Category: Sabah

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 17.9.1984:

Warning to Datuk Harris Salleh and Abdul Hamid Awang that they would be sued for defamation of character the very instant they repeat the Bongawah Assemblyman’s speech in Sabah Assembly that I have received $1 million ‘in adavanca’ and Fung Ket Wing $100000 from Tun Mustapha
I want to remind the Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Harris Salleh and he Berjaya Bongawan Assemblyman, Abdul Hamid Awang, that I have accepted the Berjaya challenge for them to repeat to repeat the Bongawan Assemblyman’s speech at the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur at 8 p.m. tomorrow that I have received $1 million form Tun Mustapha as ‘advance’ money and Sdr. Fung Ket Wing, DAP MP for Sandakan, had received $100000 from Tun Mustapha. Continue reading Warning to Datuk Harris Salleh and Abdul Hamid Awang that they would be sued for defamation of character

Speech by Parliamentary opposition Leaer, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Stampin DAP Branch Anniversary Geramah held on Tuesday, 11.9.1984 at 9 pm

DAP reiterate its support for immigration autonomy for Sarawak and Sabah but opposes abuses of immigration power

Recently, the ban on my entry into Sabah via Kota Kinabalu has sparked off a new controversy over the abuse of immigration autonomy powers for Sabah and Sarawak. Continue reading DAP reiterate its support for immigration autonomy for Sarawak and Sabah but opposes abuses of immigration power

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in PJ on Saturday, 8.9.1984:

Prime Minister has referred Datuk Harris Salleh’s breach of Sabah State Constitution to Attorney-General

I have received a reply from the Prime Minister, Datuk Sdri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to my letter to him dated 20th August 1984 asking for action to be taken against Datuk Harris Salleh for his breach of the Sabah State Constitution during his tenure as Sabah Chief Minister. Continue reading Prime Minister has referred Datuk Harris Salleh’s breach of Sabah State Constitution to Attorney-General

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in the Chinese Assembly Hall on Monday, 3rd September 1984 at 9 p.m.

DAP calls for resignation of Harris Salleh as Sabah Chief Minister as his continuance will be a daily reminder of the emptiness of the 2M motto of a ‘Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy Government’ and the 1984 National Day Theme of ‘Trust is the Foundation of Success’

Just now, I repeated my Parliamentary speech of July 23 on Harris Salleh – the speech with Datuk Harris Salleh challenged me to repeat in Sandakan on August 27 at the Dewan Masyarayat at 10 a.m. However, when together with Sdr. Karpal Singh and Sdr. Hu Sepang, I flew over to Kota Kinabalu enroute to Sandakan, Datuk Harris Salleh frustrated the performance of my art of the bargain in his challenge by disallowing my entry into Sabah. Continue reading DAP calls for resignation of Harris Salleh as Sabah Chief Minister

Press Conference Statement by Parliament Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, in Penang on Sunday, 2nd Sept. 1984 at 11.30 a.m.

DAP calls on Malaysia Government to officially approach the Filipino Government to repatriate the 200000 Filipino refugees in Sabah

Two days ago, an Opposition Filipino Member of Parliament, Candu Muarip, called on the Philippine National Assembly to look into the conditions of some 200000 Filipino Muslim refugees in Sabah. Continue reading DAP calls on Malaysia Government to officially approach the Filipino Government to repatriate the 200000 Filipino refugees in Sabah

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP PJ Headquarters on Thursday, 30th August 1984 at 12.30 pm

Datuk Harris Salleh has no right to issue a third challenge until and unless he had performed his part in two earlier challenges also thrown by him

Today, Datuk Harris Salleh, the Sabah Chief Minister, has taken full-page advertisements in the New Straits Times, Star and Nanyang Siang Pao to issue what he described as ‘his final challenge’ to me, Sdr. Fung Ket Wing (MP for Sandakan) and Sdr. Dr. Tan Seng Giaw (MP for Kepong). Continue reading Datuk Harris Salleh has no right to issue a third challenge until and unless he had performed his part in two earlier challenges also thrown by him

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Wednesday, 29.8.1984:

Lim Kit Siang cables Harris Salleh to invite him to the Sept. 3 date at Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, offering to pay for his return fare

I had yesterday cabled from Penang to the Sabah Chief Minister, Datuk Harris Salleh, officially inviting him to the Sept. 3 date at the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur at 8 p.m. to listen to my repeat of my Parliamentary speech on him on July 23. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang cables Harris Salleh to invite him to the Sept. 3 date at Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur, offering to pay for his return fare

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Wednesday, 29th August 1984 at 11 a.m.

Advise to Sabah Finance Minister, Datuk Mohamad Noor Mansor, not to take after the example of Datuk Harris Salleh or he would never fulfil his dream of becoming Sabah Chief Minister after Harris Salleh

One day after I was arbitrarily denied entry into Sabah via Kota Kinabalu for me to keep the Sandakan date of August 26, the Sabah Finance Minister and Berjaya Secretary-General, Datuk Mohammad Noor Mansor, arranged to be in Malacca to launch a broadside against me. Continue reading Advise to Sabah Finance Minister, Datuk Mohamad Noor Mansor, not to take after the example of Datuk Harris Salleh or he would never fulfil his dream of becoming Sabah Chief Minister after Harris Salleh

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Penang on Tuesday, 28th August 1984 at 10.30 a.m.

Lim Kit Siang offers to pay for Datuk Harris Salleh’s return ticket to attend the Sept. 3 date at Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur for hear him repeat his entire Parliamentary speech of July 23

I am prepared to pay for Datuk Harris Salleh’s return ticket to attend the Sept. 3 date at the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur to hear me repeat my entire parliamentary speech of July 23, 1984, which he had originally challenged me to repeat in Sandakan on August 26 at 10 a.m. but he chickened out at the last minute by banning from entry into Sabah. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang offers to pay for Datuk Harris Salleh’s return ticket to attend the Sept. 3 date at Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur for hear him repeat his entire Parliamentary speech of July 23