Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop's visit to KHTP

 

Bernama, May 17, 2009 20:34 PM

 

Economic Transformation Needed To Achieve Vision 2020

 

KULIM, May 17 (Bernama) -- The government is confident that its efforts to transform the nation's economy from manufacturing based to one of creativity and innovation will bring about resounding success as a result of the existing close cooperation between it and investors, said Minister and the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

He said the government would continue with the close cooperation as the formula had made Malaysia a leading manufacturing country.

He told this to reporters today after holding a meeting with investors of the Kulim Technology Park here. Also present were Economic Planning Unit director-general Tan Sri Sulaiman Mahboob and chairman of the Northern Corridor Implementation Agency (NCIA), Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Annuar Zaini.

Earlier, they were given briefings on the operations of Kulim Technology Park Corp (KTPC) by its president, Mohamad Sobri Osman at the KTPC Business Centre and information technology giant Intel by its management.

Nor Mohamed said the government would give additional emphasis on developing more high-technology parks towards realising the transformation of the nation's economy to the next level.

He added that a RM14 million allocation was recently approved to build a police station specifically for the park, upgrade the Kulim Hospital and provide a fire fighting unit to meet the requests of the investors in it.

-- BERNAMA

 

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