Penang to have one-hour legislative assembly, says chief minister
BY OPALYN MOK
GEORGE TOWN, April 7 — The Penang state legislative assembly sitting for this year will be conducted in the shortest time possible, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. “We need to have a sitting before May 6 but due to the MCO, we will have it in a shorter time period,” he said during a press conference after launching an online platform for hawkers by the Penang Island City Council .
“Based on advice from the state legal adviser, we will have a sitting, but it will be conducted in the shortest time possible to comply with constitutional requirements,” he said.
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