PUTRAJAYA, Aug 2 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) plans to draft the Urban Renewal Bill and the Residential Tenancy Bill, and amend several laws before the 16th General Election (GE16).
Minister Nga Kor Ming said the existing laws are the Housing Development (Control and Licencing) Act 1966, the Fire Services Act 1988, the Local Government Act 1976, and the Town and Country Planning Act 1976.
“These drafts and amendments are in the pipeline. We hope to complete them all before GE16.
“God willing, if everything goes smoothly, we will present the Urban Renewal Bill in the first (Parliament) session of 2025,” he said during the Morning Chat with YB KM: Exclusive Mid-Year Review Interview programme today.
Nga said he is working on a proposal for Putrajaya to establish sister city status with Shanghai.
“I am now preparing the paper to get an endorsement from the Cabinet. We can form a Shanghai-Putrajaya sister city relationship and work together,” he said, adding that Malaysia plans to adopt some of Shanghai’s smart city initiatives.
“It would involve financial implications, but if we have the technology and it is proven useful..why not? That would make our cities very safe,” he said.
Meanwhile, Nga highlighted the KPKT has outlined 12 initiatives for its 2024 budget, with a total allocation of RM737.9 million. Of these, as of June 21, 10 initiatives have already achieved over 85 per cent of their targets.
— Bernama
