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Minister of Local Government Development Nga Kor Ming said the programme aims to ensure that CPOs adhere to the planning and fire safety guidelines provided by PLANMalaysia and the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).

Nga stated that the new act will allow more urban redevelopment in Kuala Lumpur, as well as, all the other cities in the country.

PR1MA must be held accountable for all its decisions.

“While we know that the trend towards urbanisation will continue to expand, KPKT recognises that this must be done in an orderly and proactive manner which includes ensuring that older buildings are given a new lease of life, even as newer buildings appear to fill the growing demand of urbanisation.

“With limited land resources and considering areas that need to be protected and preserved, urbanisation must not just focus on urban renewal but infill development as well.

The Ministry of Local Government Development is working on a National Housing Action Plan, which includes home supply requirements based on metrics such as the ratio of the median house price to median income.

“Right now, under the current act (law), we have to get 100% consent from the residents (of the identified projects) to implement a redevelopment [plan], which is not possible… We will be coming out with a new act soon, to speed up the progress of the redevelopment projects.

The HBA protem committee came into existence on Oct 16, 1999, comprising the group of buyers who had discovered to their disappointment that getting their woes heard was a frustrating process.

Currently, Akmal Nasrullah said the liquidator may charge a service charge based on Companies Winding-up Rules 1972 for the services provided and the rate of charge is subject to the complexity of the liquidator's role in managing the affairs of the housing project.

In total, 118 private housing projects previously deemed delayed or sick have been recuperated and received certificates of completion and compliance.