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The
Finance Ministry is studying an application for
licence from a company to build an offshore port
that will serve the oil rig in Kuala Kemasin,
Kelantan.
Deputy Finance Minister Senator Datuk Dr Awang
Adek Hussin said the application was reasonable
considering that only one such port existed
currently in Kemaman, Terengganu.
"This can cause congestion and such a situation
can be overcome if a port could be built in
Kuala Kemasin," he told reporters at a Buka
Puasa dinner with non-government organisations
at his residence in Bachok on Saturday.
Dr Awang, who is also Umno chief for Bachok
division, said the site for the project has
already been approved by the state government.
Building the port in the area will be highly
strategic considering its proximity to the oil
rig operating in Terengganu, he said.
It will also be close to the oil rigs on
international waters and which are joint
ventures between Malaysia and Thailand and
Malaysia and Vietnam.
Dr Awang said the economic effects on local
people would be great especially for fishermen
who will be able to carry out their fish trading
business.
The private sector, meanwhile, will be able to
develop residential units at the port to cater
to employees working there.
"I fully support the application," he said. -
Bernama
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