MCA president Ong Tee Keat today presented the ‘1MCA-1Team' report on the party's achievements under him in the past year.

Ong, who is also the transport minister, however, was quick to add that it was not a manifesto.

NONE The president's remark was clearly aimed at pre-empting any comparison to suspended MCA deputy president Chua Soi Lek's 3R manifesto revealed three days ago.

Chua's manifesto, themed 'Reject, Reunite, Rejuvenate', was said to be aimed at restoring and reviving the party's 60-year legacy and informing delegates that Satuday's EGM was not a power-grab attempt.

Ong has earlier rubbished his ex-deputy's manifesto as a ‘desperate' ploy.

When asked if ‘1MCA' report was a message to the other factions before the party's EGM, Ong replied: "This report is a regular one to members and has no bearing on the upcoming party meeting."

Political storm

He added his ‘1MCA 1Team' report comprised a series of tasks which had been planned earlier and contained Key Performance Indexes and Key Result Areas for the Chinese party.

"These are the results of the key thrusts of the party's vision which I announced back in March, which are economic, political and racial harmony," he said, "I have every reason to share these [achievements] with the members."

NONE "It is time to take stock of our strengths and shortcomings after one year, as well as the time for meaningful deliberations," added Ong.

He expressed confidence in his one-year-old team which has been tested and has admirably weathered the political storm of recent times.

This Saturday, 2,400 central delegates will decide whether to reinstate Chua Soi Lek as the deputy president. A vote of no-confidence against Ong will also be conducted.

Queried over his and PKA chairperson Lee Hwa Beng's exclusion from the high-powered cabinet task force on PKFZ, Ong reiterated his earlier statement that the cabinet task force was the ‘final lap' in the investigations and was by no means an indication that he was being sidelined.

He said that it was mainly a matter of "jurisdiction", because he and his ministerial task force do not have the authority to investigate the treasury for example, which the high-powered cabinet task force can do.