27 protests received on Penang Hill development
Susan LoonePublished: Jan 10, 2014 12:30 PM | Updated: Jan 10, 2014 3:42 PM
The state government has received 27 public protests and feedback related to the proposed development, including a cable car, on the iconic Penang Hill.
The feedback on the SAP comes from several groups and individuals.
The state government has received 27 public protests and feedback related to the proposed development, including a cable car, on the iconic Penang Hill.
The feedback came from several organisations and individuals following the state’s announcement of the Penang Hill Special Area Plan (SAP) on Nov 14, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
These came after the state, in collaboration with the state Town and Country Planning Department and the Penang Hill Corporation implemented a one-month publicity programme and invitation for public participation on the Penang Hilll Special Area Plan, which ended on Dec 10.
Asked what were the protests and feedback about, Guan Eng declined to reply, saying, “It is not appropriate to announce at this stage.”
After decades of little development on Penang Hill, the touristic place is set to see new projects including a RM270 million cable car system.
In the 1980s, there were also proposals for a massive development on Penang Hill but it was aborted, and the whole idea contributed to the downfall of former chief minister Lim Chong Eu in 1990.
Chong Eu was replaced by Koh Tsu Koon for 18 years, before Guan Eng took over the leadership in 2008.
Lim then announced the appointment of an investigation and public hearing committee on the draft SAP to look into all the feedback.
“This committee is formed based on the provisions in Section 14 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 (or Act 172),” said Guan Eng during a press conference today.
“It will hear, evaluate and review the feedback and proposals from the public on the draft,” he added.
Seven-member committee
Guan Eng said the state government has appointed seven individuals to sit on the committee, who are state representatives, NGOs and professionals who have the experience, expertise and who have the calibre to implement the investigation and public hearing committee.
Those appointed are deputy state secretary Muhammad Yusoff Wazir; Pulau Tikus assemblyperson Yap Soo Huey, Forestry Department director Wahab Deraman, Botany Garden Department representative Stewart James Henchie, Aliran president Francis Loh Kok Wah, architect Parama Nathan and NGO representative Carol Lim Siew Cheng.
“Based on the protests and feedback received, the public will be invited to witness the committee hearings when it sits in February," said Lim.
“In the meeting, the public can discuss the feedback and proposals on the planning and development in Bukit Bendera,” he added.
The feedback came from several organisations and individuals following the state’s announcement of the Penang Hill Special Area Plan (SAP) on Nov 14, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
These came after the state, in collaboration with the state Town and Country Planning Department and the Penang Hill Corporation implemented a one-month publicity programme and invitation for public participation on the Penang Hilll Special Area Plan, which ended on Dec 10.
Asked what were the protests and feedback about, Guan Eng declined to reply, saying, “It is not appropriate to announce at this stage.”
After decades of little development on Penang Hill, the touristic place is set to see new projects including a RM270 million cable car system.
In the 1980s, there were also proposals for a massive development on Penang Hill but it was aborted, and the whole idea contributed to the downfall of former chief minister Lim Chong Eu in 1990.
Chong Eu was replaced by Koh Tsu Koon for 18 years, before Guan Eng took over the leadership in 2008.
Lim then announced the appointment of an investigation and public hearing committee on the draft SAP to look into all the feedback.“This committee is formed based on the provisions in Section 14 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 (or Act 172),” said Guan Eng during a press conference today.
“It will hear, evaluate and review the feedback and proposals from the public on the draft,” he added.
Seven-member committee
Guan Eng said the state government has appointed seven individuals to sit on the committee, who are state representatives, NGOs and professionals who have the experience, expertise and who have the calibre to implement the investigation and public hearing committee.
Those appointed are deputy state secretary Muhammad Yusoff Wazir; Pulau Tikus assemblyperson Yap Soo Huey, Forestry Department director Wahab Deraman, Botany Garden Department representative Stewart James Henchie, Aliran president Francis Loh Kok Wah, architect Parama Nathan and NGO representative Carol Lim Siew Cheng.
“Based on the protests and feedback received, the public will be invited to witness the committee hearings when it sits in February," said Lim.
“In the meeting, the public can discuss the feedback and proposals on the planning and development in Bukit Bendera,” he added.
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