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Shafie (right) shakes hands with his Datuk assistant, Dr. Jaujan Sambakong, at the Sabah State Assembly in Kota Kinabalu. – Bernama photo
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will proceed with the Tanjung Aru Economic Development Project (TAED) because it will create many employment opportunities for the people, said Chief Minister Datuk yesterday. Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal Affirming that the state was now under the tutelage of a new government, he did not want to rush the project without getting public opinion on this economic initiative.
"No development will be done at the expense of the Government will undertake a comprehensive study to determine if the project should be reduced or if other measures need to be taken," he said in response to a Additional question from Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan (Star-Tambunan) who stated that the public was concerned about the destruction of the environment and that the beach would become inaccessible to them if the project was to be executed.
Meanwhile, responding to another According to Mr. Datk Bolkiah Ismail (BN-Pitas), Mohd Shafie, also the state's finance minister, announced that the state government would try to To obtain the grant if the financial situation of the federal government allowed it.
The state government has so far spent about RM60 million on the project which will only continue after a revision is undertaken.
"It's the same thing as in the case of the Pan Borneo Highway project, it must proceed I understand that it will be restructured given the current financial constraints," he said.
Last month, the Kota Kinabalu Town Hall suspended the Tanjung Aru ecological development project until the receipt of a new directive from the new government
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The TAED Project, covering 348 hectares, was published in the Gazette on March 5, 2017, in order to give a boost to Tanjung Aru, which is already a renowned tourist attraction. – Bernama
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