As reported in The Star.
Showcase cheaper homes at fairs
PROPERTY developers have been told to showcase lower-priced homes at fairs and roadshows.
State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said more focus should be put on low-cost and low medium-cost projects at such events.
Saying there was a “misconception” that there was scarce affordable housing in Penang, Wong said low-cost and low medium-cost houses accounted for more than 27% of certificates of fitness (CFs) given out over the last two years.
“In 2008, 3,807 low-cost and low medium- cost houses were given CFs. This is 27.6% of the total 13,816 CFs for all categories given out that year,” he said.
“In 2009, 3,768 or 30.1% of the total 12,175 CFs went to low-cost and low medium-cost houses.”
“We have a wide range of property in Penang but normally property developers only showcase higher-valued property,” Wong told reporters after launching the IN Penang Property Fair 2010 at Queensbay Mall yesterday.
The fair is organised by MarketSource Sdn Bhd that publishes IN Penang, a popular free bi-monthly tourism magazine.
The fair is being held at Queensbay’s concourse from 10.30am to 10.30pm today and tomorrow.
It features housing projects involving condominiums, semi-detached villas and bungalows by six developers.
黃漢偉：超出大藍圖目標‧檳2年內發逾萬二張入伙證
北馬 2010-05-08 11:30
黃漢偉（中）詳細聆聽SUNWAY CITY總經理楊連基（左）介紹房屋計劃，右為莊雪芬。（圖：星洲日報）
（檳城）檳島與威省市政局近兩年來，對檳州房產業發出的入伙證准逾1萬2000張，廉價屋及中低廉價屋佔30%，符合檳州大藍圖中產業發展的目標。
據統計，2008及2009年，兩地市政局分別發出1萬3816及1萬2175的入伙證准，包括各類的房屋，即廉價屋、中低廉價屋、公寓、組屋、排屋、別墅、商店及工廠等。
檳州房屋、城市及鄉村規劃委員會主席黃漢偉週五（5月7日）在皇后灣購物廣場舉行的房屋展銷會開幕致詞時，這麼說。出席者有墨和紙有限公司商業開發及通訊組主任莊雪芬。
鼓勵展出中低廉價房屋
他說，根據檳州發展大藍圖規定，檳州每年須興建1萬2000單位的各類房屋，因此過去2年來，檳州發出入伙准證數量超出目標。
他說，去年屬於中等收入者負擔得起的公寓單位，獲得入伙准證降至886單位，並不是這類房屋的放緩，而是這類房屋須分階段興建，它須3至4年的時間建成。
另外，他說，房屋展通過是展銷中高檔的房屋，可為公司帶來盈利，但是未來政府鼓勵發展商也同時展出廉價屋及中低廉價房屋，以方便低收入的公眾人士選購。
莊雪芬：打造檳成多元都市
莊雪芬表示，這間公司每年分發30萬張的IN-PENANG的房地產雜誌，旨在打造檳城成為一個集旅遊、投資、生活及醫藥等都市，其中為期4天的房屋展銷會，將展出各類房屋，讓投資者獲得房屋資訊及選購房屋。
星洲日報／大北馬‧2010.05.07
