen are prepared to let the matter rest

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Tanjung, Lim Kit Siang, at a meeting of DAP Penang State Assemblymen at Penang DAP Hqrs on Tuesday, 8th June 1993 at 8.30 p.m.

If Tsu Koon has the humility to admit that he is wrong in trying to violate and circumvent the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution and promises not to repeat it, Penang DAP Assemblymen are prepared to let the matter rest

The undemocratic and unconstitutional attempt by the Penang Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, to violate and circumvent the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution and the Penang State Assembly Standing Orders is the most dishonorable chapter in the 24-year history of the Gerakan State Government of Penang. Continue reading If Tsu Koon has the humility to admit that he is wrong in trying to violate and circumvent the six-month rule in the Penang State Constitution and promises not to repeat it, Penang DAP Assemblymen are prepared to let the matter rest