(a) Datuk Susan Wong (seated centre) in a group photo with SHAREDA Council Members and Tawau members during the Fellowship Breakfast Gathering held recently. Datuk Kong is seated fourth right and Datuk Jimmy is seated fourth left.
(b) Datuk Susan addressing the gathering.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Housing And Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA) held a Fellowship Breakfast Gathering for its Tawau members at the Promenade Hotel in Tawau recently (May 7, 2010).
SHAREDA President Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen said this is the very first time such gathering was organized for the Tawau members. She hoped the members could bring up the property development issues in Tawau so that SHAREDA could understand them better and their action sub-committee could deal with them.
She also said that at present SHAREDA is working on the approval procedures for the Development Plans (DP) by the Local Authorities and Central Board which took a longer time to approve. SHAREDA wish the procedures could be expedite with only the DPs requiring re-zoning should go to the Central Board and not all DPs like previous practice as this is too difficult for the Central Board to sort out all the DPs from 21 Local Authorities in Sabah. The issuance of letter of offer for subdivision of development projects to applicants by Lands & Surveys, including Hasil Bumi is also taking a longer time and SHAREDA is requesting for the time frame of 6 months, if possible. On the capital contribution of electricity by Sabah Electricty Sdn. Bhd. (SESB), she said they have requested for a fixed and lower rates for electricity.
Datuk Susan also informed the members that the 4-day property exhibition “SHAREDA PROPEX 2010” will be held from 28th to 31st August this year at the Sabah Trade Centre in Likas, Kota Kinablau. She urged Tawau members to participate in the exhibition and said that they are only 3 more booths available. She hopes that this year the Chief Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman would give his precious time to officiate the opening ceremony of “SHAREDA PROPEX 2010” which coincides with the National Day celebration.
Mr. Tony Ng, the Assistant General Manager of Rasa Sierra Development Sdn. Bhd. in Tawau who also spoke at the gathering concurred that the DPs in Tawau took a very long time to approve by the Central Board and Local Authority. He said it took more than a year to have the DPs approved. He also said the approval of his application for land conversion premium was held up by Hasil Bumi for a few months before getting the approval. He said the Banker’s Guarantee placed with the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) which is 5% of the total development cost is very high if the value of the project is big. He suggested that SHAREDA to request MLGH to lower the percentage or to fix a deposit sum of RM100,000 per project irrespective of the size and value of the project, as similar to Sarawak.
Mr. Calvin Teo Poi Loi of Masama-Winquest JV Sdn. Bhd. also spoke on the issue of the DPs going to the Central Board and Local Authority and shared the same view with Mr. Tony. The Managing Director of Supremin Sdn. Bhd., Dato’ Jimmy Pang, who is also a Council Member of SHAREDA shared the views of Mr. Tony and Mr. Calvin. He said some time they have to wait for more than one and a half year before the Development Plan is approved by the Central Board and Local Authority. Dato’ Jimmy also urged more developers to join SHAREDA and said that this will strengthen the association for the betterment of the housing industry.
Wah Mie Realty’s Managing Director, Datuk Kong Kwok Wah who was also present said the problems on the time taken for the DPs to be approved through the Central Board were since February 2008. He also said the price of river sand especially in Sandakan is increasing to an extent beyond the developer’s dream. He said at the moment river sand is available at RM70.00 per cubic yard from previously RM40.00 per cubic yard due to the ban of the barge services and they are forced to transport the river sand by lorry using roads. Datuk Kong is the Immediate Past President of SHAREDA.
Ms. Liza Lee of Unika Housing Sdn. Bhd., Tawau said the company was charged by SESB a very high capital contribution for electricity for their project. They were charged almost RM10,000 per unit of their property and they are now appealing to the charges. Mr. Chew Sang Hai, the Secretary General of SHAREDA who is working on this issue with the company and SESB said he hopes to get the issue solved soon.
Mr. Ben Kong, a Council Member of SHAREDA spoke on the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme for foreigners and suggested that the Housing Controller should also imposed control on foreign developers in order to maintain the good name of the housing industry in Sabah.
Among the members who also spoke at the Fellowship Gathering was Ms. Leena Toyoi, a SHAREDA Council Member from the Sabah Urban Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (SUDC). She said the assessment rate in Tawau is very high and is about triple the rate in Kota Kinabalu. She said she was shocked that the assessment rate is charged even for the toilet. She called on the Tawau Municipal Council to review the assessment rate. Another Council Member of SHAREDA, Mr. Lee Hon Liong of Kinawill Development Sdn. Bhd. who is also a professional architect, spoke on the appointment of the Councillors in the Local Authorities in particular the Penampang Council. He said the Councillors just served for only about six months even though their appointment is for a year, as the process of their appointments took about 6 months.
