The Kuala Lumpur High Court has set July 27 to hear an application by Kepong member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng to stay the hearing proceeding of a defamation suit filed by MCA over an allegation of misappropriating public and government funds that were allocated for National Type Chinese Schools (SJKC).

Lawyer How Pek Lean, representing MCA, told reporters that judge Rozana Ali Yusoff fixed the date in chambers during the case management today.