Fong Chong Pik was called "The Plen", for Plenipotentiary, by Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Plenipotentiary, according to the dictionary, is a representative of a ruler with absolute or discretionary powers to deal on the ruler's behalf. It was as an emissary of the Communist Party of Malaya that he met Mr Lee four times before the 1959 election that was to give Singapore internal self-government. The term plenipotentiary (from the Latin, plenus + potens, full + power) refers to a person who has full powers. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) Known as the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) until the 1960s. ...