PENANG: The state government will issue a stopwork order on two development projects in Tanjung Bungah as they involved the safety of people living near the hillslopes, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
He said the order was being made following a discussion with several residents’ associations in the vicinity of the area who were worried about their safety.
Lim, however, declined to expose the two projects concerned to give an opportunity to the developers to hold discussions with the residents and the state government to resolve the issue.
“The order was being issued as there were several matters concerning safety on the hillslopes which should be tackled by the developers.
“The meeting between the three parties concerned will be held next week,” he told reporters at a media conference here Sunday.
Lim hoped a decision that took into consideration the interests of all parties could be achieved at the meeting which would enable sustainable development to go on in the state.
He said the stopwork order was also to demonstrate the state government’s concern for the safety of the people particularly those living near hillslopes. -- Bernama
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