·MCA president and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik in declaring open the seminar, commended MCA Economic Bureau chairman and Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn, for being “spot on” in predicting the date for the announcement of the government's economic package.
By that, Ling was inferring that the MCA's seminar would be a lively one given that it was being held a day after the economic package was unveiled by the Prime Minister.
