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What If I Were the President of MCA Malaysia?

September 28, 2007 by

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MCA; or

Malaysian Chinese Association is amongst the largest political party of Chinese origin outside Communist China. It was formed before Malaysia's Independent in 1957 to oversee and safeguard Malaysians of Chinese origin's welfare and rights of Chinese residents as bona fide citizens of Malaysia. It was enshrined in the Federal Constitution of Malaya in 31^st August,1957 when we gained Independence from the British, and later in 16^th Sept, 1963 when North Borneo ( Sabah ) and Sarawak joined Malaya to form today's Malaysia.

In the beginning, MCA were assigned very prominent ministerial role such as the Finance Ministry. Perhaps the best proofs were:-

1). The Board of Commissioners of Currency for Malaya and British Borneo; where the 1959 one dollar note with a twelve point star in the centre with a tiger's head watermark, coupled with a sailing fisherman's boat on the left. Reverse design of fisherman pulling sailing boat ashore and crests of Malaya, Singapore, Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak on top; signed by Tun Lee Hau Shik, our Financial Chairman ( Finance Minister ) then.

2). The 1961 Ten dollar's note; with a farmer and a buffalo ploughing in padi field with a tiger's head as watermark; signed by Tun Tan Siew Sin, also Financial Chairman.

When Tan Sri Lee San Choon finally took over the helm of MCA after the demised of Tun Tan Siew Sin, plus some unforeseen internal squabble within; MCA President's Ministerial portfolio were "demoted" to mere Transport Ministry. That was also the time we saw the emergence of our prince Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah from the North-eastern states of Kelantan as Finance Minister.

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