He Hopes The Hopo Will Help Him...

This report was featured in the Star today:

PM: Promote Malaysia

GENTING HIGHLANDS: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on members of the Hopo Chinese community to act as ambassadors and promote Malaysia as a foreign investment and tourism destination.

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Najib said the Hopos were no strangers to Malaysia, having settled here and being involved in tin mining, plantations, real estate development and manufacturing over the years.

“The Hopo community can use their knowledge and strong networks to act as local partners for joint ventures and promotional activities in the country."

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“I would like to assure entrepreneurs and investors from China and those among the Hopo community worldwide that you are most welcome to Malaysia."

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The President of UMNO asking the Malaysian Chinese for help? To use their trade, networking and language affinity with the mainland Chinese to attract business and tourism to Malaysia?

The same UMNO that's responsible for these anti-Chinese shenanigans?

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"5-Star" UMNO blogger, Demi Negara:

"Many of these SRJK lost souls drop out upon entering the national high school system due to their sheer inability to adapt to the mainstream Bahasa Malaysia-centric curriculum. Many will become lifelong socio-economic burdens as these social outcasts ultimately percolate into the underground economy to eke out a wretched existence on the fringes of criminality."

"These functional illiterates end up as a cheap source of semi-indentured labour in the motor workshops, auto accessory shops, in the building trades, sleazy unisex salons, become cetak rompak aficionados, stalk shopping malls to harass shoppers with a myriad of worthless gizmos"

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Utusan columnist, Awang Selamat:

"Begitulah kebijaksanaan banyak pihak kaum Cina berpercaturan. Dalam mereka mengeluh dan merintih, mereka terus kaya dan berkuasa. Kouta untuk bumiputera mahu dihapuskan tetapi 'kouta khas' bukan bumiputera seperti bisnes berkaitan pusat hiburan, arak, judi dan maksiat yang mereka kuasai selama ini, tidak boleh disentuh sama sekali.

Pada hari ini, kaum Cina yang merupakan 24 peratus penduduk negara ini menguasai ekonomi. Tradisi dan budaya niaga yang lama terpahat selain dasar kerajaan yang terbuka, membolehkan kaum Cina terus melonjak. Masyarakat Cina mempunyai simpanan wang yang banyak berbanding kaum lain dan itulah antara asas kekuatan ekonomi kaum itu. Sedangkan Melayu yang merupakan kaum majoriti terus keciciran. Bayangkan seketika jika Melayu lenyap kuasa politik?"

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BN Backbenchers Club deputy chairman, Bung Mokhtar:

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Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Zahid Hamidi:

"...ini adalah sebahagian daripada budaya Cina...saya tahu!" (at 1:35 of the clip)

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And last but certainly not least, Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin:

"...kita bantu, sepatutnya mereka membalas budi. Pada waktu itu, kita pun tidak berharap sokongan kaum Cina akan meningkat 40 peratus dan sebagainya cuma kita berharap ada peningkatan sedikit tetapi apa yang berlaku ia mencatatkan penurunan, macam tidak ada penghargaan terhadap apa yang kita lakukan."

"Orang Cina rasa sekarang, walaupun mereka kumpulan minoriti, merekalah menentukan kerana kelompok masyarakat Melayu sudah berpecah tiga kumpulan...mereka fikir sekarang mereka lebih ada kuasa penentu, bukan sahaja Cina malah masyarakat India pun begitu, apa tah lagi apabila mendapat kedudukan dalam kerajaan yang ditubuhkan pakatan pembangkang dengan menjadi Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Speaker dan exco kerajaan negeri."

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Is this a case of doublethink or doublespeak?