In his speech when opening the Wanita MCA annual general meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Oct 21), MCA secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon suggested that the party should award Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh to encourage more Malaysian women to see her as a role model in striving for success.
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00:00 often describe women as "water."
00:03 Describe women...
00:04 Once again, I would like to thank everyone for inviting me to come
00:14 and to host this opening ceremony with everyone.
00:19 Today's Women's Central Representative Conference
00:21 is a conference after the election.
00:24 Therefore, the new Central Committee
00:27 will be formally established at today's conference.
00:32 I would like to take this opportunity to thank
00:35 all members of the outgoing Wanita MCS Central Committee
00:39 for their contributions and dedication to the party
00:43 under the leadership of Dr. Heng Sai-Kee and Sdra Wong Yew Fung.
00:48 Everyone, our rights and interests have always been fought for by ourselves
00:53 and defended by our efforts.
00:56 Those in power will not be sent to us with good intentions
00:59 and will not fall from the sky for nothing.
01:02 Whether it is equality between sexes or equality among the ethnic groups,
01:06 we must all fight for it ourselves.
01:09 This is the duty of our women's party.
01:14 Let me use the example of Yang Ziqiong,
01:16 the only son-in-law of our country, who is a global superstar.
01:20 Yang Ziqiong was originally a dance instructor,
01:22 and was born a beautiful girl.
01:25 When he first came to Hong Kong to pursue his career,
01:28 he was seen as a "flower vase" in the movies.
01:34 However, he was not satisfied.
01:36 He asked Hong Jingbao,
01:39 "Why is it that only boys can dance,
01:41 but girls can only cry and shout?"
01:45 Not only that, he also directly told Hong Jingbao,
01:49 "You don't know how to speak Chinese. Speak it yourself."
01:53 In this situation, Yang Ziqiong joined the Hong Kong dance class
01:58 and gradually became the top female dancer in Hong Kong.
02:03 Yang Ziqiong's movements and acting in the movies were all done by him.
02:08 He said, "I want to let them know that
02:12 men can endure hardship and women can do it too."
02:17 It is this determination that makes him
02:20 not willing to bow to fate.
02:23 Yang Ziqiong went from Hong Kong to the US,
02:28 and his acting career developed from Hong Kong to Hollywood.
02:31 In the end, he won the Oscar for Best Actor.
02:38 In fact, what Michelle Yeoh really makes Malaysians,
02:48 especially Malaysian women, proud of
02:51 is not the award which she has won.
02:54 Rather, it is her courage and hard work in striving
02:58 to be on equal footing with men
03:01 and daring to challenge male dominance.
03:05 In her acceptance speech, when she lifted the Oscar award,
03:09 she advised,
03:11 "Don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime.
03:16 Never give up."
03:18 This is what our Wanita comrades should learn most.
03:21 Therefore, comrades, I suggest that
03:24 our party should award Yang Ziqiong an award.
03:30 To give her the highest honor,
03:32 we should encourage more Malaysian women
03:34 to follow Yang Ziqiong's example.
03:36 Okay?
03:38 (Applause)
03:42 (Applause)
03:44 (Applause)
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