State will consider the idea if there are adequate funds and land, says chief minister.
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow launching the Penang2030 Guidebook in George Town today.
Yesterday, Governor Abdul Rahman Abbas had proposed that a new state administrative centre and state assembly be built on reclaimed land, given the larger state civil service staff pool and the present small state assembly hall on Jalan Light. “I think it is a new and visionary view. And for us to fulfil the view, we have to work hard to find the money and land to carry out his wish.
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