KUALA LUMPUR: The spirit of Keluarga Malaysia (the Malaysian Family) was sturdy and obvious through the MCA Chinese New Year reception at Wisma MCA right here.
The gathering was particular because it was a change from the standard open home festivities that had been referred to as off by MCA final 12 months as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob stated Chinese New Year was celebrated not simply by the Chinese group in Malaysia, however by all of the races within the nation.
“This symbolises the unity among the various races, which is in line with the spirit of the Malaysian Family (Keluarga Malaysia),” he instructed reporters after attending the reception on Tuesday.
He urged Malaysians to proceed forging nearer ties with one another for the nice of the nation.
Ismail Sabri, who wore a maroon shirt, arrived at about 9.39am along with his spouse Datin Seri Muhaini Zainal Abidin.
They had been welcomed by MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong and different occasion leaders.
MCA didn’t host its annual open home celebrations final 12 months in adherence to the Covid-19 commonplace working process (SOP) issued by the National Security Council to forestall Covid-19 clusters.
Interstate and inter-district travels had been additionally prohibited final 12 months, with visiting restricted to shut members of the family inside a 10km radius.
The authorities determined to chill out the SOP on household reunion dinners and journey this 12 months after considering the excessive vaccination charge within the nation and the quantity of people that have obtained the booster dose.
Dr Wee stated MCA determined to carry a scaled-down and modest celebration to mark the event as an alternative of the standard full-scale open home.
“This year, celebrations only involved invitees. We needed to limit the number of guests to prevent the spread of the virus,” he added.
Nevertheless, he described the reception as significant.
“This year’s celebration is extraordinary. We will face a lot of challenges in the Year of the Tiger as the nation goes through its recovery phase.
“The Year of the Tiger reminds us that we must champion the spirit of never giving up and be brave to face any obstacles in our way,” Dr Wee added.
Earlier, leaders and friends had been handled to a lion dance on the constructing’s entrance.
They later participated in yee sang tossing earlier than having fun with a luxurious meal that included yam-basket, lemon duck and rendang.
Apart from reside track and dance performances, friends had been additionally entertained by a “Tiger” dance troupe to mark the beginning of the Year of the Tiger.
In a Facebook posting, Dr Wee hoped that the Year of the Tiger would carry energy, prosperity and abundance, in addition to good well being to all Malaysians.
“The spirit of the Malaysian Family can be seen when all communities come together to celebrate the festival.
“The harmony of the community in our country makes it unique and has been our strength all this while,” he stated.
Among those that attended the reception had been Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, MIC vice-president and Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa and Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahadzir Khalid.
Also current had been Barisan Nasional secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir, Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, former Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Parti Bangsa Malaysia president Larry Sng.
