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| Penang to continue push for LCCT |
| Politics & Government 2009 | |||
| Written by Regina William | |||
| Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:11 | |||
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Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, in welcoming the allocation for the expansion, attributed it to the culmination of many months of work by both the federal and state governments. "A new LCCT will be needed if Penang is to succeed in transforming itself into an international city that is a destination of choice for tourists, a location of choice for investors and habitat of choice for those who desire sustainable living. "Penang has no natural resources to fight the economic crisis. We have no choice but to leverage on our human resources and our geographical position as a logistics hub and international gateway for tourists, high-tech manufacturing, biotechnology, green technology and halal hub. "To succeed, Penang must have a functional airport with all the modern facilities and amenities. We are not only talking about basic comfort such as toilets but also about modern necessities such as free WiFi," Lim said in a statement yesterday. He also called on the private sector to write to the finance ministry to ask for a maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) facility to be set up in Penang. Lim said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, in a reply to his question in parliament, had turned down the request for an LCCT in Penang. "To my request for an MRO in Penang, Ong stated that this facility would have to be developed by the private sector. Ong also said that there were no proposals for an MRO at the Penang International Airport to date," he added. It was reported two months ago that low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd was looking at Penang as a potential hub for an LCCT. AirAsia's group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes had even made a proposal to the state government to build the terminal, expected to cost more than RM100 million.
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