Chow calls for more details on Malay enclave plan

 

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Chow calls for more details

on Malay enclave plan

FMT Reporters

-28 Jul 2024, 11:11 PM

Penang chief minister says the state government welcomes a plan to develop a 40-hectare area, allowing for more Malay residents in George Town.

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Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow at an UDA carnival in Bukit Mertajam. He said UDA had developed nearly 24,000 homes in Penang. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has called for detailed information about reported plans to develop an urban Malay enclave on Penang island.

He said the state government would not discourage any party from developing land in Penang to increase property ownership among Bumiputeras, Bernama reported.

However, the state government needs detailed information if the proposed plan by the Penang Malay Association (Pemenang) is to be implemented as UDA Holdings Bhd, the leading property developer, could begin studying the suitability of the land for this purpose.

Chow said the state government welcomed and encouraged Pemenang’s idea and the interest of UDA in developing land to increase Bumiputera property ownership in the state.

Pemenang president Yussof Latiff was reported to have suggested that land in the Datuk Keramat-Jalan Perak-Jalan Pattani area could be developed, resulting in 10,000 Malay residents being brought into George Town.

The areas are Malay areas that might include wakaf land and others for the development of Bumiputera properties in urban areas,

 he told a press conference in Bukit Mertajam after closing a UDA carnival.

Chow said UDA’s project in redeveloping the old Malay kampung in Tanjung Tokong could serve as an example for other areas in Penang in efforts to develop land involving Bumiputera and Malay interests.

Pemenang was reported to have drafted a five-year plan to enable Malay families of various backgrounds and occupations to return to the island after being forced to seek housing elsewhere because of high property prices on the island.

The plan focuses on the areas around Jalan Pattani, Jalan Perak, and Jalan Sungai Pinang in East Jelutong, covering an area of about 40 hectares.

UDA chairman Annuar Zaini said the agency is keen to offer its expertise to the federal and state governments to help implement the agenda of Bumiputera property ownership, particularly in urban areas.