CM: More affordable homes
Published on: Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Kota Kinabalu: More affordable homes including under the People’s Housing Programme (PPR) will be built in Sabah in line with the Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya 1.0 development plan.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor said the Sabah Housing and Town Development Board (LPPB) is in the midst of building 175 low-cost houses in Kemabong, Sukau, Melalap and Beluran under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).
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“It is hoped that efforts by the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government will be able to provide opportunities to more people to own a house. The GRS government will ensure more affordable houses be built in the state,” he said.
Hajiji said LPPB has completed 29,218 low-cost houses throughout the state since the first Malaysia Plan until the 11MP.
At the same time, 32 PPR projects have been built in Sabah consisting 21,800 units of houses. Four PPR projects are currently under construction in Pitas, Tagasan (Semporna), Kionsom (Inanam) and Lahad Datu, he said.
On the condominium project that is being undertaken by the Rural Development Ministry through Mara via its wholly-owned Mara Incorporation Sdn Bhd (Mara Inc.) together with the State Government, Hajiji said it was a good project since it could attract interests of foreign investors through the Malaysia My Second Home programme.
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“I believe the timing is right because the State Government has succeeded in attracting several new investments in the manufacturing and tourism sectors,” he said, adding that these investors would definitely be needing basic amenities, including houses.
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