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| STATE GOVT MONITORING PUBLIC INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON PGCC |
| Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
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PENANG, Oct 17 (Bernama) --The state government is monitoring input and feedback from the public on the proposed Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) project at Batu Gantung before making a decision.
"All input including objections, complaints and proposals from the public will be gathered, seriously considered and evaluated," Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon told reporters here Wednesday.
The main public complaints on the PGCC concerned traffic congestion, population density and the environmental aspects.
He said the plan by PGCC developer Abad Naluri, a subsidiary of Equine Capital Berhad was being considered by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) and had yet to be approved.
"We don't know whether the PGCC plan proposed by the developer will be accepted in total or approved with modifications. Whatever it is, we will continue to monitor the situation," he said when commenting on public objections and proposals for the project.
Dr Koh believed the developer would continue to hold exhibitions and dialogue sessions to inform the public about the project which would take 20 years to complete.
He urged the public to view the project from the economic angle as it would provide job opportunities, adding that the Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) which would pass through the PGCC would help disperse traffic.
"There will always be objections to development projects particularly from those directly affected but it will be accepted once they see the benefit.
"Residents were also against the Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak (Komtar) and PORR projects but given time, they will realise that they are needed to generate the economy and disperse traffic."
Dr Koh said the state government was not involved in developing PGCC in terms of land and financing as it was undertaken by the private sector.
On the open tender for the PORR project, he said the Finance Ministry was expected to make a decision next year adding the federal and state governments only provided input on the road alignment.
"The PORR project which has been delayed 10 years will be built using the privatisation method by the federal government and hopefully can be completed in four years," he added. |
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