民主行动党老友、前副主席陈庆佳肝癌逝世，“逆流世代”致上崇高的敬意（DAP ex-National Vice Chairman Sdr Chian Heng Kai Passed Away,R.I.P）



DAP former National Vice Chairman, Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam and Batu Gajah, Sdr Datuk Chian Heng Kai, passed away today in Muar

DAP Statement

Sdr Datuk Chian Heng Kai, the DAP former National Vice Chairman, Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam and Batu Gajah, passed away in Muar today after a long struggle with liver cancer.
Sdr Datuk Chian joined the DAP in 1967, one year after the DAP was formally registered. He worked as a translator for the DAP National HQ in 1968, and later join the editorial team for the party organ, The Rocket. Throught his 27 years of political activism until 1998, Sdr Datuk Chian held the post of DAP National Vice Chairman, National Organising Secretary, National Publicity Secretary and Chairman of Disciplinary Committee.
In 1974 Sdr Datuk Chian was elected as member of parliament for Batu Gajah. Two years later, together with another party stalwart, Sdr. Chan Kok Kit, Sdr Datuk Chian was detained under the Internal Security Act on Nov. 3, 1976 for standing steadfast for the right of Malaysians to their mother-toungue education. They were held in detention for 4 years and 9 months before regaining their freedom.
Sdr Datuk Chian and Sdr Kok Kit contested in the 1978 general election while under ISA etention and won the parliamentary seats of Batu Gajah and Sungai Besi respectively. Their commitment to defend the constitutional position of mother-tongue education in general, and Chinese education, in particular were strongly supported by their constituents. Sdr Datuk Chian later moved from Perak to Penang and was elected member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam in 1986 and 1990.
He received the DSPN award from the Penang Yang Di Pertua Negeri in July 2008 which gvae him the title "Datuk". He was the first DAP veteran to received such honour.
Sdr Datuk Chian is survive by his wife, Sdr Tan Chui Swee (DAP Wanita first National Chairperson) and three children.
Public can pay their last respect to Sdr Datuk Chian at Muar Seu Teck Sean Tong, (No. 40 Jalan Sultan Ibrahim, 84000 Muar, Johor, Enq: Mr Tan (012-3598408). The funeral is scheduled on Wednesday, 11.00am.


为华教身陷囹圄仍中选议员 行动党前副主席陈庆佳逝世

当今大马

民主行动党前全国副主席、前霹雳华都牙也区和大山脚区国会议员陈庆佳今日于麻坡逝世，享年71岁。

他罹患肝癌，一直与癌魔博斗，但今早不敌癌魔而撒手人寰，遗范长存。

陈庆佳是在1967年，也即民主行动党正式成立翌年加入。他在1968年于行动党总部担任中文翻译，并帮忙编辑《火箭报》，成为行动党刊物编务团队一员。

1974年，陈庆佳在行动党旗帜下中选为华都牙也区国会议员；两年后即1976年11月3日，他与已故行动党元老陈国杰因批评政府对华教母语的政策，双双在内安法令下被扣留长达4年零9个月后，才重获自由。

身陷囹圄仍中选国会议员
必须一提的是，陈庆佳和陈国杰在1978年的全国大选，虽然身陷囹圄，但仍分别中选为华都牙也区和新街场区国会议员，因为他俩捍卫母语教育地位和对大马华教发展的坚持，获得广大选民的支持。

陈庆佳随后从霹雳州搬迁至槟城居住，并在1986年和1990年的全国大选，中选为大山脚区国会议员。

他活跃于行动党长达27年的岁月里，曾担任全国副主席丶全国组织秘书丶全国宣传秘书和纪律委员会主席。他于1998年辞去中委，淡出政坛。

行动党首位获封拿督勋衔陈庆佳在2008年7月获得槟州元首封赐DSPN拿督勋衔，成为行动党首位获得拿督勋衔的党元老。

陈庆佳与遗孀陈翠水（行动党首任妇女组主席），共育有3名孩子。

丧府择定于5月18日（星期三）上午11时举殡。欲瞻仰陈庆佳遗容者，可前往麻坡修德善堂殡仪馆，地址为：40, Jalan Sultan Ibrahim, 84000 Muar , Johor.任何询问，请联络陈尔抗：012-359 8408。

Former DAP MP Chian Heng Kai dies

By Boo Su-Lyn | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Former DAP national vice-chairman Datuk Chian Heng Kai died from liver cancer in Muar today. He was 71.
The former Bukit Mertajam and Batu Gajah MP was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in 1976 for four years after fighting for the right of Malaysians to be educated in their mother tongue, the DAP said in a statement today.
Chian, who joined the DAP a year after it was formally registered in 1966, won the Batu Gajah parliamentary seat in 1978 and the Bukit Mertajam seat in 1986 and 1990.He won his seat in the 1978 general election while under ISA detention.
“Their commitment to defend the constitutional position of mother-tongue education in general, and Chinese education in particular, was strongly supported by their constituents,” said the statement, referring to Chian and another party stalwart Chan Kok Kit, who died in 2001.
Chian is survived by his wife Tan Chui Swee and three children.
His funeral is on Wednesday at the Seu Teck Sean Tong temple in Muar.

Farewell To DAP's Chian Heng Kai
Malaysia Mirror

Monday, 16 May 2011 13:28

Chian Heng Kai, the DAP former National Vice Chairman, Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam and Batu Gajah, passed away in Muar today after a long struggle with liver cancer. Chian joined the DAP in 1967. He worked as a translator for the DAP National HQ in 1968, and later join the editorial team for the party organ, The Rocket. Throught his 27 years of political activism until 1998, Chian held the post of DAP National Vice Chairman, National Organising Secretary, National Publicity Secretary and Chairman of Disciplinary Committee. In 1974, Chian was elected as member of parliament for Batu Gajah. Two years later, Chian together with another party stalwart Chan Kok Kit, were detained under the Internal Security Act for supporting the cause of Chinese education. They were held in detention for 4 years and 9 months before regaining their freedom. Chian and Chan contested in the 1978 general election while under ISA detention and won the parliamentary seats of Batu Gajah and Sungai Besi respectively. Chian later moved from Perak to Penang and was elected Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam in 1986 and 1990. He received the DSPN award from the Penang Yang Di Pertua Negeri in July 2008 which gave him the title "Datuk" and was the first DAP veteran to received such honour. Chian is survive by his wife Tan Chui Swee and three children. The public can pay their last respect to Chian at Muar Seu Teck Sean Tong at No. 40 Jalan Sultan Ibrahim, Muar Johor. The funeral is scheduled on Wednesday, 11.00am.