Penang state government has been urged to be proactive in getting more Bumiputeras involved in homestay programme
GEORGE TOWN: Penang opposition leader Jahara Hamid today called on the state government to increase the participation of Bumiputeras in the homestay tourism sector in the state.
The assemblyman from Teluk Air Tawar said Bumiputeras only made up two per cent of the participants in the sector.
The state government should be proactive in intensifying the promotion of homestay as a tourism product, particularly in the rural areas, she said when speaking during the debate on the Supply Bill 2014 in the state legislative assembly.
Jahara said feedback from many foreign tourists indicated that they preferred a homestay holiday so as to experience the unique local culture.
Meanwhile, Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) criticised the state government for not providing complete answers to questions in the assembly.
He said state assemblymen required complete information so as to be able to engage well in the debate sessions.
“I also find information of the state expenditure in the budget proposal difficult to comprehend, especially on the distribution of allocations. Some of the information is illogical,” he said.
He said the absence of details for projects to be implemented next year was worrying, leading to apprehension over whether some of the projects could bemimplemented.
GEORGE TOWN: Penang opposition leader Jahara Hamid today called on the state government to increase the participation of Bumiputeras in the homestay tourism sector in the state.The assemblyman from Teluk Air Tawar said Bumiputeras only made up two per cent of the participants in the sector.
The state government should be proactive in intensifying the promotion of homestay as a tourism product, particularly in the rural areas, she said when speaking during the debate on the Supply Bill 2014 in the state legislative assembly.
Jahara said feedback from many foreign tourists indicated that they preferred a homestay holiday so as to experience the unique local culture.
Meanwhile, Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) criticised the state government for not providing complete answers to questions in the assembly.
He said state assemblymen required complete information so as to be able to engage well in the debate sessions.
“I also find information of the state expenditure in the budget proposal difficult to comprehend, especially on the distribution of allocations. Some of the information is illogical,” he said.
He said the absence of details for projects to be implemented next year was worrying, leading to apprehension over whether some of the projects could bemimplemented.
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