Tiong King Sing

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tiong (張).
Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri
Tiong King Sing
MP
张庆信
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bintulu, Sarawak
Assumed office
1999
Preceded by Chiew Chiu Sing (DAP)
Majority 1,400 (1999)
11,267 (2004)
14,966 (2008)
7,433 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1961-09-03) 3 September 1961 (age 62)
Crown Colony of Sarawak
Political party SPDP—Barisan Nasional
Occupation Politician; businessman
Website p216bintulu.com

Dato' Seri Tiong King Sing (simplified Chinese: 张庆信; traditional Chinese: 張慶信; pinyin: Zhāng Qìngxìn; born 3 September 1961) is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bintulu constituency in Sarawak and East Asian special ambassador. He is the President of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), a component party of Malaysia's governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

Tiong was originally a member of the Sarawak National Party but was dismissed in 2002 for what the party cited as disciplinary reasons.[1] He subsequently joined the SPDP.[2] In 2007 he became involved in a dispute with police administration alleging that criminal gangs were acting with impunity throughout Sarawak but that his concerns were not being addressed by police.[3][4] His outspokenness was reported to have triggered a large police operation against criminal organisations in the State.[5] Tiong subsequently received mail threats, including a parcel of shotgun cartridges, at his constituency office.[6][7] At the 2008 election, he successfully defended his seat receiving 73% of the vote.[8]

Tiong was re-elected to Parliament again in 2013, and the following year became the President of the SPDP, replacing William Mawan Ikom, who had resigned from the party.[9]

Kong-Kali-Kong pet phrase

See also: empty vessels make the most sound (tong kosong nyaring bunyinya, air beriak tanda tak dalam, berkocak tanda tak penuh)

Tiong King Sing introduced a pet phrase into Parliament when he described Opposition lawmakers as “Kong-Kali-Kong” MPs. Tiong made the remark after several opposition MPs lashed out at Barisan Nasional (BN) lawmakers, in particular Azalina Othman Said (Umno-Pengerang) for tabling a motion to suspend Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Gelang Patah). Among the opposition lawmakers who voiced their disagreement with the tabling of the motion were Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong), Ramkarpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor), Khalid Samad (Amanah-Shah Alam) and Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya Utara). In an attempt to silence them, Tiong used the term “Kong-Kali-Kong” on them, which he explained as “empty vessels” or “people with no insight on any matter whatsoever.” This remark was followed by roars of laughter from other MPs who practically drowned out Gobind, who asked sarcastically, “What does that mean? Is that Bahasa Malaysia?” The pandemonium was triggered when Lim was suspended from Parliament for six months for refusing to apologise or retract his allegation that Pandikar Amin Mulia had abused his position as Dewan Rakyat Speaker on the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) investigations on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) when he ordered that it be temporarily suspended. Speaking up in defence of Pandikar, Tiong said the Speaker had to be firm in allowing the motion to be tabled by Azalina for voting. “Remember, we have to respect the Speaker,” Tiong said, adding that he believed opposition MPs would never admit their faults and would instead continue to block the issue from being debated.[10][11]

Based on parliamentary hansard, Tiong always used pet phrase "Kong-Kali-Kong" in his speech or interrupt. It is not sure since when Tiong invent that phrase and using that phrase continuously in the Parliament. However, until this time, the Speaker did not ruling "Kong-Kali-Kong" as one of unparliamentary language. However, "Kong-Kali-Kong" is only used by Tiong in the Dewan Rakyat, and other MPs are not interested to used Kong-Kali-Kong in their speech and just laughing when Tiong use that phrase. Perhaps, other MPs may simply say "tong kosong" instead of "Kong-Kali-Kong" when they want to say so.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Bintulu, Sarawak[12]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1999 Tiong King Sing (SNAP) 15,681 52% Chiew Chiu Sing (DAP) 14,281 47%
2004 Tiong King Sing (SPDP) 20,225 63% Chiew Chiu Sing (DAP) 8,958 28%
2008 Tiong King Sing (SPDP) 23,628 72% Lim Su Kien (DAP) 8,662 27%
2013 Tiong King Sing (SPDP) 26,458 58.14% John Brian Anthony Anak Jeremy Guang (DAP) 19,025 41.8%

References

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