Umno vice president Hishammuddin Hussein advised Umno members not to lose hope when it comes to Chinese votes, despite the Tiong Hwa community's wholesale about turn away from the BN, in the last general election.
Using recent BN victories in the Sarawak state election as well as the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar twin by-elections as examples, Hishammuddin who is also defence minister said that what is important is to prove to the Chinese, that the ruling party can look after their interests.
"Our experience in Sarawak, in Sungai Besar and in Kuala Kangsar (have shown us), we must not give up on Chinese support.
"This largely depend on how we conduct ourselves and how to show them that our leaders can fight for them," he said, when opening the Bukit Katil Umno AGM in Malacca today.