PENANG, July 5 — The Penang government will write to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to seek assistance from the federal government to take over a piece of prime land in Kampung Buah Pala here.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government could not afford the high cost of taking over the land to enable 23 families to continue occupying the area.
He hoped the federal government could assist in acquiring the land from Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang and pay compensation to developer Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd.
Lim told reporters here that the government was sympathetic to the plight of the residents but could afford to take over the land as the cost was too high due to its freehold status and the approval given for its development.
Lim did not state the cost of acquiring the land.
Kampung Buah Pala residents would have to vacate the land after the Federal Court dismissed their appeal to remain in the area which they occupied for so long.
They refused to move out, however, and had asked the state government to intervene to resolve the problem. — Bernama
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