Public land: Musa gets ultimatum

City dwellers are concerned about the grand
sell-off of public property by the state
government under Chief Minister Musa Aman.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) will use all means to ensure prime public land in the city is not sold off by the Barisan Nasional state government under Chief Minister Musa Aman.

Two opposition state assembly representatives, Liew Teck Chan (Likas) and Melanie Chia (Luyang), will raise issue of the status of the Kota Kinabalu High Court and City Library land at the coming State Legislative Assembly sitting later this month.

They said they would demand a debate on the issue as long as there is no guarantee by the chief minister that these two pieces of land would be reserved for public use. They announced their intention during a news conference held at its Luyang office here.
“We will raise this issue in accordance with the Standing Orders of the assembly. We hope this Cabinet will not be irresponsible and refuse to entertain this issue of public interest by abusing the so-called ‘defeated by time’ tactic like when the BN leaders avoided debate on the Saham Amanah Sabah (SAS) issue two years ago,” said Chia.

The State Legislative Assembly will sit next week for three days on July 16, 17 and 18.

“We will raise this issue because the assemblyman for the Api Api constituency, within which the High Court and Library are situated, has refused to promise that these public lands will be retained for public purpose,” Chia said.

Dr Yee Moh Chai, who is also a Deputy Chief Minister, has remained silent on whether the prime property that also include the KK City Hall building and the Women and Children Clinic next to the Chong Thien Vun Park would be protected.

City dwellers have expressed concern about the loss of urban public lands, citing the cases of the Likas Wetlands and Atkinson Clock Tower, the State Railway reserve and KK Sea Front, among others as examples of a grand sell-off of public property by the state government under Musa.

“We will wait until Monday for the chief minister to promise that these city centre lands will be protected and reserved for public purpose before we take further action on raising this issue at the assembly,” said Chia.

51 comments:

  1. Green SabahJuly 10, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    We should wait for the response from the state government regarding the declaration of the lands for public access.

    sabah-go-green.blogspot.com

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    1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 9:34 AM

      Tuggulah penjelasan daripada pihak kerajaan mengenai isu ini.

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  2. Green SabahJuly 10, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    Hopefuly the city centre lands will be protected and reserve for public use as it should be.

    sabah-go-green.blogspot.com

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  3. NanaJuly 11, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    Musa will definitely protect the land.

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  4. KiramJuly 11, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    The oppositions have started accusing CM again.

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    1. shahJuly 11, 2012 at 10:16 PM

      harap pembangkang tidak mempolitikkan pekara ini pula.

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    2. kiliJuly 12, 2012 at 9:35 AM

      kalau pembangkang, semua mereka nk politikkan. itulah kerja mereka... manipulasikan fakta.

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    3. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 9:35 AM

      Pihak pembangkang cuma hendak mencari publisiti murahan.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Is there something else SAPP is looking for?

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    1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 12:07 PM

      Like someone said…publicity is what they seek.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 9:36 AM

      Sudah dekat PRU-13, mestilah berabis mencari publisiti untuk promote parti mereka.

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    3. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 1:38 PM

      They just want to garner vote and attention from the rakyats.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Who knows how true this is?

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  7. Goodluck manJuly 11, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    Im sure CM will have to say something about this by himself

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    1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:52 AM

      Well that is the only way to clear the air.

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  8. LinaJuly 11, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    The land belongs to the people and shouldn’t be taken away from them.

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    1. BijanJuly 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM

      Only the law governing land property can protect the people thereof.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM

      The government have the responsibility to protect the lands.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    It will be absolutely disappointing if it ever happens

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    1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM

      Not as such will ever happen…full stop.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 11:05 AM

      Just wait and see, speculations get us nowhere.

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  10. GeorgeJuly 11, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Make up stories out there.

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  11. Lee WangJuly 11, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    I just hope the law will protect the right of the people and their properties

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    1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 11:04 AM

      Hope that the land will be reserved for public access.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 1:40 PM

      pemimpin pun kena berperanan dalam memperjuangkan hak penduduk.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Please do not sabotage our legacy.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Let’s see what happens thereafter.

