WHAT else do Chinese Malaysians want?

Another marvellous piece by Zaini Hassan, Utusan, April 28. Enjoy.

WHAT else do Chinese Malaysians want?
Let us put aside the reasons why they do not support the current government in Kuala Lumpur. Let us study first what else they want.

For that, we have to go back to history. The Chinese came to Malaya to seek opportunities. They had lived a hard life in mainland China for hundreds of years. Like the whites who migrated to the American continent because it was the land of opportunity, the Chinese migrated to Malaya to make their fortunes in this bountiful land.

The strategy of their forebears has borne fruit. The Chinese have attained what they wanted. They now live in the lap of luxury in this land of opportunity called Malaysia.

In fact, it is not only in Malaysia that they have attained what they wanted. They have even gained full control of Singapore.

Singapore is not their original country. The Singapore Chinese and the Malaysian Chinese were originally boat people. The difference is that those who landed in Singapore managed to gain full control of Singapore, but those who landed in Malaysia did not manage to control Malaysia.

In Malaysia, the Chinese live in peace with the Malays, the indigenous people and the Indians. In comparison, in Singapore, the Chinese control politics and the Government. In Malaysia, the Malays still control politics and the government.
The systems of both governments are the same, but it is vice versa: The Malays dominate in Malaysia while the Chinese dominate across the Causeway.

In contrast, the Malays in Singapore and the Chinese in Malaysia are very different. The Malays in Singapore lead ordinary lives while the Chinese in Malaysia lead lives that are 'more than ordinary'.

In fact, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad once stated that if all the Chinese-owned buildings in Kuala Lumpur were lifted from the map, only the buildings in Kampung Baru, a Malay area, would remain in the city.

All the other buildings are owned by Chinese Malaysians. The well- known shopping centres in Malaysia are owned by the Chinese.

The Chinese Malaysians are fantastic. They control all the cities and major towns in peninsular Malaysia, as well as Sabah and Sarawak.

They produce the largest number of, and the most successful, professionals. The school system of the Chinese Malaysians is the best among similar school systems in the world.

The Chinese account for most of the students studying in the best private colleges in Malaysia. The Malays can gain admission into only government-owned colleges of ordinary reputation.

With regard to corporate and private organisations, it is the Chinese who dominate. The Malays number just a few; most of them are low-level employees.

In fact, knowing Mandarin is a pre-requisite for applying for jobs in these organisations.

Finally, an annual survey by the Malaysian Business magazine has found that eight of the 10 richest people in Malaysia are Chinese. The following is the list of the 10 richest people in Malaysia:

1. Mr Robert Kuok Hock Nien
2. Mr Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan
3. Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng
4. Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow
5. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
6. Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan
7. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary
8. Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua
9. Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King
10. Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun

This is the reality in Malaysia, my beloved country. Is the current government, which has been in power for 52 years, cruel and totalitarian?

What else do the Chinese Malaysians want?

马来西亚华人，你们还要什么？

这是个很有意思的话题。马来西亚华人究竟还要什么？先不谈他们不支持现有政府的原因，让我们先探讨他们到底还要什么。

　　这就得追溯历史了。华人是前来马来西亚寻找机会。他们几百年来在中国大陆过着贫困的生活。就像移居到机遇之地的美洲大陆的白人一样，华人前来马来西亚这个富足的地方，是为了追求财富。

　　他们的祖先的作法取得了成果。华人获得了他们所要的。他们现在在马来西亚这个机遇之地过着奢华的生活。

　　事实上，他们不止在马来西亚达到他们的目的，他们还完全控制了新加坡。新加坡不是他们原来的家园。新加坡和马来西亚的华人是远渡而来的船民。不同的是，那些在新加坡上岸的，成功地完全控制了新加坡，来到马来西亚的却没有办法控制马来西亚。

　　马来西亚的华人同马来人、原住民及印度人和平共处。新加坡的华人控制了政治和政府。相比之下，在马来西亚，政治和政府依然在马来人的掌控中。

　　两国的政府体制是一样的。相反的是，马来西亚是由马来人统治，新加坡却是由华人支配。
　　新加坡的马来人和马来西亚的华人有很大的差别。前者过着普通的生活，后者却是过着“绝不普通的生活”。

　　事实上，马哈迪医生曾说，如果把吉隆坡由华人拥有的建筑物全部从地图上除去，剩下的就只有甘榜巴鲁（Kampung Baru）的建筑了。也就是说，其他所有建筑物都是属于马来西亚华人的。

马来西亚华人真是了不起。他们控制了马来半岛、沙巴和砂劳越的所有城市和主要市镇。他们也培养了数目最多和最成功的专业人士。马来西亚华人的教育制度是全球类似系统中最好的。

　　马来西亚最好的私人学院的学生，大部分是华人。马来人只能进入声誉一般的政府学院。马来西亚知名的购物中心也是华人拥有的。

　　华人也垄断了企业和私人机构。马来人的数目很少，多为低层的员工。事实上。懂得华语是申请加入这些机构的先决条件。

　　最后，马来西亚一份商业杂志的年度调查显示，马来西亚的10大富豪中有8个是华人。以下是马来西亚10大富豪的排行榜。

1. 郭鹤年
2. 阿南达克里斯南（Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan）
3. 李深静
4. 郑鸿标
5. 林国泰
6. 郭令灿
7. 赛莫达（Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary）
8. 李金花
9. 张晓卿
10. 陈志远

　　这就是我深爱的国家马来西亚的现实。已经执政52年的政党，是否是个残忍和极权的政府？

　　马来西亚的华人还要什么？我想我知道，我想你也知道。

原载《马来西亚前锋报》