STRIVING WHOLEHEARTEDLY FOR MALAYSIANS

The political mission of DAP is to fight for democracy, freedom and social justice. At this point, the biggest challenge is to deny BN’s 2/3 parliamentary majority. This is in order to break the BN’s political hegemony and compel BN to heed public aspiration to abolish repressive laws, eradicate corruption, ensure fair treatment to all races and maintain public safety and security.
Lack of public safety, unfettered corruption, ethnic inequality, a shackled judicial system, suppression of press freedom, economic hardship - such is the state of affairs of the nation now.

This is the result of giving too much power to BN. As it is, BN is already so powerful and arrogant. Are you still willing to let yourself and generations to come continue to suffer this misfortune?

This is the reason why DAP came up with the slogan: JUST CHANGE IT!, in the hope that all Malaysians will collectively exercise their right to vote for a change so that each of us, our family, society and nation can prosper.

Everyone should feel safe to step out of their house without fear, women need not be afraid of rape and molest, children would not disappear without a trace, having a good night’s sleep without worries, no bribe-taking by police and officials, no wanton price hike in privatized public amenities, freedom to publish news, fair treatment given to vernacular education - this is the real meaning of prosperity for every Malaysian. I believe this is what each of us dream of and aspire towards. All we need to do is to vote to break the 2/3 majority of BN and bring winds of change to the nation.

Bukit Bintang constituency has always been a DAP stronghold and we cannot let it fall into the hands of BN. Since BN cannot win if there is a fair contest, they have to resort to unethical means. To wrest this seat away from DAP, BN has resorted to increase the number of postal votes to 5510 although Bukit Bintang is not essentially an army base area. We should not let police and army votes determine the outcome.

Clearly, BN is the single greatest threat to democratic freedom. In order to prosper, we must give our unanimous support to DAP. Every vote counts! Not one less!

If I am re-elected as the MP for Bukit Bintang, I will work together with other DAP elected representatives to advance our political mission to achieve democratic reforms, improved social welfare and formulation of policies that are not racially discriminative.

FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS TO EMPOWER THE PEOPLE
· Break the dominance of BN’s 2/3 majority to ensure that Parliament is the highest decision-making body of the nation and not to allow it to degenerate into a rubber-stamp for repressive legislation moved by BN
· Revive local council elections to allow the people to elect their own councilors and mayor
· Abolish postal votes and ensure that elections are conducted in a fair and transparent manner
· Monitor the delineation of election boundaries in order to uphold the one person one vote spirit so as to avoid the present situation of BN controlling 91 per cent of the seats in Parliament despite garnering only 64% of the national votes
· Advocate the use of indelible ink to ensure the one person one vote spirit is not violated and prevent electoral fraud

ABOLISH REPRESSIVE LAWS AND FREE THE MEDIA
· Demand the repeal of the Internal Security Act, Official Secrets Act, Printing Presses and Publications Act, Police Act, Sedition Act which have suppressed the fundamental rights of the people
· Respect the people’s right to freedom of information and let the media play its role as watchdog of the government and not vice versa

REFORM THE POLICE FORCE AND ENSURE PUBLIC SECURITY
· Reform and restructure the police force so that there is proper deployment of police personnel for administrative and surveillance duties
· Increase 100,000 patrol police officers to ensure public safety to achieve the ratio of 1 police personnel for every 200 residents
· Establish the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) for the eradication of abuse of powers and corruption in the police force
· Set up police beat bases that are manned by police officers in every neighbourhood

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EQUALITY AND A UNITED NATION
· Abolish the bumiputra and non-bumiputra distinction, unfair quota systems, discriminatory policies and special privileges
· Replace the BN’s hegemonic policy of Ketuanan Melayu with a multi-racial, multi-cultural policy that is all-inclusive
· Demand that the government recognize the Unified Examination Certificate based on meritocracy and degrees obtained from Chinese and Taiwanese universities including Nanyang Technological University Singapore.
· Urge the government to build Chinese and Tamil schools in neighbourhoods with high density of Chinese and Indian population
· Demand that the government provide enough teaching resources and allocation of funds to vernacular schools

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF UNDER-PRIVILEGED GROUPS
· Promote sustainable development and protest against economic development which oppresses under-privilege and marginalized groups and which harms the environment
· Protest against unchecked and non-transparent privatization polices and end all the unfair privatized projects and review unfair toll concessionaire agreements which are not favourable to the people
· Abolish the Industrial Relation Act and protest against any implementation of unfair racial quotas for employment in both the private and public sectors and reduce all unnecessary bureaucratic red-tapes so as to promote free and fair competition and transparency
· Set up recreation centres for senior citizens so that they can enjoy a healthy and meaningful lifestyle in their retirement
· Allow senior citizens the privilege of free medical and health care and public transport
· Respect historical and cultural national heritage and ensure their due preservation based on the principle of respect for all races and religions

