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Run-Up to Lunar New Year Run-up to 同庆佳节 拉近距离 Lunar New 《珍珠快讯》 Year pg 6-8 第4版 February 1 – 15, 2020 February Chow (fourth from left) discussing with Chew (second from right) the statistics of the cruise passenger arrivals in Penang. With them are (from left) Mohamed Shaffi, Cruising to newOoi, Yeoh and Monaliza. record Story by K.H. Ong Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2020” there to- Pix by Ahmad Adil Muhamad gether with state Tourism Development, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee ENANG has recorded an increase chairman Yeoh Soon Hin on Jan 10. of over 95,000 cruise passengers “The Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, one Pfrom 354,047 in 2018 to 449,885 of the world’s leading cruise companies, in 2019. signed a joint venture with PPSB in Sep- The 27.1% increase in passenger ar- tember in 2018 to redevelop Swetten- rivals was announced by Chief Minister ham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT). Chow Kon Yeow based on the statistics “When SPCT is redeveloped, it is an- he received from Penang Port Sdn Bhd ticipated to increase tourist arrivals and (PPSB) recently. be a catalyst in creating jobs and spur Chow added the number of vessels Penang’s economy.” increased slightly from 185 in 2018 to According to Chow, the top 10 nation- 198 in 2019. alities for arrivals via SPCT were from “Congratulations to Penang Port Sdn Singapore, India, Indonesia, China, Aus- Bhd,” he told a press conference at the tralia, West Germany, United Kingdom, Sia Boey archaeological urban park be- fore launching “The Path of the Penang * see page 2 File pic of the Spectrum of the Seas docking at the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal. 2 NEWS February 1 – 15, 2020 BULETIN MUTIARA Finalists for South Islands’ Masterplan design competition (From right, forefront) Norazmi, Ang, Yew, Chong Eng, Chow and Abdul Razak with the final- ists at The TOP Rainbow Skywalk. Story by Christopher Tan aLM Architects and EOWON Ar- “Measuring 4,500 acres of chairman Chong Eng, Penang were taken on a site visit before chitects – made it to the finals. land, the three islands will pro- Island City Council mayor Datuk the press conference. IVE world-renowned teams “The competition is a good vide affordable housing, as well Yew Tung Seang and SRS Con- They also visited The TOP together with their Malay- platform for local companies to as public and private amenities; sortium project director Szeto Rainbow Skywalk and enjoyed hi- Fsian partners have suc- gain exposure and to learn from with approximately 4.6km of Wai Loong. tea at TOP View Restaurant and cessfully made it to the design the best practices. It is never public beaches, over 600 acres It is learnt that the finalists Lounge. stage of the Masterplan Design too late to learn,” he told Bule- of parks and 25km of waterfront Competition of the proposed tin Mutiara after the press con- promenade. Penang South Islands (PSI) proj- ference on Jan 16. “World-class cutting-edge in- South Koreans top increase ect. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow frastructure and smart city fea- Competition adviser Ang Chee said the international competi- tures will be incorporated into in passenger arrivals Cheong said the five finalists tion started with its qualification this new future-forward develop- would now be working on their process in November last year. ment. The PSI project is set to * from page 1 ports and I believe this is not a designs for the competition. “The competition saw over- be the new catalyst for growth competition but will add value to The finalists are BIG – Bjarke whelming global response with which will result in the creation United States of America, South the country.” Ingels Group (Denmark) with Hij- 124 submissions from 26 coun- of high-value jobs in the state. Korea and Japan. In 2019, there were a total of jas Architect & Planner; Foster tries, including Malaysia. “This long-term project will “The total passenger arrivals five cruise liners that made their + Partners (UK) with GDP Ar- “The contestants submit- prepare Penang for Industry from each of these countries maiden call at SPCT. chitects Sdn Bhd; MVRDV (the ted their entries as consortium 4.0 through the incorporation of show double digit growth from They were Pacific Jewel (2,014 Netherlands) with aLM Archi- teams comprising outstanding smart city and smart park fea- 2018, except Indonesia that capacity) and Costa Luminosa tects; Tekuma Frenchman Ur- Malaysian and world-leading tures, with an efficient and inte- showed an increase of 8.25%. (2,826 capacity) in March, Spec- ban Design (USA) with EOWON architects and planners; as grated transport system,” Chow “The top five countries with trum of the Seas (4,200 capac- Architects; and UN Studio (the well as smart city, engineering, added. highest increase (i.e. 2018 vs