Gurney project in Penang may be reviewed

PENANG: The state government will review the billion-ringgit Gurney Paragon project if there are “justifiable grounds”. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government would get views from all quarters and welcomes any objection. “We will revisit the projects approved by the previous administration and if necessary, review them if these projects are adversely affecting people’s lives. Raising concerns: Artist impression of Gurney Paragon, a mixed integrated development comprising a shopping mall, high-end condominiums and a heritage building.“The concerns expressed to us by NGOs have been taken into account and we want certain procedures to be complied with, as should be the way the government works,” he said after a dialogue session with members of the Free Trade Zone Penang Companies’ Association yesterday. Lim was responding to calls by the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) and Bar Council Legal Aid Centre to review and hold an open hearing on the project. Read more

(The Star 25-3-2008)