Strategy 11388.

Gerakan will capitalise on this strategy, which it formulated two years ago, but now updated with elements of 1Malaysia to continue to remain relevant.

Party president Dr Koh Tsu Koon announced this at Gerakan's annual convention held at the party's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.

The strategy broken down is as follows:

1 - One vision

1 - One Mission

3 - Three core thrusts

8 - Eight strategies

8 - Eight main areas

A booklet on the new version of Strategy 11388 was also launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak at the convention.

NONE Koh said among the approaches Gerakan would take were maintaining its multi-racial stance in all its policies, acting as a “voice of reason” in the BN and support all BN reforms besides playing the role of a proactive opposition in non-BN ruled states.

Others included reinforcing its people-centric policies besides collaborating with non-governmental organisations in specific areas like human rights, environment and education.

The party, he said, was making concerted efforts to increase its membership, especially in Sabah and intensifying activities at the grassroots level to put the party back on a strong footing.

He added that Gerakan would prove to sceptics, who predicted the party's demise following its dismal showing in the 2008 general election, that it was a force to be reckoned with.

Koh also thanked Najib for his support for him and that it was a motivator for him to work even harder for the party and all Malaysians.

Some 1,400 delegates are attending the two-day convention.

- Bernama