MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik wants to raise the ban on Kong Ming lanterns in the Cabinet with the hope that the Government will allow them to be released if certain rules are followed, the Chinese press reported.
Dr Ling, who is also the Transport Minister, said he was confident that rules could be made to ensure that the release of the lanterns would pose no danger to life and property, according to Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press.
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