Lai Meng Chong (; born 3 September 1951) is a
Malaysia
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n
politician
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of
Chinese descent
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Terminology
() or ''Hoan-kheh'' () in Hokkien, refe ...
from the town of
Machap Baru
Machap Baru, with an estimated population of 16,000, is a small town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. Local restaurants, which serve exotic game, such as wild boar, deer, monitor lizards and snakes are often monitored by the Malaysian W ...
in
Malacca
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state.
He is a member of the
Malaysian Chinese Association
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to ...
(MCA), a major component party of the ruling
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's
Alor Gajah
)
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Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and
MP for
Alor Gajah
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,
Datuk Seri
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Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several Pro ...
Dr Fong Chan Onn. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the
2007 Machap by-election.
Election results
See also
*
2007 Machap by-election
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Machap Jaya (state constituency)
Machap Jaya is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State ...
Notes and references
1951 births
Living people
People from Malacca
Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Malaysian Chinese Association politicians
Members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Malacca state executive councillors
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