Chow Kon Yeow: 曹观友

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[Soalan No. 19 – Dato’ Haji Che Min bin Che Ahmad (Pasir Puteh) tidak hadir]
20. Tuan Chow Kon Yeow [Tanjong] minta Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan dan
Koperasi menyatakan mengapa kerajaan masih gagal melaksanakan suatu sistem
pengangkutan awam termasuk perkhidmatan bas dan teksi yang efisien di negeri Pulau Pinang
dan bagaimana Tabung Pengangkutan Awam digunakan setakat ini.
Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi [Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin
Nordin]: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat. Kerajaan menyedari
masalah pengangkutan awam di Pulau Pinang khususnya pengangkutan bas berhenti-henti
dan teksi. Sungguhpun kerajaan telah pun menyusun semula dan melancarkan sistem pakej
bagi meningkatkan mutu perkhidmatan bas di Pulau Pinang mulai bulan April 2006, tetapi para
pengusaha masih gagal untuk memberikan perkhidmatan yang dapat memenuhi aspektasi
orang ramai. (more…)

I asked the Works Minister on 28 March the reasons why the Penang Outer Ring Road project is still unable to take off and why were there so many changes in the ownership of the concessionaire company.

Datuk Seri Samy Vellu in his written reply said the company Peninsular Metro Works Sdn. Bhd. had not submitted their share holding agreement to the government. This is a prerequisite condition before the concessionary agreement could be signed.

As such, the PORR project is still unable to take off.

Well, is this related to the rumours that Pak Lah’s cronies are all trying to get a bite at the bite.