With the rapid growth of the city, reinstating local council elections will ensure better governance, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong during a Chinese New Year open house at Petaling Street on Sunday (Feb 23).
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00:00MCA President Datuk Shri Dr Wee Kha Siong said, reinstating local council elections
00:07in Kuala Lumpur will ensure better governance and accountability. He said elected councillors
00:13and representatives will be held accountable and serve the residents better, as there are
00:18currently no state assemblymen in the Malaysian capital.
00:23Elections like this will make Kuala Lumpur's services more accessible.
00:30It's as if other places have state assemblies.
00:35The local council elections can be used to replace the absence of state government.
00:44However, the local council elections will be held under the auspices of the EBKR.
00:53I hope the government will agree to this.
00:56The people who pushed for this are in power today.
01:03Dr Wee said this after attending a Chinese New Year open house at Petaling Street on Sunday.
01:09Malaysia's first local elections were held in Georgetown in 1951, followed by Kuala Lumpur
01:16in 1952. Dr Wee also highlighted the cultural and historical significance of Petaling Street,
01:23also known as Chinatown. He said MCA will continue to help preserve the identity of
01:29Petaling Street, which was once the site of a tapioca flour factory in the late 19th century
01:35and once an important commercial hub of the capital.
01:38I still think that the multilingual society in Malaysia is a sin.
01:45I don't think it's a problem.
01:48That's why I said we should defend it.
01:50If you have a brand, it's just a matter of size.
01:54I see that their brand is the largest in the country, so it's no problem.
01:59This was originally a Chinese street.
02:01When it was first opened, this was the busiest street.
02:06So there's nothing we can't let go of.
02:10They have the spirit of opening a shop, and the spirit of preserving the identity of Petaling Street.
02:13Whether it's a Chinese street or not, we just need to take it down and change it back to Petaling Street.
02:17So we haven't given up yet.
02:19But when I got the information, I said,
02:21hurry up and stop it.
02:22Let's change the past and let everyone know.
02:25Then let's oppose it together.
02:27Don't wait until next year's New Year's Eve to come to Petaling Street, and then it will be gone.
02:31The Chinese New Year event was jointly hosted by Federal Territory MCA
02:36and the Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association
02:40to usher in the Year of the Snake, together with visitors and tourists.