00:02MCA paid its highest tribute to the late-ton Dr Ling Leong-sik in a solemn ceremony on Tuesday.
00:08Six top leaders, led by Party President Datuk Seri, Dr Wee Ka Xiong, draped the party flag
00:15over his casket, which will later be presented to his family, as a final tribute.
00:20Wee said the honour is reserved for leaders with major contributions, noting the former
00:25party president's long service and impact in education and public service.
00:31Under Ling, MCA reached its peak, winning parliamentary and 71 state seats in the 1995 general election.
00:39Ling, who led MCA from 1986 to 2003, died at the age of 82 on April 4.
00:47The funeral service for Ling will be held on Wednesday, before the cortege departs,
00:52at 11am, for cremation at Xiao Earn Crematorium in Nilai.
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