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The delegates visit the three points (Point One, Two and Three) as shown on the map.

The Phase One reclamation of Island A (approximately 1,200 acres) is scheduled to begin in May or June, said Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman.

The tri-islands (Islands A, B and C) of the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will be located at the south-end of the Penang island, measuring a total of 4,500 acres in land size. Island A will be 2,300 acres in size, Island B will be 1,400 acres and Island C will be 800 acres.

It would take about nine years to fully reclaim Island A.

“The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of the PSR is in its final stage of receiving the approval from the Department of Environment (DoE).

“The department has its own SOPs and is professional in its work. We are not worried about that,” Ahmad Zakiyuddin replied a question from a reporter on the possibility of the EMP being delayed deliberately.

He said that there was no reason to speculate the matter.

Ahmad Zakiyuddin, state executive council members Datuk Abdul Halim Hussain and Dr Norlela Ariffin, Penang Infrastructure Corporation PIC chief executive officer Datuk Seri Farizan Darus, together with the media and other representatives from the government agencies were taken on boats to check out the proposed site of Island A this morning.

They visited three points of the site – Point One (the easternmost point of Island A), Point Two (the southernmost point of Island A) and Point Three (the westernmost point of Island A).

The delegates were able to check out the 250m water channel (distance from the shore) for the fishermen to conduct fishing activities and to navigate towards the deeper end of the sea, on their way to Point One.

Point One is located about 600m from Pulau Rimau.

From Point One, the boats headed to Point Two where it is approximately 4.6km from the shore of Permatang Damar Laut.

Point Two is located about 1.5km to 2km from a ship wreck spot.

The boats then travelled to Point Three before heading to a soil investigation (SI) platform where the seabed soil samples are collected to obtain data for investigation.

The entire journey took about an hour.

Prior to the journey, Ahmad Zakiyuddin, Abdul Halim and Dr Norlela together with Farizan and other VIPs tested a boat (measuring 27ft-long, with a 90 horsepower engine), which is an example of the boat to be offered to the tekong (boat skippers) of the Tier One fishing units as ex-gratia.

The Tier One fishing units are from Permatang Tepi Laut, Sungai Batu, Teluk Kumbar and Gertak Sanggul.

Source: Buletin Mutiara

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The Penang government today said that one of the three islands it plans to reclaim under a giant project in the south of the main island will now be handled by the private sector.

Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government had now decided to let the private sector fund the RM3.8 billion needed to reclaim the biggest of the three islands.

Under the earlier project delivery partner (PDP) model, the state was supposed to fund the entire project through a RM1.3 billion bridging loan. However, changes became necessary as that loan failed to get a guarantee from the federal government.

Chow said given the current economic situation due to Covid-19, the state had decided to allow the partner, SRS Consortium, to pay for the reclamation of the first island, “Island A”, on its own.

Island A is to be created in the waters right next the Penang airport runway, near Permatang Damar Laut.

To facilitate the creation of Island A, a 30:70 share joint venture company would be created between state government-linked company Penang Infrastructure Corp and SRS.

This joint venture company would then create another firm to be the project developer and turnkey contractor.

Chow said the reclamation of Island A would be done in phases. Under the first phase, only 486ha of the total 930ha would be reclaimed, with an inverted E-shaped island created.

Gamuda Engineering would be appointed to reclaim Island A under the first phase. The company would “slow down” or “increase” reclamation as demand for land reduces or increases over time.

“This does not mean that the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project is now private. The reclaimed land would remain the property of the state government,” he said at a press conference here today.

Chow said the joint venture model would only apply to Island A, while the PDP model would be used for the other two islands and projects under the Penang Transport Master Plan, such as the light rail transit and highways.

He said preliminary survey and soil investigation works would be carried out on March 29 in the area concerned.

SRS’ Szeto Wai Loong said Island A would be 70% public transport-based and built with environmental, social and corporate governance so as to attract investors.

He said the island would see a smart industrial park created, where high-end tech industries are expected to take foot. Denmark-based Bjarke Ingels Group will be the lead masterplan designer for the island.

Szeto said they had obtained all required approvals from the Department of Environment, barring an environmental management plan, which he said was only required to be submitted before the actual reclamation took place.

The PSR, or three-island project, seeks to reclaim 1,821ha of land. The state plans to sell the land to the highest bidder to finance infrastructure projects worth RM46 billion, such as highways and a 30-station LRT line.

The project will be spread over 17 sq km, with islands covering 9.3, 4.45 and 3.23 sq km, to be reclaimed off the coast of Permatang Damar Laut.

Source: FreeMalaysiaToday.com

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