A foreign workers’ dormitory project, costing RM300 million, is to be constructed in the Penang Science Park South area here
: to fulfil the accommodation needs of this group in the area due to an increasing number of factories.
“Penang as an industrial state where we see investments that plan to build factories and require workers, some of them come from foreign countries, need accommodation like foreign worker’s dormitory, built to comply with Act 446, which is to comply with international standards,“ he said. Chow, who is also PDC chairman, said the project is being carried out under a lease agreement, with the construction and management of the hostel by Urban Pinnacle Sdn Bhd on 2.942 hectares of land owned by PDC, and its construction is expected to be completed within two years.
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