Siapa tak gembira kalau negeri kita dapat duit dari kerajaan persekutuan untuk pembangunan negeri. Haha. Jadi, tahniah pada Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan. Juga, secara tak langsung ini adalah satu cabaran besar buat Menteri kita, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.
Iyelah, bukan senang. Nak jadikan setiap sen duit yang dapat tu berguna untuk seluruh penduduk Labuan. Yeah!
RM3 Billion For Labuan Development Project
LABUAN, Feb 28 (Bernama) — An allocation of RM3 billion had been submitted to the Finance Ministry for approval to carry out various development projects in Labuan under the 10th Malaysia Plan, said Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.
He said it would be a special gift for Labuan in conjunction with its 26th anniversary in the Federal Territory, if the Finance Ministry approved it.
“Labuan needs a whopping RM3 billion for the implementation of various development projects and this is the amount being requested from the Ministry of Finance for consideration under 10th Malaysia Plan,” he told reporters after participating in the lawn bowl open tournament in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day, Saturday night.
He said the massive allocation was required to transform the island into a developed and well-organised federal territory.
Labuan received RM317 million in the 9th Malaysia Plan, and among the development projects implemented were the RM89 million halal hub project in Kiansam, public marina, a futsal court, lawn bowls arena, a cultural waterfront and graduates’ corner as well as maintenance and upgrading works on basic facilities.
“Of course Labuan will not be left behind, there will be a lot of things that need to be done and plans are on the cards. What we can say now is that the project will be more people-centric,” he added.
Commenting on the matter, Member of Parliament for Labuan Datuk Yussof Mahal said it would be a boost to the development of Labuan and contribute to the transformation of Labuan’s landscape as a whole.
Meanwhile, he said that with the completion of the 10-storey hotel (three star), there would be employment opportunities for local residents besides increasing choice of accommodation.
Yussof said the Labuan Times Square shopping centre, with a four-star hotel on it which could be one of Labuan’s economic growth catalysts, would also be ready this year. He said the federal government had also approved the building of Sekolah Menengah Agama and Maktab Rendah Sains Mara under the 10th Malaysia Plan while a RM79 million prison was under construction and scheduled to be ready at the end of the year.
Source: BERNAMA
Apa-apa pun, sama-samalah kita berusaha ke arah menjadikan kawasan-kawasan wilayah kita sebagai tempat yang harmoni dan selesa untuk generasi sekarang dan masa depan.
