New theme park and golf resort on mainland Penang
The state government has called for a Request For Proposal (RFP) for an international theme park and golf resort development in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, on the mainland.
The theme park will measure 87.01ha, while the golf resort, which will have an international standard golf course with a minimum 18 holes, will measure 190.2ha, said Penang Development Corporation (PDC) general manager Datuk Rosli Jaafar.
"The theme park and golf resort will be a boost to the tourism sector.
"The Second Penang Bridge is expected to be completed later this year.
"We feel this is the right time to embark on a new product which will benefit the region as a whole and Penang specifically," he announced at a press conference here, recently.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was also present.
Rosli said the theme park would be a minimum of 60.7ha, and the remaining hectares used for residential, commercial and other developments related to the theme park.
Rosli said the tender would be given the flexibility to propose development components to ensure the viability of the overall project.
"The non-compulsory but strongly encouraged components are community projects, a public swimming pool with diving facilities, an outdoor amphitheatre for the performing arts and a sports complex," he said.
Meanwhile, Lim said the theme park and golf course would create employment and attract more people to Penang.
"For Penang to become an international city, the mainland must also achieve international benchmarks," Lim said.
The tender period was expected to last two-and-a-half months, until Oct 31.
Datuk Rosli Jaafar (left) shows the development plan to Lim Guan Eng. Pic by Asman Ibrahim
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
The state government has called for a Request For Proposal (RFP) for an international theme park and golf resort development in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, on the mainland.
The theme park will measure 87.01ha, while the golf resort, which will have an international standard golf course with a minimum 18 holes, will measure 190.2ha, said Penang Development Corporation (PDC) general manager Datuk Rosli Jaafar.
"The theme park and golf resort will be a boost to the tourism sector.
"The Second Penang Bridge is expected to be completed later this year.
"We feel this is the right time to embark on a new product which will benefit the region as a whole and Penang specifically," he announced at a press conference here, recently.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was also present.
Rosli said the theme park would be a minimum of 60.7ha, and the remaining hectares used for residential, commercial and other developments related to the theme park.
Rosli said the tender would be given the flexibility to propose development components to ensure the viability of the overall project.
"The non-compulsory but strongly encouraged components are community projects, a public swimming pool with diving facilities, an outdoor amphitheatre for the performing arts and a sports complex," he said.
Meanwhile, Lim said the theme park and golf course would create employment and attract more people to Penang.
"For Penang to become an international city, the mainland must also achieve international benchmarks," Lim said.
The tender period was expected to last two-and-a-half months, until Oct 31.
Datuk Rosli Jaafar (left) shows the development plan to Lim Guan Eng. Pic by Asman Ibrahim
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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