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Issue 1 l l th September, 1959
DEBATES
DEWAN RA'AYAT
(HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)
OFFICIAL REPORT
CONTENTS
ELECTION OF SPEAKER [Col. 81
ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS [Col. 123
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PARLIAMENTARY
DEBATES
DEWAN RAcAYAT
(HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)
Of/icialReport
FIRST SESSION OF THE FIRST PARLIAMENT
OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA
VOLUME I
SESSION 1959-1969
FEDERATION OF MALAYA
DEWAN RACAYAT
(HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)
Oficinl Report
PRESENT
The Honourable the Prime minister, Y.T.M. TUNKU ABDULRAHMAN PUTRA
AL-HAJ.K.O.M. (Kuala Kedah).
.. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence,
TUNABDULRAZAKBIN DATO'HUSSAIN, S.M.N. (Pekan).
.. the Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Commerce
and Industry, DATO' DR. ISMAIL BIN DATO' ABDUL
RAHMAN, P.M.N. (Johore Timor).
.. the Minister of Health, DATO'V. T. SAMBANTHAN. P.M.N.
(Sungei Siput).
.. the Minister of the Interior, DATO'SULEIMAN BIN DATO'
ARDULRAHMAN, P.M.N. (Muar Selatan).
.. the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications,
ENCHE'SARDON BIN HAJIJUBIR(Pontian Utara).
-. the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. DATO'ONG
YOKE LIN, P.M.N. (Ulu Selangor).
.. the Minister of Finance, MR. TANSIEWS I N , J.P. (Malacca
Tenga h).
.. the Minister of Natural Resources, ENCHE' BAHAMAN BIN
SAMSUDIN (Kuala Pilah).
.. the Minister of Transport, ENCHE'ABDUL RAHMANB I N
HAJITALIB (Kuantan).
,. ENCHE'ABDULGHANIBIN ISHAK (Malacca Utara).
. . ENCHE'ABDUL HAMIDKHAN BIN HAJI SAKHAWAT ALI
KHAN.J.M.N., J.P. (Batang Padang).
.. TUAN HAJIABDULKHALIDBIN AWANGOSMAN (Kota Star
Utara).
.. ENCHE'ABDUL RAUFBIN A. RAHMAN (Krian Laut).
.. ENCHE'ABDULSAMAD BIN OSMAN (Sungei Patani).
,, TUANHAJI A R D U L I ~ ABIN
H HAJI ABDUL RAOF (Kuala
Kangsar).
.. TUANHAJIABDULLAH R I N HAJI MOHD. SALI~EH(Segamat
Utara).
.. TUANHAJI AHMADBIN ABDULLAH (Kota Bharu Hilir).
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T h e Honourable ENCHE'AHMADBIN ARSHAD(Muar Utara).
ENCHE' AHMADBOESTAMAM (Setapak).
ENCHE'AHMADBIN MOHAMED SHAH(Johore Bahru Barat).
TUANHAJI AHMADBIN SAAID(Seberang Utara).
ENCHE'AHMADBIN HAJI YUSOF (Krian Darat).
TUANHAJIAZAHARI BIN HAJIIBRAHIM (Kubang Pasu Barat).
ENCHE'AZIZ BIN ISHAK (Muar Dalam).
DR. BURHANUDDIN BIN MOHD.NOOR (Besut).
MR. CHANCHONGWEN (Kluang Selatan).
MR. CHANSIANGSUN (Bentong).
MR. CHANSWEEHO (Ulu Kinta).
MR. CHEAM THEAM SWEC(Bukit Bintang).
MR. C ~ I I SEE
N Y I N (Scremban Timor).
MR. V. DAVID(Bungsar).
DATINFATIMAH R I N T I HAJI HASHIM,P.M.N. (Jitra-Padang
Terap).
MR. G E H C ~ I O NKEAI-
G (Penang Utara).
-. MR. YEOWTATBENG(Bruas).
.. MR. YONGWOO MING (Sitiawan).
.. HAJAHZAINBINTI SULAIMAN(Pontian Selatan).
