Hisham: Focus on major issues, debate on Chinese schools, Sedition Act and IS

Sin Chew Daily, November 13, 2014

Petaling Jaya, Nov 12 – Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin said the 2014 Umno Annual General Assembly would focus on bigger topics like the Chinese schools, Malay economic position, Sedition Act and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

He said after went through the 755 proposals sent by 191 divisions throughout the country, the multi-stream education including Chinese schools and single-stream school was among the key topics, other topics including the efforts to upgrade the national schools and religious schools.

“Umno’s Proposals Preparation Committee has accepted the proposal on Chinese schools, and will let the delegates to discuss on the issue during the debate.”

Hishammuddin is also chairman of the Umno’s Proposals Preparation Committee; he told reporters after chairing the round table meeting of the committee that under the present uncertainty and changeable global environment which was full of challenges, he hoped the delegates would have the crisis consciousness when presenting their views during the debate in serious mood as they were all relevant to the survival of the race, religion and nation.

He did not disclose further the content of the proposals, as they would be reveal by the delegates during the Umno AGM.

Do not use emotional words

He said this was the first time Umno had held the round table meeting to discuss the proposals to be debated by the delegates. “Umno must be at the front line, delegates must ensure they don’t utter any emotional words, this is a serious assembly, and some of the topics that can be discussed at the Extra General Assembly can be skipped at the upcoming AGM.

“Representatives can raise their own topic but there are more important topics like Chinese schools, Sedition Act, threats posed by ISIS etc., these topics are relevant to the continuity of royalty, religion and race, and also directly related to how outsiders view and position Umno.”
“Umno must find ways to ensure that the atrocities committed by ISIS in Libya, Iraq and other countries would not be happened in Malaysia. Never think that we can escape from all these threats.”

Hishammuddin reiterated that Umno’s political struggle was to safeguard the royalty, religion and Malay position. “Outsiders can’t criticize on the objective of Umno’s political struggle, but to let the outsiders accept Umno’s struggle in the context of a plural society, will have to make use of the existing channel.

“At the Umno general assembly, we will express our stand on issues like Sedition Act, security and education, whether or not it can be translated and accepted by parties representing other race or religion, we have been doing our best from last time by not dividing our country, affecting the multi-racial community and not hurting the sensitivities of those of other race and belief,” he said.

He said if the topics were debated rationally, they could be accepted by the public.

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