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Buyers: Stalled
mall project yet to resume work
08/01/2002
The Star
PENANG: Shoplot buyers of the stalled Bayan World Megamall are upset
that work on the RM75mil project has yet to resume after nearly four
years.
A spokesman for the purchasers, Ang Thean Hock,
said the five-storey megamall project was only 60% completed
although the Penang Develop-ment Corporation (PDC), which holds 30%
stake in the company, had set a new deadline for its completion in
December this year.
The project was launched in 1996 and originally targeted for
completion in 1999 but the project was suspended in March 1998 due
to technical and financial problems.
Ang said the buyers, who paid between RM300,000 and RM1.5mil for
their units, were still servicing bank loans and many had settled at
least 85% of their payment.
The megamall, touted to be the longest shopping mall in Penang, is
part of a multi-billion ringgit development project comprising a
marina waterfront, a theme park, resort hotels and condominiums.
The developer, Bayan Bay Development Sdn Bhd, declined comment.
Ang said they hoped to unite all the 300-odd purchasers to discuss
their next course of action to revive the project.
A meeting will be held at 11am on Jan 30 at Wonderland Restaurant on
the 11th floor at Komtar.
For details, call Ang ( 04-2621591 / 2632923) or Peh (
04-2621491). |
