LOCAL Government and Housing Minister Datuk
Hajiji Noor told Sukau Assemblyman Datuk Saddi Abdul Rahman that allocations to
build the Sukau new township will only be available next year. Saddi said he felt disappointed because after
all the fanfare at the groundbreaking ceremony, the project would only be
started next year.
On a proposal for private housing developers
to set aside 30 per cent affordable houses in their project, he said the
Ministry has studied it and is in the midst of preparing a paper. He said they also take into consideration views
from the State Economic Planning Unit (Upen) and Sabah Housing and Real Estate
Development Association (Shareda).
"If this is approved by the Government,
this policy will provide opportunities to the low and average-income group to
own houses in areas developed by private housing developers in urban
areas," he said. The price of the house could be RM250,000 and
below but this would be up to the State Government, he said.
Daily Express Online 28 Mac 2012