Although having been elevated from a club to a party wing, the PAS supporters wing is still not the first choice when it comes to reaching out to non-Muslims.

pas 2007 muktamar 020607 hu pang chow Debating the president's address at the 59th Muktamar, supporters' wing delegate and chief Hu Pang Chow lamented that PAS keeps turning to DAP instead.

"They say DAP better represent the Chinese community... I want to remind PAS, if you've already married Aminah, you shouldn't  keep thinking of Fatimah," he said.

Although often recognised in speeches since the wing's formation three year's ago, Hu ( left ) complained that its members are still waiting for membership cards.

He also lamented that the wing also did not receive official invitations to the muktamar and is not called for meetings at the local level.

"I urge that PAS divisions be compelled to have a representative from the supporters' wing at meetings so we can also share ideas," he said.

Chinese edition of Harakah launched

Meanwhile, Hu, who is also editor of the newly-launched Chinese version of PAS mouthpiece Harakah , proposed that the organ be better used to spread PAS' message.

pas muktamar 231113 harakah chinese site He mooted that each division be mandated to buy 50 copies per issue, which can be distributed to 9,300 homes every month.

Hu also proposed that PAS from other states sponsor trips to Penang for their local residents to counter the  propaganda that the DAP-led Penang administration is anti-Islam.

"Gather 2,000 of them, let them perform their prayers at mosques in Penang to show that it is not true that the azan (call to prayer) is barred, and arrange for a dialogue with the Penang chief minister (Lim Guan Eng).

"Let them quiz him on how the Penang government has raised the status of Islam in the state," he said.

Hu added that PAS is on track of becoming a more open party.

"From the initial supporters' club until its elevation as one of the party’s wings, and from fielding a non-Muslim as PAS candidate to contest in the general election, to the launch of a Chinese version of Haraka h...

"I urge non-Muslims not to worry about the possibility of PAS changing its policies. They should give us greater support."