丽娜要政府宣布7月22日为独立日

古晋5月1日讯。砂拉越革新党候选人苏丽娜要求砂拉越政府承认和宣布7月22日为砂拉越的独立日，因为在1963年的那一天砂拉越经过选举而有了砂拉越议会和首长宁甘；而8月31日只是马来亚半岛在1957年的独立日，那是远在6年前发生在南中国海另一半的事情。

砂革新党苏丽娜要政府宣布7月22日为砂拉越独立日

1/5/2013 KUCHING:

State Reform Party (STAR) Stampin candidate Lina Soo wants July 22 to be declared as Sarawak Independence Day and a public holiday in place of Aug 31.

Soo explained that Sarawak gained its independence from the British on July 22, 1963 and not Aug 31, which is when Malaya gained independence in 1957.

In a press statement yesterday, Soo said Sarawakians have been celebrating Malaya’s independence day every year on Aug 31 and ignoring our own history.

“Neither did Malaysia give us independence as we were an independent and sovereign nation before we formed the Federation of Malaysia with Singapore, Sabah and Malaya on Sept 16, 1963,” said Soo.

She pointed out that July 22 saw Sarawak having its first Chief Minister — the late Tan Sri Stephen Kalong Ningkan.

Sarawak First Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan (1963-1966)

“We also had our Sarawak Constitution 1941, our Sarawak flag, our Sarawak anthem ‘Fair Land Sarawak’, and our own stamps,” said Soo.

She added that Sarawak cannot continue to be subservient to Malaya by celebrating Malaya’s independence day and hiding Sarawak’s own history.

“Fifty years and not 55 years is the number of years of our independence. It is now time to put history right by telling the whole truth to the people of Sarawak,” she stressed. #myvote13 #ge13