Dr Chua Soi Lek: Your candidate for MCA Deputy President

To all of my fellow comrades,

It is with great humility that I make this announcement today to say that I shall offer myself for the post of MCA Deputy President in the upcoming MCA party elections.

There comes a time when one realizes the importance of service to the community, party and ultimately the nation. It is only a question of what you have to offer.

I have led a life of service in MCA, and I believe I continue to have the energy, the ideas and most importantly the leadership to bring about the change and reforms necessary for the progress of the party and more importantly the country.

As most people already know, I relinquished all party posts early this year. However, many grassroots members encouraged me to stay on and serve the party and the nation. Hence, I went back to basics again as an ordinary member, and participated in elections from branch to division levels in the party.

I have also been meeting with grassroots members from all over the country. I have had many discussions and consultations with them about what they, as the backbone of the MCA, feel should be the direction the party should take. Many of these ordinary members also encouraged me to continue serving and contributing to the MCA and to the country, because of my experience, particularly in dealing with party members, government leaders, Cabinet members on community and national issues.

They feel that my capability and experience in these areas will be strongly needed to help reform, re-engineer, rebuild and revitalise the party, in order to meet the needs and demands of the community and nation at this critical period of change in Malaysia today. The grassroots strongly feel that MCA should have a strong team at this critical period to be a force of change - to have real change and real politics, taking into consideration the political reality and landscape in Malaysia today.

Hence, I have come to a decision and pledge not to let down the expectation of the grassroots for me to work closely with the other to-be-elected leaders as a team to put MCA back into its position of leadership and reform, from the dismal state it finds itself in now.

As I declare my decision to seek the support and endorsement of party members and delegates in this coming party election, I wish to reiterate that the way forward for MCA is to be a real political party, which can fit into the new political landscape, and to reflect the political reality of the day. Hence, the party election campaign should be a battle of ideas, to introduce reforms for the party to go forward based on 3 platforms:

1. Real Politics, Real Influence;
2. Real Equality, Real Rights;
3. Real Socio-economic Growth

I believe that the new direction for the MCA must be all encompassing. The party must look into all issues that are close to the hearts of the people and to take quick and decisive measures to resolve them. The MCA must be able to reach out to the people to listen to their concerns. The party must have relevance, enthusiasm and vigor.

拿督斯里蔡细历医生声明
“即起发动真正的改革”

敬爱的马华同志，

今天，我诚心向大家宣布，本人将在今年10月举行的马华中央选举中，竞选马华署理总会长的职位。

人到了某个时候，会有所悟觉得自己应该为社群、党及国家献一份力，以及服务群众的重要性。问题只在于你可以做些什么、效劳什么。

我在马华公会服务20多年了。到今天，我深信我还有魄力、智谋及最重要的，我有领导能力促成马华的改变与革兴，以顺应党内和国家的发展趋势。

大家也知道，我在今年初已卸下所有的党职。尽管如此，全国很多基层同志鼓励我留下来继续为党国服务。所以，我回到原点从基层做起，在支会和区会改选中重新寻求党员及代表们的委托。

这段期间，我也亲自走访全国多州和基层党员交流，听取和收集大家对党的改革和方向的意见。交流过程中，许多党员表达认同我在党、内阁和政府（从州到中央）的经验，尤其是处理国家及民族课题的表现，并鼓励我留守马华，继续为党国服务和贡献。

大家认为我的能力和经验，必定能够协助党的改革、重整及重建，以迎合新的政治生态及反映政治现实，并符合国家及民族的期望。

党基层也坚信，面对严峻挑战和考验，马华必须要有一个强大和坚毅的领导队伍，发挥和实践真正的从政勇气及政治理念，来推动马华改革的新力量。

经过慎重的考量，我因此决定不辜负党基层对我的期望，我要与将被选出的工作团队携手合作，带领马华脱离困境再出发。

当我决定寻求党代表的支持和委托时，我要向代表们重申，马华未来要走得更远就一定要成为真正的政党，一个能契合新政治生态及反映政治现实的政党。所以，此届党选是政见及理念之争，要为党推介改革方案，使党能够奠定在三个基础上继续向前迈进：
1) 真正的政治，真正的影响力；
2) 真正的平等，真正的权利；
3) 真正的社会经济成长。

（详细方案可阅读本人的竞选宣言）

我认为马华必须要有全面的新革兴方向。我们要正视与民众息息相关的课题，勇敢提出并迅速解决。更重要的是，马华要能够直达群众，贴近和听取民意。马华要展现一股强大精神，获取民众认同马华是一个积极、热诚、充满活力，也切合时局的政党。