., ENCHE' B I N MUHAMMAD
ZULKIFLEE (Bachok ).
ABSENT :
The Honourable the Minister of Agriculture and Minisicr of Education.
ABLIULAZIZ BIN ISHAK
ENCI-IE' (Kual;~Langat).
will make for healthy debates. ?'rengga~~u,Dato' Onn. and thc other
Speaking for myself 1 can give you a n Honourable Member for their speeches
assurance. This is because I have congratulating me on my clection and
heard of the apprehension expressed i n welcoming me a s the first Speaker of
some quarters that the opposition will the first Parliament of the Federation
merely oppose. As a matter of fact it of Malaya.
is not going to be so. T h e aim of the I regard my election as a great
opposition is t o offer constructive honour. and in that light I accept it
criticisms. That is what 1 have in mind. with pleasure, intending thereby t o place
However, although I have given this m y services a t the clisposal of our
assurance, it should not be thought that community. state a n d religion. T fully
f will always be at one with everything appreciate the high responsibility of
that is desired by the Government. this office. but the unanimous vote of
You, Sir, have the necessary this House is a clear manifestation of
experience and you were a member of the confidence Honourable Members
the Legislative Council of the Perse- have in me. I shall uphold thrit confi-
kutuan Tanah Melayu and of the Johore dence.
Council of State, a fact which prompts I am confident Honourable Members
me to support ),our election as Speaker. of this House will give me their con-
But, Sir, I would like to give my views s t m t support, help and co-operation in
on this matter for your rruidance the discharge of my onerous duty as
because in m y opinion-I too-had the Speaker. For my part. 1 shall always
honour t o sit i n Councils such as this- endeavour to the best of Iny ability t o
an essential quality that a Speaker of uphold the dignity of this high office
an assenlbly such as this should have, .~nd d o my best to ensure good order
especially now when we have various ii? the House antf to safeguard its
parties here ---the Government and the I-1:)nour and good naruc.
opposition - is first tolerance-more
than t o l e r a n c e when calied upon t o A D M I N LSTKATION OF
consider any point raised in the
House. Likewise a Chairman or OATHS
Speaker is expected to give an im- 3 . Speaker (Trrtrlsillic~tl fronz
partial ruling regardless of whether the , M c i l c r ~ )Honourable
: Members. pursuant
matter is raised by a member on the to Article 59 of the Federal Constitu-
Government side or by the opposition. tion. Members will take their Oaths as
I habe no doubt that you, Sir, are prescribed by law. The names of Mem-
conversant with this aspect of the bers will be called i n turn, and as each
matter and will be fair to every section name is called, the Member concerned
of the House. will come forward to the Table t o take
Mr. Chin See Yin (Seremban Tirnor): the Oath a n d sign in the O a t h Book
.Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to speak not provided for the purpose.
only for myself but for my two 'Thereupon Mr. Speaker, first alone,
Independent colleagues in this House. standing upon the upper step of the
We wish t o congratulate you on your Chair, made and subscribed the
election as Speaker of this House, and Affirmation required by Law.
we are confident that you will surely
discharge your duties fairly and justly The following Members took and
in the interests of the people of the subscribed the Oath, or made and sub-
country. scribed the Affirmation required by
Law:
4 . Speaker (Trcinslutect Jrorn
Tunku Ahdul Rahrnan Putr-a Al-Hiti.
iV~lu\.):Honourable Members. I would K.o.M., for Kii;tlit Kedah.
like first and foremost t o thank the Tun Abditl Ritr~ih b i n D : ~ t c l ' t4k1ssiin.
Honourable the Primc Minister. the s.M.N., f o l - P e k : i n .
Honourable Menlber for Besut. Dr. I3ato' Dr. 1sm:til bin D ; i t ~ >Abdrrl' K:thm:+n.
Burhanuddin, thc Monourablt= 1Mt.m- P.M.N., ~ O I Johol-e
- Timor-.
ber for Ipoh. Mr. D. R. Seenivasag~im. Dato' V . T. Samb:inth:in. v . > r . ~ . . !'or- S ~ ~ n g e i
t h e Honourable Member for Kuala Sipiit.
