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Jail culprits in housing, says rep
The Star 04/10/2000
Penang: A Penang exco member wants developers and professionals responsible for housing project
discrepancies to be jailed and their licences revoked for causing hardship to housebuyers.
State Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Dr Loh Hock Hun said that imposing fines was not
good enough in view of the misery caused to thousands of purchasers.
He said that action must be taken against professionals such as architects, engineers, consultants and bankers
for failing to uphold their professionalism.
"The culprits must be held responsible as one mistake can cause hardship to many people," he said at a
roundtable forum themed Stalled Projects - Whose Remedies organised by Save Ourselves Committee on Monday night in conjunction with World
Habitat Day.
Dr Loh said the law must be amended to protect the purchasers and not the developers.
Tanjung MP Chow Kon Yeow said he had proposed in Parliament in March that the Government seriously look into
adopting the "build then sell' concept to protect buyers.
Lawyer Lim Kar Cheng said the people should join hands to campaign for the housing development regulations to be
amended to protect purchasers.
Another lawyer, Cheah Kah Peng, who is state Keadilan deputy chairman, said the people should use their
fundamental democratic rights to make the Government amend the law. |
