MCA president Wee Ka Siong said the party will field Jasmine Lok, 38, a Melaka city councillor, to contest the DAP stronghold of Bandar Hilir. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: MCA has been allocated one more seat to contest in the Nov 14 Melaka state election, with Barisan Nasional to vie for 22 seats in total instead of 21 as announced previously.
MCA president Wee Ka Siong said the party will also contest the Chinese-majority seat of Bandar Hilir following the latest round of discussions between BN and Perikatan Nasional, which have formed an alliance for the Melaka polls.
He said the party will field Jasmine Lok, 38, a Melaka city councillor, to vie for the DAP stronghold.
"At 4pm, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi handed the candidate her letter of appointment (surat watikah)," Wee said at a press conference in Parliament.