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Data' Suleirnan bin Dato' Abdul Rahman. Wan Sulairnan bin Wan Tam f o r Kota
P.M.N., f o r Muar Selatan.
Star Selatan.
Enche' Sardon bin Haji Jubir for P0ntian Mr. Lirn Joo Kong for Alor Star.
Utara. Enche' Harnzah bin Alang for Kapar.
Data' Ong Yoke Lin, P.M.N., for Ulu Wan Yahaya bin Haji Wan Moharned for
Selangor. Kernarnan.
Mr. T a n Siew Sin, J.P., for Malacca hlr. Lee Siok Yew for Sepang.
Tengah. Tuan Haji Zakaria bin Haji Mohd. Taib
Enche' Bahaman bin Samsudin for K ~ ~ a l a for Langat.
Pilah. Enche' Mohamed Dahari bin Haji Mohd.
Enche' Abdul Rahrnan bin Haji Talib for Ali for Kuala Selangor.
Kuantan. Dr. Burhanuddin bin Mohd. Noor for
Tuan Syed Ja'afar bin Hasan Albar, J.M.N.. Besut.
for Johore Tengara. Ttian Haji Hasan Adli bin Haji Arshad
Enche' Ahmad bin Arshad for Muar Utara. for Kuala Trengganu Utara.
Enche' Aziz bin Ishak for Muar Dalam. Enche' Othrnan bin Abdullah for T a n a h
T u a n Haji Abdullah bin Haji Mohd. hlerah.
Salleh f o r Segarnat. Enche' Zulliiflee bin NIuharnrnad for
Mr. Chan Chong Wen for Kluang Selatan. Bschok.
Mr. Lee San Choon f o r Kluang Utara. Enche' Mohamtd Asri bin Haji Muda for
Pasir Puteh.
Mr. Kang K o k Seng for Batu Pahat.
Nik Man bin Nik Mohamed for Pasir Mas
Enche' Ismail bin Idris for Penang Selatan. Hilir.
Mr. Geh Chong Keat for Penang Utara. Tuan Haji Hassan bin Haji Ahrnad for
Enche' Abdul Rauf bin A. Rahrnan for Tumpat.
Krian Laut. Wan Mustapha bin Haji Ali for Kelantan
Enche' Ahrnad bin Haji Y ~ ~ s oforf Krian Hilir.
Darat.
Tuan Haji Ahmad bin Abdullah for Kota
Enche' Tajudin bin Ali for Larut Utara. Bharu Hilir.
Mr. Lee Seck Fun for Tanjong Malim. Tuan Haji Hussin Rahirni bin Haji Sarnan
Dr. Lirn Swee Aun for Larut Selatan. for Kota Bharu Hulu.
Enche' Moharned Nor bin Mohd. Dahan Enche' Harun bin Pilus for Trengganu
for Ulu Perak. Tengah.
Tuan Haji Abdullah bin Haji Abdul Raof Dato' LMoharned Hanifah bin Haji Abdul
for Kuala Kangsar. Ghani for Pasir Mas Hulu.
Mr. V. Manickavasagam, J.M.N.. P.J.K.. for Che' Khadijah binti Mohd. Sidik for
Klang. Dungun.
Mr. Cheah Thearn Swee for Bukit Bintang. Dato' Onn bin Jaafar for Kuala Treng-
Enche' Moharned Ismail bin Mohd. Yusof ganu Selatan.
for Jerai. Tuan Syed Esa bin Alwee, s.M.J., P.I.s.,
Tuan Haji Ahrnad bin Saaid for Seberang for Batu Pahat Dalarn.
Utara, Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid bin Awang
Mr. T a n Cheng Bee, J.P., for Bagan. Osman f o r Kota Star Utara.
Enche' Hussein bin Toh Muda Hassan for Tengku Indra Petra bin Sultan Ibrahirn
Raub. for Ulu Kelantan.
