Premier wants manufacturing moved outside Sibu city centre to create resort-like city
By Amanda L KUCHING, Nov 14: Sibu’s manufacturing activities could be relocated outside its city centre under Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s vision of transforming the town into a resort-like city. He said the vision involved reorganising the city’s development, with manufacturing areas situated away from the centre to make way for a more organised urban environment. “I hope Sibu will be like Amsterdam. That is my ambition. We should have no floods, we should have…
Premier Abang Johari proposes moving Sibu’s manufacturing outside the city centre to create a resort-like environment, with a master plan to address flooding and develop canals, and a Special Economic Zone to attract investment.
Premier wants manufacturing relocated outside Sibu’s centre to reduce flooding and create a resort-like city.
A comprehensive master plan is required to guide redevelopment and improve urban layout.
The Sibu Special Economic Zone aims to attract investment and position the city as a strategic trading hub.
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KUCHING, Nov 14: Sibu’s manufacturing activities could be relocated outside its city centre under Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s vision of transforming the town into a resort-like city.
He said the vision involved reorganising the city’s development, with manufacturing areas situated away from the centre to make way for a more organised urban environment.
“I hope Sibu will be like Amsterdam. That is my ambition. We should have no floods, we should have canals, and Sibu city should be similar to a resort city, with manufacturing areas outside the city centre,” he said at Agape Centre’s 20th anniversary celebration and the opening of its new building in Sibu today.
He said a comprehensive master plan would be needed to guide Sibu’s transformation, including efforts to address flooding and improve the city’s urban layout.
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