HOUSING ACCOMODATION FOR ALL AND BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
· Provide sufficient low- and medium-cost housing to enable the lower-income groups to reside in the city area
· Promote public housing projects so that the low-income group can afford to own their own homes instead of continuing to pay rent for their homes
· Ensure that strata titles for high-rise dwellings are speedily issued so that they have their rightful legal ownership of their property

PROTEST THE IMPOSITION OF CONGESTION LEVY TO ENTER KL CITY CENTRE AND SET UP AN INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
· Strongly protest the imposition of congestion levy to enter KL city centre as this is another form of toll charge
· Integrate the various modes of transportation into one single seamless transport hub for fast and easy travel
· Link the monorail with the KL Sentral Station so that commuters can travel with convenience
· Review the intra-city transport system in order to reduce the present traffic congestion
Lastly, we hope that you will vote wisely. Support DAP and Fong Kui Lun so that the above can be realized. Just Change It. Together, we can make a difference for a better Malaysia!
My best wishes to every Malaysian for 2008 election year.


DAP Candidate for Bukit Bintang parliamentary seat, Fong Kui Lun

崇孟向贵伦挑战后不接招 李方辩论告吹

（吉隆坡28日讯）早前向对手方贵伦下“战书”公开辩论武吉免登区民生课题的马华武吉免登候选人拿督李崇孟如今却放弃与对手辩论了，并声称“我是草根领袖，没有资格与他（方贵伦）辩论国家课题，若我中选，我会安排他和首相对话！”

已接受对手李崇孟挑战的行动党武吉免登候选人方贵伦日前公开向记者阐明，他要与拿督李崇孟针对国家课题展开辩论，而不是武吉免登的民生课题，因为这有损他身为国会议员的身份。

李崇孟今日前往十五碑巴刹拜票后召开记者会时说，距离投票日仅剩10天，还有很多地区还未前往拜访，加上武吉免登民生问题天天发生，为了不要浪费时间，不要与他辩论了。

“我是草根领袖，没有资格与他辩论国家课题，若我中选，我会安排他与首相对话！”

他强调，他并不是感到害怕，所以才放弃与方贵伦辩论，并宣称国家课题可在大选后在国会辩论，但现在他要辩论的是针对武吉免登的民生课题，而不是国家课题。

他抨击方贵伦声称辩论民生课题有损他身为国会议员身份的说法，并认为身为国会议员若不谈民生课题，那么究竟要谈什么课题？

他披露，行动党推出的竞选歌曲中歌词提及“民生问题常在我心”，但现在却说辩论民生课题有损身为国会议员的身份，可不是双重标准。

方贵伦：仅辩论民生课题　没资格当国会议员

方贵伦回应“若仅辩论民生课题，就没有资格当国会议员！”

已接受李崇孟挑战的方贵伦认为，民选的国会议员应该是要针对国家课题辩论，而不仅是辩论民生课题。

他说：“身为国会候选人不仅要辩论当地的民生课题，理应是辩论国家课题，若仅辩论民生课题，就没有资格当国会议员！”

他继说：“我们是竞选国会议员，不是竞选市议员，若要辩论民生课题，就必须恢复地方政府选举。”他披露，最近他也接获一些支持者的手机简讯，要求他不需降低身份与“低级”的人辩论。他现场也出示有关的手机简讯，以示证明。

“我没恐吓”　李崇孟反驳方贵伦

（吉隆坡28日讯）马华武吉免登候选人拿督李崇孟表明他没有恐吓雪隆茶阳回春馆会员，他只是促请他们在大选期间不要干涉任何竞选活动，否则要他们“好知为之！”

李崇孟昨天针对雪隆茶阳回春馆将发动“倒李”行动询及此事记者发表“不支持他，就等同对抗国阵，否则要他们后果自负!”谈话，他今天针对被对方指为“恐吓论”的谈话回应说，他没有恐吓雪隆茶阳回春馆会员，他只是促请他们在大选期间不要干涉任何竞选活动。李崇孟今日前往十五碑巴刹拜票后向记者反驳方贵伦的“恐吓论“并指有关言论是无耻的言论。

他指出，当初在“新槟华美食中心小贩搬迁”事件上，陈国伟和方贵伦都有插手协调，但他不明该会馆的成员偏偏却只杯葛他一人。这令他感到费解。

“我的出发点都是为了协助新槟华美食中心的小贩，无伤大雅，目的是要制造双赢的局面，不希望任何的家庭受到经济的问题。”

