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I didn’t approve the Jelutong dumpsite, says Dr Teng Press Statement by Penang Barisan Nasional Working Committee Chairman Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan Aug 24, 2011 Former state executive councillor Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan said today that the Jelutong dumpsite has been existing for umpteen years and certainly it is not “me who approved” the site. Dr Teng, who is also Penang Barisan Nasional Working Committee chairman, said in fact when he was Exco in charge of local government, he had stopped the Jelutong dumpsite from taking in organic waste and instead had it transferred to the Pulau Burong landfill in Seberang Prai. “For Exco in charge of health, welfare, environment and caring society Phee Boon Poh to say that I had approved the Jelutong dumpsite is sheer ignorance and nonsense,” Dr Teng said in a press statement. However, Dr Teng agreed that he had advocated a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) system when he was a State Exco member. “Yes, I advocate MRF but whether it ...

Kenyataan Media Oleh Pengerusi DAP Pulau Pinang Dan Ahli Exco Kerajaan Tempatan Dan Pengurusan Lalu Lintas Chow Kon Yeow Selepas Melawat Projek Perumahan Vista Mutiara Di Jalan Jelutong, Pulau Pinang Pada 19 Julai 2011 Dakwaan SPNB Bahawa Kerajaan PR Sengaja Ubah Syarat Untuk Lengah CF Adalah Tidak Berasas. Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) mendakwa bahawa Kerajaan PR sengaja ubah syarat untuk lengah CF adalah tidak berasas. Saya telah mengarah Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) dan Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) untuk menyiasat dakwaan tersebut dan mendapati ianya merupakan tohmahan sahaja. MPSP telah melaporkan bahawa ia tidak mengenakan sebarang syarat tambahan yang baru semasa CF dipohon. Permohonan diproses mengikut syarat yang telah diluluskan dalam Pelan Bangunan. Pada masa kini, MPSP sedang memproses permohonan CF daripada SPNB untuk 1 blok rumah pangsa kos rendah 4 tingkat (82 unit) di Taman Sejahtera Indah, Telok Ayer Tawar dan permohonan t...