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Message
Yong Teck Lee:
"This is my promise to you, that our struggle continues and I will
always be by your side"...."Trust and integrity of the leaders are
fundamental to the future of a country or a government or, in our case,
SAPP as a serious political party of the future"
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Why join SAPP?
Building a strong voice in Parliament
and the State of Sabah and to fulfill our commitment to realize our
8-points declaration for Malaysians especially in Sabah.
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That the government shall be of the
people and based on good governance and civil society and non-racial
politics based on a progressive, just and harmonious society,
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that Sabah shall have political
autonomy whereby the government shall be formed and run by the
people of Sabah,
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that Sabah and other oil producing
States shall be entitled to the petroleum royalty of 20%,
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that the Federal Territory of Labuan
shall be returned to Sabah and governed as a special region,
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that unfair and imprudent federal
laws which have been extended to Sabah and federal departments and
which are to the detriment of he State shall be reviewed,
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that Sabah shall be given fair and
just participation in the federal administration, the civil service
and private sector, and that the federal departments in Sabah shall,
as far as possible, he headed by local Malaysians,
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that the federal government and the
state governments shall put in sufficient resources, political will
and leadership in solving the illegal immigrant problems in a firm
but humane manner, with emphasis on regional concept and smart
partnership, and
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that the federal and state
governments shall together work on redressing the in-built
structural imbalances in the economic and social structure of the
country affecting Sabah and other States.
How to join as a member
According to the Party's constitution, Article 5, Membership
(1) Qualifications for membership
Membership of the Party shall be open to all Malaysian citizens who
are at least
eighteen years of age, irrespective of race, religion, creed or sex,
and who is not
a member of any other political party, and who subscribe to the
objectives of the
Party.
(2) Application for membership
(a) Any person who wishes to become member of the Party shall
apply to the
Supreme Council by way of a prescribed form and in accordance with the
rules, regulations and procedures as the Supreme Council may prescribe
from time to time;
(b) The Supreme Council may at its sole discretion reject any
application without assigning any reason;
(c) In any area where a Branch has already been established, a
member residing
or working in that area shall be attached to that Branch unless
otherwise approved by the Secretary-General;
(d) In any area where there is no Branch in existence yet,
members residing or
working in that area shall be attached to any Branch as the
Secretary-General may direct; and
(e) No member of a Branch shall be a member of any other Branch
at any one
time. The transfer of membership from one Branch to another Branch may
be allowed with the written consent of the Secretary-General.
(3) Entrance and Subscription Fees
(a) The entrance fee into the Party shall be RM2.00;
(b) The annual subscription fee shall be RM1.00 ending on 31
December
each year or part of a year;
(c) The entrance fee and the subscription fee for the current
year shall be
submitted to the Party at the time of applying for membership;
(d) All annual subscription fees shall be paid in advance on or
before
1 January each year. Any member whose annual subscription is in
arrears shall be denied the rights and privileges of membership;
(e) Members shall pay their annual subscription to their
respective Branches;
and the Branches shall respectively account for the annual
subscription so collected as may be directed by the Supreme Council.
(4) Life Membership
(a) A member shall become a Life Member on payment of a
contribution of a
sum prescribed by the Supreme Council from time to time of not less
than RM100.00 and such member shall be exempted from the payment of
the
annual subscription prescribed under Article 5(3)(b);
(b) All rules and provisions governing membership including
that of discipline
under Article 13 shall equally apply to a Life Member.
(5) Rights of Members
(a) Every applicant accepted into the party shall be issued a
membership card;
(b) Unless otherwise provided for in the Constitution, and as
long as the member has not ceased to be a member for any reason, a
member shall
be entitled:
(i) To attend and speak at all meetings which he is entitled to
attend;
(ii) To vote at all meetings which he is entitled to attend;
(iii) To hold office in the Party to which he may be duly
elected or appointed;
(iv) To have access to and make such reasonable use of
facilities as the
Party may provide.
(6) Resignation of Members
A member may resign his membership by giving one month’s notice in
writing to
the Secretary-General. Any member resigning his membership shall
surrender his membership card to the Party.
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