Cabinet decide on 'build and sell'
THE SUN  01/09/2005

PUTRAJAYA: The decision on whether the housing industry could shift to the build-and-sell concept could only be taken by the cabinet and not the Housing and Local Government Ministry.

Its minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said yesterday the cabinet is waiting for the ministry to submit a paper on the concept.

He said the ministry is compiling information and feedback from the various agencies. "It should not take too long," he said after attending the Merdeka Day Parade yesterday.

On Tuesday, Public Accounts Committee chairman Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the committee wants the ministry to hasten its efforts in introducing the build-and-sell concept for the housing sector.