Friday March 31, 2006
What ex-PMs said when launching previous Plans
By MAZWIN NIK ANIS
FIRST MALAYSIA PLAN
(1966-1970)
Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
“Malaysians should regard the First Malaysia Plan as an opportunity for each and everyone to serve in the battle for prosperity and security by giving the national economic development and defence the absolute top priority the country requires.
“The success of the First Malaysia Plan will demonstrate to the world and all Malaysians alike that in the face of national emergency threats of external aggressions, we are undeterred in our efforts to raise living standards by promoting sustained economic growth with an imaginative and constructive programme of development.
“The achievement of the objectives of the Plan will require determination, self-reliance and sacrifice for the sake of a better life and a secured economic, social and political future”.
SECOND MALAYSIA PLAN
(1971-1975)
Prime Minister: Tun Abdul Razak Hussein
“The Second Malaysia Plan is the largest and most ambitious development plan yet undertaken in this country.
“The Government will take the lead in ensuring the necessary energies are generated. It will spare no efforts to promote national unity and develop a just and progressive Malaysian society in a rapidly expanding economy so that no one will experience any loss or feel any sense of deprivation of his rights, privileges, income, job or opportunity”.
THIRD MALAYSIA PLAN
(1976-1980)
Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
“The Plan is bold, imaginative and positive effort to meet the socio-economic and political challenges of our time.
“The Plan is an action-oriented agenda of policies, programmes and projects to spearhead further progress towards the building of a united, secure, socially just and resilient nation as envisioned in the Rukunegara within the time frame of the present generation”.
FOURTH MALAYSIA PLAN
(1981-1985)
Prime Minister: Tun Hussein Onn
“In line with the policies and commitment of the Government with respect to the restructuring objective of the New Economic Policy, a programme for the transfer to the bumiputra of the equity held in trust by government agencies will be implemented beginning with the Fourth Malaysia Plan.
“The Government will see to it that the transfer process is properly and effectively carried out. Its success is the responsibility of every Malaysian, in particular, the bumiputra themselves”.
FIFTH MALAYSIA PLAN
(1986-1990)
Prime Minister: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
”If we are to sustain our achievements and to continue in our efforts towards achieving national unity, without at the same time creating a sense of loss or deprivation within the Malaysian society, it is imperative that the drive towards growth must continue unabated”.
SIXTH MALAYSIA PLAN
(1991-1995)
Prime Minister: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
”Malaysians must continue to strive to build a united, just and caring society as well as a stable, progressive and prosperous nation. We must be ready to put the good of the nation above self and sectarian interests”.
SEVENTH MALAYSIA PLAN
(1996-2000)
Prime Minister: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
“The Seventh Malaysia Plan retains and re-emphasises the concept of a balanced development, first introduced in 1991, as a major feature of the National Development Policy (NDP).
“The Plan continues to give serious attention to strategies for generating sustained rapid economic growth as well as towards ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are equitably shared among Malaysians of all ethnic groups and among states as well as the rural and urban population”.
EIGHTH MALAYSIA PLAN
(2001-2005)
Prime Minister: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
“The Eighth Malaysia Plan charts the next steps that we, as a nation, will have to take towards becoming a united and fully developed nation in our own mould by the year 2020. In formulating the Plan, we considered the progress achieved, took stock of our current position as well as the considerable challenges ahead”.
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