SHAREDA’s entourage later visited Taman Sawit, developed by Masama-Winquest JV Sdn. Bhd. in Tawau. The 50-acre project in Balung, Tawau consists of new shops, office and single storey terrace residential project which is selling at RM138,000. The SHAREDA entourage was on a stopover trip in Tawau before proceeding to Mabul Island for the 5th SHAREDA Council Meeting.
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SHAREDA President Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen said this is the very first time such gathering was organized for the Tawau members. She hoped the members could bring up the property development issues in Tawau so that SHAREDA could understand them better and their action sub-committee could deal with them.
She also said that at present SHAREDA is working on the approval procedures for the Development Plans (DP) by the Local Authorities and Central Board which took a longer time to approve. SHAREDA wish the procedures could be expedite with only the DPs requiring re-zoning should go to the Central Board and not all DPs like previous practice as this is too difficult for the Central Board to sort out all the DPs from 21 Local Authorities in Sabah. The issuance of letter of offer for subdivision of development projects to applicants by Lands & Surveys, including Hasil Bumi is also taking a longer time and SHAREDA is requesting for the time frame of 6 months, if possible. On the capital contribution of electricity by Sabah Electricty Sdn. Bhd. (SESB), she said they have requested for a fixed and lower rates for electricity.
Datuk Susan also informed the members that the 4-day property exhibition “SHAREDA PROPEX 2010” will be held from 28th to 31st August this year at the Sabah Trade Centre in Likas, Kota Kinablau. She urged Tawau members to participate in the exhibition and said that they are only 3 more booths available. She hopes that this year the Chief Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman would give his precious time to officiate the opening ceremony of “SHAREDA PROPEX 2010” which coincides with the National Day celebration.
Mr. Tony Ng, the Assistant General Manager of Rasa Sierra Development Sdn. Bhd. in Tawau who also spoke at the gathering concurred that the DPs in Tawau took a very long time to approve by the Central Board and Local Authority. He said it took more than a year to have the DPs approved. He also said the approval of his application for land conversion premium was held up by Hasil Bumi for a few months before getting the approval. He said the Banker’s Guarantee placed with the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) which is 5% of the total development cost is very high if the value of the project is big. He suggested that SHAREDA to request MLGH to lower the percentage or to fix a deposit sum of RM100,000 per project irrespective of the size and value of the project, as similar to Sarawak.
Mr. Calvin Teo Poi Loi of Masama-Winquest JV Sdn. Bhd. also spoke on the issue of the DPs going to the Central Board and Local Authority and shared the same view with Mr. Tony. The Managing Director of Supremin Sdn. Bhd., Dato’ Jimmy Pang, who is also a Council Member of SHAREDA shared the views of Mr. Tony and Mr. Calvin. He said some time they have to wait for more than one and a half year before the Development Plan is approved by the Central Board and Local Authority. Dato’ Jimmy also urged more developers to join SHAREDA and said that this will strengthen the association for the betterment of the housing industry.
Wah Mie Realty’s Managing Director, Datuk Kong Kwok Wah who was also present said the problems on the time taken for the DPs to be approved through the Central Board were since February 2008. He also said the price of river sand especially in Sandakan is increasing to an extent beyond the developer’s dream. He said at the moment river sand is available at RM70.00 per cubic yard from previously RM40.00 per cubic yard due to the ban of the barge services and they are forced to transport the river sand by lorry using roads. Datuk Kong is the Immediate Past President of SHAREDA.
Ms. Liza Lee of Unika Housing Sdn. Bhd., Tawau said the company was charged by SESB a very high capital contribution for electricity for their project. They were charged almost RM10,000 per unit of their property and they are now appealing to the charges. Mr. Chew Sang Hai, the Secretary General of SHAREDA who is working on this issue with the company and SESB said he hopes to get the issue solved soon.
Mr. Ben Kong, a Council Member of SHAREDA spoke on the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme for foreigners and suggested that the Housing Controller should also imposed control on foreign developers in order to maintain the good name of the housing industry in Sabah.
Among the members who also spoke at the Fellowship Gathering was Ms. Leena Toyoi, a SHAREDA Council Member from the Sabah Urban Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (SUDC). She said the assessment rate in Tawau is very high and is about triple the rate in Kota Kinabalu. She said she was shocked that the assessment rate is charged even for the toilet. She called on the Tawau Municipal Council to review the assessment rate. Another Council Member of SHAREDA, Mr. Lee Hon Liong of Kinawill Development Sdn. Bhd. who is also a professional architect, spoke on the appointment of the Councillors in the Local Authorities in particular the Penampang Council. He said the Councillors just served for only about six months even though their appointment is for a year, as the process of their appointments took about 6 months.
SHAREDA’s entourage later visited Taman Sawit, developed by Masama-Winquest JV Sdn. Bhd. in Tawau. The 50-acre project in Balung, Tawau consists of new shops, office and single storey terrace residential project which is selling at RM138,000. The SHAREDA entourage was on a stopover trip in Tawau before proceeding to Mabul Island for the 5th SHAREDA Council Meeting.
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