无论如何，他感到欣慰的是他在此事件发生后，昨日他接获一些茶阳回春馆会员的来电表明会站在他那方、支持他。

方贵伦：恐吓等同黑社会行为　茶阳回春馆受促报案

行动党武吉免登候选人方贵伦劝请茶阳回春馆的成员针对李崇孟的恐吓言论进行投报，因为此举等同于黑社会行为，是项非常严重的罪行。

他披露，他在昨日接获许多投诉来电指李崇孟向茶阳回春馆成员发表的“不支持他，就等同对抗国阵，否则要他们后果自负!”谈话存有恐吓性的成份。

2候选人互不相让

武吉免登大选烽火连连，2名候选人互不相让，战情起伏不定！连日两名候选人针对该区课题叫骂，并准备摆擂台辩论，今天武吉免登李崇孟再抨击方贵伦对此战没有信心，竞选期间需要党领袖为他站台拉票，反之自己却是“独战”竞选！

他说：“方贵伦因为没有信心，所以才叫林冠英为他站台，他还没有准备好！”

他说，武吉免登华裔选民占了73％，方贵伦都没有信心，如何作为行动党武吉免登的候选人呢？

茶阳回春馆与李崇孟风波

新槟华美食中心位于吉隆坡半山芭雪隆茶阳回春馆地段，双方合约在2006年7月届满，会馆给予美食中心业者口头承诺，续约一年，即到2007年7月。

不过该会馆较后基于不满美食中心有中国女子出没，频遭执法单位取缔，加上要建商业大厦，所以决定收回这块土地。

于去年7月期满后，会馆10月发出指示要求业者3个月后搬迁，期满后，吉隆坡市政局展开拆除行动时，业者纷纷拒绝搬迁，这时拿督李崇孟便挺身协助向当局求情，以致搬迁期限再度展延至3个月。

会馆因无法在指定的限期内拆除有关建筑物而面对5万令吉的罚款，之后每日罚款500令吉直到搬迁为止。

茶阳回春馆为此事曾指责李崇孟包庇业者和中国女子，而李崇孟获得业者支持指他将协助小贩。此事引发茶阳回春馆近期号召展开“倒李行动”。

同地拜票没交涉　2人有意避开对方

武吉免登马华及行动党候选人拿督李崇孟与方贵伦今日不约而同在一个地点拜票，惟两人同路如陌生人，互不相往、不打招呼、不碰面！

李方俩派今早到十五碑巴刹拜票，李崇孟似有意避开与方贵伦碰面，在今早大约8时30分左右，李崇孟比方贵伦先抵达十五碑巴刹，惟他并没有直接前往巴刹与小贩拜票，而是先到附近的茶餐室喝茶和拜票。

至于原定于今早8时30分会前往十五碑巴刹拜票的方贵伦基于之前在何清园巴刹拜票活动行动，而迟迟未现身于十五碑巴刹。

一早到十五啤的李崇孟反而在迟来拜票的方贵伦在完成拜票活动后，才慢步地从茶餐室步出分派竞选手册给选民，似有刻意避开对手。李崇孟在完成拜票活动后召开记者会时被记者询及为何不与对手打招呼，李崇孟声称他是有意避开对方，因为不想对方上头条！

“如果我跟他握手，岂不是让他上头条？”

质疑对手掌握拜票行程

此外2名候选人也质疑对手掌握他们拜票行程。

李崇孟说，他对于所展开的每一场拜票活动都有方贵伦出现感到不解。而方贵伦也质疑李派从警方那里获得他们的每日行程。

Chong Meng and Kui Lun set for war of words

THE much-anticipated debate between the two candidates in the Bukit Bintang parliamentary constituency, Barisan Nasional flag-bearer Datuk Dr Lee Chong Meng and incumbent DAP MP Fong Kui Lun, is to take place very soon.

Lee has suggested that the debate be held at the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall this week but urged rival Fong to confine the debate to issues pertaining to the constituency only.

Lee said he had, before the dissolution of parliament, invited Fong to an open debate about the issues raised by the Opposition.

He said that Fong had agreed but suggested having five speakers on each side.

“Let’s have a one-to-one debate. I don’t want to bring in MCA candidates contesting in other constituencies as they are busy,'' Lee said after making his round at the Bukit Bintang market in Jalan Imbi on Tuesday.

Lee has also asked former the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall president Datuk Liew Poon Siak to be the arbitrator and his has accepted.

Lee said that the debate should be conducted in Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and English.

“It is a debate to resolve the problems frequently brought up by the Opposition,'' he said.

He said the hallcould accommodate 1,000 people and that the debaters would be expected to answer questions fielded from the flood.

Fong said, meanwhile, that he had accepted Lee's challenge on the condition that the debate included national issues.

He said that, for example, the call to revive the local government election should be one of the issues,