KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — MCA has announced today that it will postpone its annual general meeting (AGM) or assembly since the Tanjung Piai by-election Nomination Day will fall on the same date on November 2.
In a statement, MCA secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon said the decision was agreed by the party’s presidential council today, and the new date will be announced at a later time.
“Due to the party’s exhaustive logistics in arranging the venue, transportation, accommodation and meals, there is a need to overhaul and re-plan.
“MCA shall announce the new dates for the AGM soon,” Chong said.
The AGM was originally scheduled for November 2 and 3.
“This uncanny coincidence of timing, has caused great inconveniences to MCA, even incurring monetary losses as well as loss of precious time, due to the compensation and extra allocations needed in re-planning.
“Moreover, this has also surely caused troubles for our party’s central delegates. However, we hope that our central delegates will be considerate as such circumstances were unforeseen and unavoidable,” he added.
The Election Commission had yesterday announced that the by-election will be held on November 16, with the Nomination Day set for November 2 and early voting on November 12.
In addition to MCA, the Umno general assembly is also scheduled for November 13 to 16, with an additional day allocated for an extraordinary general meeting to amend the party’s constitution.
The Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election was triggered by the death of its incumbent Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik, 42, from a heart attack last month.
