Sunday November 8, 2009
Liow willing to accept unity plan – if all agree
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has voiced his willingness to play his part in the greater unity plan — and has decided not to go to court over the deputy presidency.
“If this plan can restore the people’s respect and endorsement for the party, then I’m for it,” he said, adding that he was more concerned about the party’s credibility than his own position.
However, he stressed that there must be sincerity in executing the unity plan and that it was endorsed by all members.
“All party members and the Chinese community must support the plan, not just a few central committee members,” Liow told reporters here yesterday.
Asked about the reinstatement of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as party deputy president by the Registrar of Societies (ROS), Liow said he would not bring the matter to court.
Instead, he would be writing to the ROS to seek further clarification on the decision.
“We have to let the ROS know the party process and constitution,” said Liow.
In George Town, Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said she was confident of garnering enough support for a second EGM.
Chew said supporting the idea of a second EGM did not mean that she was pro-Liow.
The EGM, she said, was all about the power of the party constitution and central delegates.
Meanwhile, EGM chief requisitionist Wong Nai Chee said in a statement that Senator Heng Seai Kie had misread Article 35 and Article 41 of the party constitution when she said that the requisition had violated the rules.
“Only one-third of the central committee is required to call for an EGM,” he said.
In Kuantan, Pahang MCA chief Datuk Hoh Khai Mun has come out in support of a second EGM on Nov 28.
He claimed that the state party supported the EGM after a discussion yesterday attended by its Youth Chief, Wanita Chief and 11 of the 14 division chiefs.
Hoh also said Pahang MCA would embark on a fund-raising campaign to help bear the cost to hold the second EGM, adding that about RM800,000 was needed to hold the meeting.
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