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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 38, No. 18. July 23rd 1975

22.6.75 — Five UMNO Resolutions Passed With No Debate

22.6.75

Five UMNO Resolutions Passed With No Debate

The UMNO General Assembly patted today all resolutions, except one, without debate. The five resolutions accepted by a voice vote were to urge -
1.The Federal and State Governments to issue 50% of all licences to exploit natural resources to bumiputras.
2.For a study to find out ways of making bumiputra participation in the national economy more effective.
3.The Education Ministry to control and supervise student activities at all levels to take action against undisciplined teachers and improve religious education.
4.The Federal Government to consider giving labourers incentives by giving them shares of the companies they work for.
5.For [unclear: steps] to be taken to combat moral decay, e.g., the morals of government officials should be considered in promotion exercises, religious education must be included in every level of education.

During the debate a Penang UMNO member appealed to the Federal Government to help Malays in Penang. He said Projects by the Penang State Development Corporation did not benefit the Malays. He also appealed to the Federal Government to slow down the rate of urbanisation in the State to protect land owned by Malays.

'Many pieces of Malay land have been taken up by the State Government for industrial sites', he said.