DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 31.12.2017.
As we bid farewell to 2017 and usher in 2018, we must hold on to our dreams for the sake of our children. We have a duty to give our children the hope for a Malaysian Dream of a great nation that belongs to 30 million Malaysians filled with freedom, justice, integrity, democracy and prosperity for all.
We can dream of a Malaysia which is not a kleptocracy free from corruption scandals such as 1MDB. We can dream of Malaysians free from paying GST or a country free from police custodial deaths. We can dream of a country that cherishes facts and truth, not fake news and lies. We can dream of a country that fights corruption, not use it as a political weapon to frame up and smear the reputation of political opponents. We can dream of a country that values excellence instead of pursuing a culture of mediocrity.
Why can we not dream of a country that protects instead of abusing our fundamental rights? Why can we not dream of a country that protects our environment, stop the logging of our permanent rainforests and respects the right and dignity of women to make their own decisions free from harassment and blame? Why can we not dream of a country that helps the rakyat instead of robbing them of their funds, rights, freedom, intelligence and even privacy? Why can we not dream of a government that promotes unity and mutual respect in our multi-racial society, instead of division and fear to the extent that extremist and racist calls of wanting a Muslim Malay only Cabinet is met with silence.
This Malaysian Dream is not a monopoly of any one generation, gender or ethnic group. We can be 93 years old and still want change for a better future for our children. This Malaysian Dream promises a future to all our children, not just the children of the few cronies and well-connected in power. Never ever let our children’s future be stolen as ours were stolen with the numerous financial and corruption scandals.
That is why we must never ever give up. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018!
LIM GUAN ENG
—–Mandarin Version–
民主行动党秘书长林冠英于2017年12月31日在吉隆坡发表民主行动党2018年新年献词：
给我们孩子们希望，为实现属于这个伟大国家3000万人民的 “马来西亚之梦”，让全国人民拥抱自由、公义、廉正、民主及繁荣。
我们向2017年告别，迎接2018年，我们一定要为我们的孩子坚持梦想。我们有责任给我们的孩子们希望，为实现属于这个伟大国家3000万人民的 “马来西亚之梦”，让全国人民拥抱自由、公义、廉正、民主及繁荣。
我们可以梦想一个没有像一马机构贪污丑闻的马来西亚、免于盗贼统治。我们可以梦想一个人民无需缴付消费税、没有警方扣留犯死亡事件的国家。我们可以梦想一个实事求是、没有虚假新闻及谎言的国家。我们可以梦想一个肃贪的国家，而不是把肃贪成为诋毁、清算政敌的政治武器。我们可以梦想一个追求卓越价值观而不是主张平庸文化的国家。
为什么我们不能梦想一个保护我们的权益、而不是践踏我们权益的国家？为什么不梦想一个保护环境、不砍伐永久保留热带雨林的国家、尊重女性权益和尊严、让她们免受责难的国家？为什么我们不梦想一个可以帮助人民而不是剥夺民脂民膏、民权、自由、智慧及隐私的国家？为什么我们不梦想一个促进国民团结、相互尊重多元社会的政府，而不是制造分裂及恐惧，甚至面对极端种族性声明如：要求一个全马来人的内阁是沉默不语的政府？
马来西亚之梦不是任何世代、性别或族群的专利。我们到了93岁还是可以为了我们孩子，寻求改变，创种过一个更美好的未来。这个马来西亚之梦是对全国人民孩子的许诺，而不是少数朋党和权贵的孩子。我们不要让我们孩子的未来被偷走，像我们曾经的梦想，被无数的财务及贪污丑闻偷走那样。
因此，我们不言放弃。祝大家2018年新年快乐。
林冠英