Saturday, August 9, 2008

Tee Keat: No need for running mate - Star

KOTA KINABALU: Aug 9, 2008

MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat, who is aspiring for the party’s presidency, is sticking to his stand of having no running mate in the party elections later this year.

He said what was important was for each aspiring candidate for any post to explain his or her plans and vision for the party and let the delegates decide.

“I believe there is only one team, the MCA team,” he told reporters here yesterday.

He said this when asked about former vice-president Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek’s comment on a radio show yesterday that there was a possibility of him running for the deputy presidency with Ong for the presidency.

“I did not listen to the show, so I would prefer not to comment,” Ong said.

In Petaling Jaya, three people behind the Save MCA campaign announced that they would contest for central committee posts.

Puchong division vice-chairman Datuk Theng Book, PJ Utara division deputy chairman Datuk Lim Choon Kim and Ipoh Timur division chairman Datuk Thong Fah Chong said they hoped to make a difference in the party by contesting.

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