2018 DAP Chinese New Year Message By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 16.2.2018.
As we welcome the Year of the Dog, we should remember that whilst we seek to build an institutional framework that can protect reforms, we must adopt a 4P Partnership of Public, Private, People and Professional(4P) sectors to compel leaders to be problem-solvers not problem makers. Then only can our people enjoy basic human rights and freedoms, democracy, rule of law, environmental protection, sustainable development, equal opportunity and equitable distribution of wealth.
The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma was forced to resign following his misrule in allowing the state capture of public assets and funds by private individuals and interests. Instead of fostering equality, there is greater inequality of income and a new aristocracy has risen to exploit the nation’s wealth as their own. Instead of giving average people control over government, average people feel alienated from government. What happened in South Africa is eerily echoed in Malaysia by an untested young man called Jho Low and Riza Aziz, the step-son of the Prime Minister.
Let us fulfill the Malaysian Dream where accountability and transparency replaces corruption and abuse of power. Where power is shared and not concentrated in the hands of the few, where open tenders for public assets replaces direct awards and public funds are utilized by the public instead of being hijacked by the cronies. Where peace and harmony replaces hatred and disorder. Where mutual respect and tolerance replaces extremism and racism.
Following the resignation of Jacob Zuma, South Africa now holds greater promise than Malaysia. However, it is still not too late to reclaim Malaysia’s promise in the next 100 days. Happy Chinese New Year!
LIM GUAN ENG
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民主行动党秘书长兼峇眼国会议员于2018年2月16日在吉隆坡发表的2018年行动党农历新年献词
领袖采纳公共、私人、人民及专才的4P合作伙伴关系成为解决问题者而不是问题制造者。
正当我们在迎接戌戊旺犬年之际，我们仍需谨记寻求建立制度性架构保护我们的革新，我们必需采纳公共、私人、人民及专才的4P合作伙伴关系以迫使领袖需成为解决问题者，而不是问题制造者。唯有如此，我们的人民才能享有基本人权、自由、民主、法治、环境保护、永续发展、平等机会及均富。
南非的总统雅格祖马就是因为其不当允许将公共财产及资金谋取私人利益而被迫辞职。原本应该促进平等，但却因为谋取私人利益造成更巨大的收入不均及造就一批富豪新贵搜刮国家财富。原本是要众人钳制政府，如今却被政府排除在外。南非发生的一切诡异的与大马所上演的惊人雷同，那就是两位一帆风顺顺风顺水的年轻人刘特佐与首相的继子理查阿兹的事迹。
让我们以公信与透明取代贪污与滥权来实现我们的马来西亚梦。所谓马来西亚梦就是权力乃共享而不是高度集中在几个人手中；公共资产需要以公开招标形式进行，而不是直接赏赐；公共资金必须善用在人民身上，而不是让朋党剽窃。马来西亚梦还包括和平与和谐取代憎恨与失序，尊重与包容取代极端与种族主义。
随着雅格祖马的辞职，南非如今比马来西亚往前一步向世人展现改变的决心。然而亡羊补牢，未为迟也，马来西亚向世人展现改变的决心在接下来的100天内就可办到。农历新年快乐！
林冠英