Lai Meng Chong is a Malaysian politician

Politician

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 of Chinese descent

Malaysian Chinese

Malaysian Chinese is a Malaysian of Chinese origin. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Within Malaysia, they are usually simply referred to as "Chinese" in all languages. The term Chinese Malaysian is also sometimes used to refer to...

 from the town of Machap Baru

Machap Baru

Machap Baru is a small town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca. This town is famous among Malaysian and Singaporean tourists for its restaurants, which serve exotic game, such as wild boar, deer, monitor lizards and snakes...

 in Malacca

Malacca

Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...

 state. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association

Malaysian Chinese Association

Malaysian Chinese Association is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.Along with the largest...

 (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 (BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's Alor Gajah

Alor Gajah

Alur Gajah is a town and district in Malacca, Malaysia. Alor Gajah is also a parliamentary constituency of Melaka. It borders Tampin, Negeri Sembilan to the north. This town has a railway station at Pulau Subang about 10 kilometres from the town area...

 division. Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and MP

Member of Parliament

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 for Alor Gajah

Alor Gajah

Alur Gajah is a town and district in Malacca, Malaysia. Alor Gajah is also a parliamentary constituency of Melaka. It borders Tampin, Negeri Sembilan to the north. This town has a railway station at Pulau Subang about 10 kilometres from the town area...

, Datuk Seri

Malay titles

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 Dr Fong Chan Onn

Fong Chan Onn

Tan Sri Dr. Fong Chan Onn is a Malaysian politician and a former Minister of Human Resources. He is a former vice-president of the Malaysian Chinese Association , a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He is currently a Member of Parliament for Alor Gajah.-Profile:Dr...

. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the 2007 Machap by-election

Machap by-election, 2007

The 2007 Machap by-election was held on April 12, 2007. The seat in the state assembly of Malacca, Malaysia, fell vacant after the incumbent, Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam of the Malaysian Chinese Association , died on 15 March that year. On March 21, 2007, the Election Commission of Malaysia announced...

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