Enche' Moharned Yusof bin MahmLld, Enche' Moharned Sulong bin Mohd. Ali,
A.M.N., f o r Ternerloh. J.M.N.. for Lipis.
Mr. Chan Siang Sun for Bentong. Enche' Abdul Hamid Khan bin Haji
Mr. T a n Tye Chek for Kulim Bandar Sakhawat Ali Khan for Batang Padang.
Bahru. Enche' Ahrnad bin Moharned Shah for
Enche' Hanafi bin Mohd. Yunus for Kulim Johore Bahru Barat.
Utara. Dato' Teoh Chze Chong for Segamat
Enche' Harun bin Abdullah for Baling. Selatan.
Enche' Abdul Sarnad bin Osrnan for Sungei Hajah Zain binti Sulaiman for Pontian
Patani. Selatan.
Enche' Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahrnan for Enche' Abdul Ghani bin Ishak for hlalacca
Seberang Tengah. Utara.
Enche' Fatimah binti Haji Hashim for Enche' Hassan bin Mansor for Malacca
Jitra-Padang Terap. Selatan.
T u a n Haji Azahari bin Haji Ibrahirn for Enche' Mohamed bin Ujang for Jelebu-
Kubang Pasu Barat. Jempol.
'I'u~tnHxji Kedza bin H:iji biohd. Said for AJII.. \i. \'eel-app~.nfor S~.ht.i.:itlgSciL!t.~il.
Rernbau-Tampin. h'lr. Ng Ann Teck for B ~ i t t l .
MI-. T. Mahirila Singh f o r Port D i c k s o n . \lr-. V . D~lvidfor- Bung:jLl1-.
Enche' 0 A r n a n b ~ neAbdullah for Perlis 11s. [ - i l l Yoong Peng for R a ~ v ~ i t - I S .
Utara. ,
It I-.K ~ t h e rK a r a m Singh for. D:cin:irls.i?-:i
T u a n Haji ~ o k h t * bin Haji Ismail for-
Perlis Selatan.
Enche' H u s s l n bi'n Mohd. Noordin for A N N O U N C E M E N T BY
Parit.
Enche' M6hri7med Abbas bin Ahmad for- MR. SPEAKER
Hilir Perak.
Mr. Speaker (Translatc.tl froijn
Enche' Yahaya bin Haji Ahlnad for B a g a n
Datoh. ;tlnlay): Honourable Members. it is Hi\
Mr. W o o Siak Hong for Telok Anson.
Majesty's pleasure that after ~Ven~bcr.;
<)f both Houses of Parliament have
Mr. Yong W o o Ming for Sitiawan. taken and subscribed their Oaths. t h e
M r . 1,eong Kee Nyean for Kampal-. causes of summoning Parliament will
Afr. Seah T e n y Ngiab for k l u a r Pantai. hc declared. Accordingly. all Members
T u a n Syed Hashinl bin Syed Aj:un for- are commanded to repair to this Hall
Sabak Bernam. ta-morrow at 10 o'clock, to hear His
h11-.D . R. Seenivasagam f o r Ipoh. Majesty declare the causes of sumrnon-
Mr. S. P. Seenivasagam f o r M e n g l e m b ~ ~ . i n g Parliament by means of a Graciou.;
Mr. Chan Swee H o for Ulu Kinta. Address. After a n interval of forty-fivz
Mr. Khong K o k Yat f o r Batu Gajah. r~iinutes next following the conclusiou
hlr. T a n Kee G a k for Bandar Malacca. o f His Majesty's Speech, this Housz
M r . Quek Kai Dong for Scrcmban Barat. will hold a meeting to transact cert:lii~
Mr. Chin See Yin for Seremban Timoi-. business.
Mr. Yeoh Tat Beng for Bruas. T h e House will now adjourn, till io-
Enche' khni:id Hoest:tman~ for Se:iip:tk morrow.
Mr. Lim Kean Sicw for Dato' Krarn~tt.
;v11-. T a n Phock Kin for Tanjong.