Chong Chieng Jen new state DAP chairman
Posted on June 10, 2013, Monday
Chong Chieng Jen
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP and Kota Sentosa assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen is the new state DAP chairman.
He
succeeds Wong Ho Leng who did not seek re-election during the 16th DAP
Sarawak Ordinary Convention here yesterday for health reasons.
The new state DAP line-up sees Chiew Chiu Sing as deputy chairman while David Wong and Leon Jimat Donald are vice-chairmen.
Alan Ling succeeds Chong as secretary and he will be assisted by Yap Hoi Liong. The treasurer’s post went to Dr Wong Hua Seh.
Others
in the state line-up are Violet Yong (organising secretary), Ung Cheng
Chak (assistant organising secretary), Wong King Wei (publicity
secretary), Dr Tang Sie Hing (political education director) and Alice
Lau (women affairs director).
The ordinary committee members are
Lim Su Kien, Chong Siew Chiang, Christina Chiew Wan See, Dr John Brian
Anthony, Dr Bob Baru Langub and Mordi Bimol.
The term of the new committee is two years and will expire on 2015.
On
the committee’s immediate task, Chong said they would consolidate those
areas which the party won during the state election in 2011 and the
13th general election.
“We would also come up with plans to make
inroad in rural areas. For that purpose, we have set up a Rural
Development sub-committee headed by Chiew Chiu Sing. He will be assisted
by Leon Jimat Donald, Dr John Brian Anthony and Dr Bob Baru Langub.”
Chong said the sub-committee would submit a thorough plan to make inroads in the rural areas within two weeks.
He described the party’s rural drive as an uphill task due to machinery and financial constraints.
“What
we have are political will and ideology. We believe that we can improve
the lives of the rural folk and improve our country by bringing change
to the rural areas.”
Chong clarified that the Dayak Consultative
Council would still be playing its role despite the formation of the
Rural Development Sub-Committee.
Asked if Ho Leng would be
appointed state DAP advisor, Chong said Ho Leng preferred to take a rest
as he had made it very clear in his speech that he wanted to retire
from active politics.
One of the highlights of the convention was a
motion thanking Ho Leng for his contributions to the party as state
chairman and member.
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