MCA will be embarking on a campaign to recruit more young members as part of the party's rejuvenation process, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The party president said in a press conference after chairing the Johor MCA Committee meeting on Friday (Nov 10) that there has been an increase in interest among young people towards the party.
Dr Wee, who is also Johor MCA chairman, also announced the new line-up of the Johor MCA committee members, which is made up of majority new faces.
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The party president said in a press conference after chairing the Johor MCA Committee meeting on Friday (Nov 10) that there has been an increase in interest among young people towards the party.
Dr Wee, who is also Johor MCA chairman, also announced the new line-up of the Johor MCA committee members, which is made up of majority new faces.
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00:00 Some of them are top debaters, some of them are university students.
00:07 Today I have appointed the chairman of the Liaison Committee of the MECA Johor.
00:15 I would like to inform the media that I have made a big leap forward.
00:22 For those who have been appointed as the central committee,
00:25 we will hand over the responsibility to those in Johor to manage the party's affairs.
00:32 Based on this, I am sure that more than 80% of us have made changes.
00:40 I would like to announce the list of the members of the committee.
00:45 The chairman is me, and the top chairman is YB Leng Tiansun,
00:50 the head of the Expo, the king of Johor, and the chairman of the MECA.
00:56 The two former chairmen are Dato' Eng Cheng Guan, the chairman of the MECA Sipang Renggam,
01:03 and Mr. Thio Yuu Chuan, the chairman of the MECA Serigading.
01:11 Meanwhile, we have YB Tan Eng Ming, the head of the Pekananas,
01:19 who is the new chairman, and Dato' Hau Chin Teck, the new chairman of the MECA Ledang.
01:34 Meanwhile, in the MECA Johor, the chairman of the youth, the state, and the chairman of the youth,
01:42 the woman, Tuwod, is automatically appointed as the new chairman.
01:49 They are each Heng Zili, the head of the MECA Nega Johor,
01:53 and Sadari Wong Yiu Fong, who is also the head of the women's movement,
01:58 and also the chairman of the MECA Johor.
02:02 Meanwhile, the office of the respected MECA Nega Johor,
02:09 is headed by YB Lee Ting Ang, the ex-chairman of the MECA Nega Johor.
02:13 The chairman is Dato' Eng Kian Heng, who was once the chairman of the respected MECA,
02:21 and the chairman of the MECA Bong Seng Heng,
02:25 and the chairman of the MECA Sadari Chan San San,
02:31 the chairman of the MECA Si Ang Yap, and the chairman of the MECA Saudara Chan Fan Chong.
02:44 I will present this list according to the Bureau,
02:48 which I would like to inform you that an ex-court authority has also been established,
02:54 which covers the offices I mentioned earlier,
02:57 including the leaders of the MECA, Dato' Sri Wijek Seng,
03:02 and others, including Dato' Chris Lee and Tan Chong.
03:10 All of them will be included in the ex-court authority.
03:14 Other than the higher-level relationship authority,
03:18 we also have the executive authority.
03:21 So, this will cover all the leaders in the MECA,
03:26 which originates from Johor, and all the leaders in Johor.
03:30 And in terms of the Bureau, we have established a Bureau based on our own efforts.
03:38 I see that in this case, we have established more than 20 bureaus,
03:44 and I can give the list to everyone.
03:48 So, today we have held our first meeting,
03:52 and we will conduct our first training and meeting in each Bureau,
03:59 before we have a thought-provoking session together
04:06 to prepare for the PIU.
04:11 And how many percent of the committee members are new faces?
04:16 I think a vast majority, especially the top posts that I mentioned just now,
04:21 at the state level. I think we have put up many new faces.
04:26 Maybe 50%?
04:29 Oh, more than that. 70-80%.
04:31 As I mentioned, there's only one or two, and some we just made some adjustments.
04:39 Formerly holding the post of secretary, now shift to treasurer.
04:44 And I mean, this is a new challenge for the leader as well.
04:49 And I think we have to get everybody to come on board,
04:54 so that we can strengthen our party, especially in Johor.
04:58 How's your membership days?
05:05 What is that?
05:06 Party membership.
05:08 Oh, we were discussing on this new membership drive.
05:12 Yes, we are going to embark on the campaign to recruit more new members.
05:20 And for your information, for the last few weeks,
05:25 I've been receiving new applications, those who have just exceeded 18 years old,
05:30 and they expressed their interest to join MCA.
05:33 Some of them are top debaters, some of them are university students.
05:39 And I think I'm quite impressed with their performance.
05:43 I think this is a good sign that they are talking to us.
05:48 They want us to provide them platform.
05:51 I think we should have more engagement.
05:54 That's why in my bureau now, for Bahasa Malaysia,
05:57 we should also engage our affiliate members.
06:00 Some of them have joined, they're non-Chinese.
06:03 So we have to engage these people so that our policy,
06:06 in the formulation of our policy, will be more balanced and more Malaysian-centric.
06:12 So this is one.
06:14 And secondly, I think as far as the party is concerned,
06:20 we need to inject new blood.
06:25 In other words, those who have just attained the age of 18,
06:31 we should encourage these people to join MCA.
06:34 And this is where we need to double up our effort.
06:39 Those from 18 to 25 years old, this will be the important force for MCA.
06:46 And even many of them, they are still studying in the universities.
06:53 But I think that's where we can have more frequent engagement and discussion with them.
06:59 The new Youth Chief, Asud, will be travelling from one state to another
07:10 to meet the MCA youth as well, together with Wanita.
07:14 We want Wanita to recruit more young female professionals and also undergraduates.
07:22 Be mindful that nowadays 70% are female.
07:26 I mean the university undergraduates. 70%.
07:30 So if you can recruit these people, I think that will be good for our party.
07:35 [silence]