MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek has urged the government to act on disobedient and racist civil servants.

"Those who fail to fulfil the people's expectations or fail to support the ‘1Malaysia' agenda, should face action," said Chua after MCA's 62nd anniversary celebration held today at the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

"Only then we can send a clear message that the government is committed to the economic transformation programme and the ‘1Malaysia' agenda," he said.

mca 62 anniversary 270211 chua soi lek Chua ( left ), in his keynote address, said people are crucial in the germination of the government's initiatives and by acting swiftly on undisciplined staff, the government public delivery system. would be much improved.

"For foreign and local investors to invest in Malaysia, they must have confidence in the government policies.

"Hence, the MCA has been emphasising that the government policies must be open, liberal, fair, inclusive and transparent," he said.

Quizzed on specific problems the government faced with the civil servants, Chua pointed out there were those who were not keen in working together to achieve the government's agenda.

He also said that among them were racist officials who were in the way of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's ‘1Malaysia' concept of unity.

'Do or die battle' for MCA

Much emphasis was placed on the need for the party to consolidate itself and stay united, what with polls rumoured to be at the end of the year.

Chua trained his guns mostly at the party's direct rival, DAP, from opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat.

He said the general election will be a "do or die battle" for the party which suffered major losses after the 2008 general election.

"Pledges like building more Chinese independent schools and school allocation as well recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) that have been propagated by the DAP, is meant only to hoodwink the Chinese community.

"The DAP must let the people know if these pledges are included in the Pakatan agenda because if they are not the opposition's common agenda then the pledges remain an empty DAP slogan to win Chinese votes.

"They are experts at advertising whatever they do and sometimes the smallest things are exaggerated to make it seem big and important," said Chua in his keynote address.

The MCA, however, will not stoop to "make promises that it cannot fulfil," said Chua stressing that the any promises made must be delivered.

There is no room for laggards, he warned some 2,000 members today because "unlike the opposition" BN is "not in the business of making empty promises just to fish for votes".

Chua urges for unity amid EGM

Among other issues, another focus of the gathering was was to consolidate the leadership and grassroots before the party's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on March 13.

The urgent meeting is likely to push through the proposal to delay the party polls.

However an amendment to a provision in the MCA constitution which states that the party can decide on postponing its election only 42 months after the previous general election is needed.

Other BN component parties, including Umno, have moved to delay their respective party elections, fuelling speculation of an early general election.

Chua hinted that unity and stability in the party were the most basic prerequisites in facing elections.

The party's theme for 2011 - 'Satu MCA, Rakyat Diutamakan' - reinforced the importance of closing ranks behind the leaders.

Even the songs and performances at the gathering were aligned towards unity and camaraderie.

"The MCA presidential council and central committee have unanimously decided that we need to have an EGM to amend the party constitution so that the postponement can be done 36 months after the last general election and to begin the party elections in six months after the general election," said Chua.

In the party election held in March last year, Chua defeated incumbent Ong Tee Keat, after rivalry between the two resulted in one of MCA's worst leadership crises, which eventually led to fresh polls being called.