MCA going multiracial route - The Star

GEORGE TOWN: MCA is working towards a multiracial direction to ensure a stable and harmonious country for all.

MCA Youth chief Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said although “MCA is a Chinese party, it has never played the racial card and is always extending its services to all the different races in the country”.

“Our party plays an important role in the country. Other than protecting the rights of the Chinese, we are also playing a liaison role to ensure harmony among all races,” he told a press conference last night after attending a closed-door dialogue between central leaders and members here at the Penang Chinese Town Hall.

Also present were MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan and vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat.

Describing the over four hours session as a “fruitful dialogue”, Liow, who is also Penang MCA chairman, said they had conveyed to the members the party’s plans to reform after the general election defeat.

Liow said Penangites had sent a clear message on their disagreement with MCA’s role in the Barisan Nasional in recent years.

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