The decision to field his former special officer, Chong Yew Chuan, as a candidate for Cheras was made to give voters the option of a younger person to represent them, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The MCA president said that on Friday (Nov 11) at the Cheras Recreation Centre to support the 39-year-old trained civil engineer, who is popularly known as Mike Chong, on his first campaign trail, adding that if Barisan Nasional wanted to effect a transformation in tandem with the heartbeat of a younger generation, they should rightly select candidates who can understand their needs.