Ensure public safety on beaches, says Gerakan Press Statement by Teh Leong Meng Penang Gerakan Local Government Bureau Chief June 8, 2011 Penang Gerakan has urged the state government to carry out strict enforcement in controlling sports activities along the Batu Ferringhi tourist belt. The party’s head of Local Government Bureau, Teh Leong Meng, said protection of public safety, particularly beach users, should not be compromised. “We may have laws and by-laws which will not work when there is no strict enforcement and proper control,” Teh said in a statement. Commenting on Tuesday’s accident on Batu Ferringhi beach, Teh said the tourism industry in Penang would also be seriously affected if such incidents were allowed to be repeated. He said the beaches on Batu Ferringhi were popular with people, especially during the current school holidays, and enforcement should have been stepped up. On Tuesday, a five-year-old girl was building sandcastles on the beach when she ...
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