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  14. shahJuly 11, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    biarlah pihak yang berkaitan yang menyelesaikan isu ini.

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    1. pikaJuly 11, 2012 at 10:50 PM

      ya, biarlah pihak-pihak yang berkenaan menyelesaikan pekara ini.

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  15. pikaJuly 11, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    dengar dari semua pihak dulu sebelum buat kesimpulan.

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    1. tehJuly 11, 2012 at 11:33 PM

      betul, jangan dengar dari sebelah pihak saja.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 11:01 AM

      Kita tunggulah penjelasan daripada pihak kerajaan mengenai isu ini.

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  16. tehJuly 11, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    sebaiknya tunggu penjelasan daripada pihak yang berkaitan.

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    1. kiliJuly 12, 2012 at 9:37 AM

      jika penjelasan diberikan.. pasti pihak pembangkang akan manipulasi jg hal2 tersebut.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 11:01 AM

      Macam2 isu dipolitikkan oleh pihak pemabangkang untuk mendapatkan perhatian orang ramai.

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    3. danielJuly 14, 2012 at 1:03 PM

      Biasa lah mau dekat PRU ini, ada saja isu yang cuba di bangkitkan pembangkang.. KM pun malas mau layan.

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  17. UnknownJuly 13, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Cuma SAPP saja yang bising mengenai perkara ini. DAP tidak juga seperti SAPP.

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    1. harryzanJuly 30, 2012 at 12:06 PM

      Sapp mahu tutup kesalahan2 mereka yang mana rakyat Sabah tahu bahawa YTL juga pernah menjual tanah2 kepada kroni2 beliau.. malah mahu tanah itu diberikan geran 999 tahun..

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  18. YaulingJuly 13, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    Tidak perlulah percaya sangat dengan apa yang SAPP katakan. Sedangkan kerajaan belum ada apa-apa pengumuman mengenai perkara ini. Cuma SAPP saja yang pandai-pandai.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 11:16 AM

      SAPP ini memang sibuk badan.

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    2. connieJuly 14, 2012 at 1:02 PM

      SAPP akan sentiasa menupdate isu2 baru untuk menjatuhkan kerajaan.. betul2 tiada kerja lain mau buat.

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  19. DidongJuly 13, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    Kita tunggu sajalah penjelasan yang benar dari pihak kedua mengenai perkara ini.

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  20. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    SAPP Datuk Liew Teck Chan has submitted a motion relating to the courthouse site and its adjoining lands here for deliberation during the State Legislative Assembly sitting from July 16 to 18.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 11:06 AM

      We shall wait and see how it goes after the state legislative assembly.

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    2. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 11:06 AM

      Liew would be asking the state government to make a verification and assurance that the prime lands where the courthouse complex, State Library building, Chong Thein Vun Park and the City's Mother and Child Health Clinic are situated will be protected and remain for public use only.

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    3. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 11:11 AM

      Hopefully the state government will make a verification and assurance that the prime lands will remain for public use only, hope for the best.

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  21. vellJuly 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Kita tunggu penjelasan kerajaan berkenaan dengan hal ini.

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  22. UnknownJuly 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Tidak hairanlah dengan SAPP. Mereka memang selalu saja cuba menjatuhkan orang lain terutama sekali Datuk Musa Aman.

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  23. surinah abasJuly 17, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Yong Teck Lee.. Orang yang membuat penduduk Sabah kerugian besar pada pentadbiran mereka.

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    1. harryzanJuly 30, 2012 at 12:04 PM

      sekarang saja dia mau jadi hero selepas bergelar pembangkang.. masa dalam kerajaan dulu, pemimpin2 SAPP sibuk cipta kekayaan..

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  24. harryzanJuly 30, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    pandai betul la SAPP ni berlakon.. kunun mahu mempertahankan tanah dari dijual oleh BN.. tapi masa YTL jadi KM Sabah, bukan dia juga yang luluskan lesen pembalakan kepada 265 kroni2 dia ka?? lagi luas tanah yang dia jual iaitu merangkumi 300000 hektar atau LIMA KALI GANDA keluasan Singapura..

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