Do we need another new trade centre?
Actually, what is the logic behind another trade and convention centre? Did you know the existing RM600 million Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) is still under utilized and is operating at a loss?
PICC was built at the cost of RM600 million, fully paid by the federal government but until today it had so far collected only about RM2.5 million of rental annually. How long will it take to recoup the cost then?
The proposed RM628 million Matrade to be built in Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur is to be developed by Naza TTDI, a subsidiary of Naza Group of Companies.
So, apart from PICC there are also other trade and convention centre at the capital and Klang Valley like the KL Convention Centre (KLCC), Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) as well as the Mines Exhibition and Convention Centre. Aren’t these existing convention centres enough to cater about some 30 events annually?
How much public fund will then be wasted in yet another so-called mega project of the Barisan Nasional?
Why don’t they use the RM628 million or more for the betterment of our people and the nation, like developing more houses for the poor, building more infrastructures like roads, improving our public utilities, transportation and creating more parking spaces for our cars and so on? Why is the federal government always thinking of using the funds merely to provide luxury facilities for the use of the wealthy and not common facilities for the use of our ordinary people?
How many more trade and convention centres are you going to build to cater only about 30 events a year? Are you able to promote the entire nation’s trade and convention centres worldwide and bring all of them to Malaysia wit about 1000 events annually?
Before you think of big, think of your capability first!
PICC was built at the cost of RM600 million, fully paid by the federal government but until today it had so far collected only about RM2.5 million of rental annually. How long will it take to recoup the cost then?
The proposed RM628 million Matrade to be built in Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur is to be developed by Naza TTDI, a subsidiary of Naza Group of Companies.
So, apart from PICC there are also other trade and convention centre at the capital and Klang Valley like the KL Convention Centre (KLCC), Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) as well as the Mines Exhibition and Convention Centre. Aren’t these existing convention centres enough to cater about some 30 events annually?
How much public fund will then be wasted in yet another so-called mega project of the Barisan Nasional?
Why don’t they use the RM628 million or more for the betterment of our people and the nation, like developing more houses for the poor, building more infrastructures like roads, improving our public utilities, transportation and creating more parking spaces for our cars and so on? Why is the federal government always thinking of using the funds merely to provide luxury facilities for the use of the wealthy and not common facilities for the use of our ordinary people?
How many more trade and convention centres are you going to build to cater only about 30 events a year? Are you able to promote the entire nation’s trade and convention centres worldwide and bring all of them to Malaysia wit about 1000 events annually?
Before you think of big, think of your capability first!
