MCA: Reveal their location

(The Star) – Selangor MCA has demanded for details on an Opposition MP’s claim that the Opposition-led state government had built 23,637 affordable houses for the rakyat.

Selangor MCA chief Datuk Donald Lim said he wanted Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and the state government to reveal the location of these houses and who were eligible to buy them.

Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby yesterday, Lim, who is Deputy Finance Minister, said information on these affordable houses should be advertised in newspapers, including the criteria on eligible buyers.

On Tuesday in the Dewan Rakyat, Lim accused the state government of failing to build any affordable houses for the people since it took over in 2008.

His comment led Tony Pua (DAP Petaling Jaya Utara) to protest that Lim was misleading the Dewan with his statement.

Pua said the state government had built a total of 23,637 units of affordable houses priced at below RM100,000 each.

Lim said recent data revealed in the Selangor state assembly showed that the state government built “very little” affordable houses that it was “almost nothing”.

Based on the data, only 287 out of the 23,637 units are completely built and occupied while 16,998 have yet to be constructed.

The rest are still under construction.

Lim urged Pua to check his facts and hoped the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) would change its policy on housing.