KUCHING, Oct 15: The proposed RM1.5 billion Sibu Development Zone (SDZ) must deliver productive investment, sustainable businesses, better-paying jobs and higher incomes, rather than remain an allocation on paper, says Bawang Assan assemblyman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.

Speaking during the debate on the Sarawak Supply (2027) Bill at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) sitting today, he said the SDZ’s success should be measured by the investments it attracts, businesses it sustains, jobs it creates and incomes it generates.

“The success of the SDZ will not be determined by the size of its allocation alone. It will be determined by our ability to turn that allocation into productive investment, sustainable businesses, better-paying jobs and higher incomes for our people,” he said.