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COMMENT | Regarding the plot of land in SS25, Petaling Jaya, which DAP elected reps are now turning into an issue, we wish to reiterate that MCA Selangor had legally purchased it in 2008, and the land was approved by the local authority for MCA to set up a public learning and service centre for the community. It is solely meant for MCA to serve the public and not meant to build commercial centres.

The premium for the land was set at a nominal value because it was not meant for the purpose of business profits, but as an MCA public service hall and learning centre.

It is nonsensical to place a value of RM400 per square foot on the land when it was never meant for commercial business profit-oriented purposes. It is irrelevant to talk about the land for commercial purposes when it is clearly meant for public purposes.

Even the adjacent plot of land was earmarked as an Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) hall for public use. As such, the land acquired by MCA was meant to complement the MBPJ hall with supportive public facilities.

As an MCA division chairperson, I am automatically appointed into the state committee. For the past years during the state committee meetings, this matter has been brought up and this public learning and service centre has always been part of the public facilities plan for Selangor MCA.

Before the date of the land application, it was not designated as a water catchment area. During the date of approval for the land to MCA, the land was never categorised then as a water catchment area...

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