Keng Yaik expects tough fight in Ketari bv-election Ns;t 7 1 ti 2002 BENTONG, Sun. - Gerakan p!es- between the four names suggested nan tomorrow to discuss and find ident Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik by the State Gerakan. solutions to any outstanding issues today reiterated Ketari will be a They are Ketari Gerakan branch with regards the voters in Ketari. hard seat to contest and called chairman and a lawyer Yum Ah “While Adnan has done his best upon all Barisan Nasional compo- Ha, 51, Perting branch deputy to resolve most issues highlighted nent parties’ members to give all chairman Dr Ng Kok Chai, 42 who by the people here, we do not want they can to ensure a victory. is a dentist, Bandar Karak branch to leave anything outstanding,” he Speaking to reporters after chairman Leong Yen Kong, 60, who said. meeting the Bentong division is a Commissioner of Oaths and Dr Lim, who is Primary Indus- committee members here, he said Sungai Dua branch chairman tries Minister, said he had also got the small majority managed by Leong Ah Khuan, 46, a logging op- the greenlight from Dr Mahathir to Gerakan against DAP in the 1999 erator. cancel his overseas trip to Russia general election should serve as a Yum, however, is said to hold the with the Prime Minister next week. reminder not to take victory for edge over the rest based on his He has also rescheduled a Min- granted. Kwangsi background as well his istry palm oil mission to Syria, He said the lack of co-ordinattion rapport with the locals. Egypt and Morroco. between component parties cou- Dr Lim said the final decision The Gerakan president also pled with unresolved local issues remained with Prime Minister Da- cautioned voters against DAP’s could be among the causes why the tuk Seri Dr Mahathir’ Mohamad, tactics in trying to fish for sympa- majority dropped in 1999 compared whom he was expected to meet on thy votes. with the 1995 general election. Tuesday evening. “We are confident the DAP will “We will use the same formula of Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri try to play on the sympathy of the co-operation used by all BN com- Adnan Yaakob, whom Gerakan has voters by telling them that they ponent parties to clinch victory in selected to head the BN campaign (DAP) have lost this seat three the recent Indera Kayangan by- for the Ketari seat, is expected to times in a row and that they too election,” he said. announce the candidate here on deserve a fair chance to prove to He said no new names were pro- Wednesday. the voters what they are capable posed and the candidacy was still He said he would also meet Ad- of,” he said.