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Muhyiddin Meets MCA Leaders To Resolve Crisis	\| Print \|

Kuala Lumpur, Mon 30th Nov -- Key MCA leaders met with Deputy Prime
Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tonight, over what it is widely believed to be
part of his ongoing efforts to broker a peace plan for the warring factions in
MCA.

The meeting, held at Muhyiddin’s residence in Bukit Damansara here, lasted
almost three hours.

Present were MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, secretary-general
Datuk Wong Foon Meng, and all four vice-presidents Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Datuk
Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, Tan Kok Hong and Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat was absent as he was warded at the
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) with stomach ailment.

Met by the media outside the residence, MCA leaders declined to divulge the
outcome of the meeting.

Asked to comment on Ong's condition, Dr Chua merely said that the party
president had sms-ed him and the deputy prime minister (on his condition).

Earlier this week, Muhyiddin was tasked by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Tun Razak to find a solution to the MCA strife.

The deputy prime minister had said that he would make, finding a solution
to the MCA crisis, part of his key performance index (KPI) and hoped that he
could find a solution to resolve the crisis before Najib returned from overseas
on Dec 1.

The MCA crisis has become a major concern for the Barisan Nasional (BN)
leadership as it fears the problem could jeopardise Chinese support for the
ruling coalition.

MCA plunged deeper into a leadership crisis after the Oct 10 extraordinary
general meeting (EGM) which later saw it split into two major factions -- one
headed by Ong and the other led by Liow -- after Ong and Dr Chua reconciled.

The situation worsened after Ong sacked Wanita chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei
Fun and Youth chief Datuk Wee Ka Siong from the presidential council (PC).

Liow’s faction, in a briefing yesterday, had passed the declaration,
'Declaration 1128', pushing for the party leadership to hold a fresh election at
the Central Committee (CC) level within 60 days, but the declaration was later
rejected by Ong who cited that any decision made should receive the majority
support from CC members.