Perak exco explains development delay for Pangkor Island ahead of Jan 1 duty-free status | Malay Mail

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Perak exco explains development delay for Pangkor Island ahead of Jan 1 duty-free status

Perak executive councillor Tan Kar Hing said a committee chaired by State Secretary Zainal Azman Abu Seman is currently undertaking the study for the masterplan. ― Picture by Farhan Najib

Perak executive councillor Tan Kar Hing said a committee chaired by State Secretary Zainal Azman Abu Seman is currently undertaking the study for the masterplan.Hence, Tan, who chairs the state tourism, arts and culture committee, said not to expect much development on the island when it is declared duty-free on January 1, 2020.“There is also a need for a guideline on hawkers and taxis operating on the island,” he added, noting that development on the island has been haphazard.

Tan said when the previous Barisan Nasional government announced that Pangkor Island would be duty-free, nothing was done.previously they were concerned about the apparent lack of infrastructure to deal with the island going duty-free with six months left on the clock. Then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was also finance minister at the time, said the west coast island would be declared tax-free, with the exception of tobacco, alcohol and vehicles.

 

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