ity) in May, Mein Schiff 6 (2,534 Netherlands) with Architects 61 design and branding, technol- Also present were State 2019) are from South Korea capacity) and Norwegian Jade Sdn Bhd. ogy and innovation, mobility and Secretary Datuk Abdul Razak (75.82%), UK (68.1%), India (2,402 capacity) in December. Each finalist team consists transportation, landscape, sus- Jaafar, state legal adviser Da- (51.56%), China (50.80%) and Among the huge liners that of an international and a Malay- tainability and environmental de- tuk Norazmi Mohd Narawi, Pen- Australia (44.90%).” had called at SPCT were Quan- sian company to ensure that the sign experts,” he said. ang Works, Utilities and Flood While the economic pros- tum of the Seas and Ovation proposals contain excellent con- “The proposed PSI project is Mitigation Committee chairman pects in the world may look not of the Seas by Royal Caribbean cepts and solutions. a state government key strate- Zairil Khir Johari, state Women so bright for some, Penang Port Cruisers and the luxury liner The deadline for the design gic initiative; emphasising on and Family Development, Gen- Commission chairman Jeffrey Queen Mary II. submission is April 8. environment, social aspects der Inclusiveness and Religions Chew remains optimistic that Other notable cruise opera- Ang said two Penang firms – and the economy of the state. Other Than Islam Committee there would be many opportuni- tors included Costa Crociere, ties in 2020. Princess Cruises and Celebrity He said they expect to start Cruises. expansion work at the terminal in Also present at the press con- the first quarter of this year. ference were state Tourism De- “We may have challenges but velopment, Arts, Culture and Her- we are optimistic of a stable year itage Committee chairman Yeoh and a dynamic market. We intend Soon Hin, Komtar assemblyman to expand the length of SPCT by Teh Lai Heng, Batu Lancang as- up to 400m to cater to bigger semblyman Ong Ah Teong, SPCT ships, which can bring in 4,000 head Mohamed Shaffi Khatri Ab- to 5,000 passengers,” Chew dulla and PPC general manager said. Monaliza Suhaimi. “We’re looking at how well Joining them were Penang the area is managed. We should Global Tourism chief executive have more exciting news coming officer Ooi Chok Yan, Ministry of up as we wait for regulatory ap- Tourism, Arts and Culture Malay- provals in a week or two. sia (MOTAC) Penang director Jon- “Not many are travelling to athan Freddy Bagang, TLM Event Europe but more are coming to manager director Jack Wong and Asia. Malacca and Port Dickson AKA Balloons chief executive of- are also enhancing their own ficer Nur Izzati Khairudin. BULETIN MUTIARA February 1 – 15, 2020 NEWS 3 State govt committed Yeo and Phee discussing the next course of action on the containers consisting of to providing plastic waste in NBCT. affordable Malaysia sends back 150 containers of plastic waste MALAYSIA has repatriated 150 shipped back to their countries. plastic wastes that were illegally containers of plastic waste weigh- “Through our inspections at brought in. ing approximately 3,737 metric the ports and data from the Royal “A National Action Plan for Im- homes tonnes to their countries of origin. Malaysian Customs Department, portation of Plastic Wastes will Energy, Technology, Science, most of the containers are export- be launched next month by MES- Story by Tanushalini Moroter the ministries (housing and fi- Climate Change and Environment ed from developed countries, in- TECC. nance) to help our people in the (MESTECC) Minister Yeo Bee Yin cluding France, United Kingdom, “It will be a guide to all rel- ENANG will continue to lower income group in getting their described this as an “unprece- United States, Canada, Spain, evant enforcement agencies for ensure there is an ade- housing loans. dented” move as the repatriation and Japan. strengthening the enforcement Pquate supply of affordable “I see that developers in the exercise did not have any cost im- “Therefore, MESTECC will con- activities and procedures to com- homes, says state Local Govern- recent times have provided many plication to the government. tinue with the joint enforcement bat illegal transboundary move- ment, Housing, Town and Country facilities for the residents in af- She said the costs were either activities to weed out the impor- ment of plastic wastes,” she Planning Committee chairman fordable homes. That is com- borne by the exporters or ship- tation of illegal plastic wastes,” said, adding that it was important Jagdeep Singh Deo. mendable. ping liners. she told a press conference at to protect human health and en- Jagdeep gave this assurance “We (state government) will al- “The 150 containers sent the North Butterworth Container vironment. during the ground-breaking cere- so adhere to our rules on the size back were seized at Port Klang Terminal (NBCT) on Jan 20.
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