My journey - Wong Hon Wai 黃漢偉 |
- Do not believe in housing scam
- Housing Assistance to the poor
- Affordable homes for the needy at Rifle Range Flats
| Do not believe in housing scam Posted: 28 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT As reported in The StarExco man: No 'under-the-table' money for projectsTHE public is advised not to fall prey by paying between RM5,000 and RM10,000 to unscrupulous syndicates which promise to secure low-cost (LC) or low medium-cost (LMC) units. Penang Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said several syndicate members were going around promising applicants that they would get a unit at certain projects for a fee. "The public should not believe such scams. "We have never introduced such a policy," he told a press conference in Komtar. He was commenting on talks that the public could pay 'under-the-table' money of between RM5,000 and RM10,000 to secure a unit in a project in Sungai Ara. At the same press conference, Wong urged eligible individuals to submit applications for i-Park (an LC project) in Sungai Ara and Taman Bukit Erskine (an LMC pro-ject) near Lebuhraya Halia in Tanjung Tokong as soon as pos-sible. "To date, 1,500 people have obtained the PN1 forms (for new LC applicants) while another 866 applicants have submitted their appeal to the Penang Housing Department for i-Park units. "Meanwhile, out of the 554 LMC units in Taman Bukit Erskine, 303 applicants have accepted the offer," he said. "The remaining 251 units are still available to eligible applicants," he said. The Taman Bukit Erskine pro-ject, developed by Ivory Villas Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of Ivory Properties Group Berhad, is now 30% completed and ex- pected to be fully completed in 2014. | ||||||||||
| Housing Assistance to the poor Posted: 28 Apr 2012 08:25 AM PDT The siblings - Sow Sam Oy, 27, Kuen Chun, 26, and Kuen Lik, 23, who lost their mother Ooi Hai Keok, in a road accident last December, were offered a three-bedroom unit at the Sri Saujana apartments on Macallum Street Ghaut and are now in the midst of securing a bank loan. State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai made the offer after their plight was highlighted in The Star on Feb 14.  A donor who only wanted to be known as Cheah, handing over a cheque for RM4,200 to Sow Kuen Lik as 10 percent deposit for a new low cost flat (RM42,000). Looking on is Wong. Wong said a donor who only wanted to be known as Cheah, had presented a cheque for RM4,200 to Kuen Lik as deposit for the RM42,000 low cost unit last week. "We are very grateful because we will have a place to call our own one day. "All this while we have been renting a flat in Jelutong for RM450," Kuen Lik said. Kuen Lik, a storekeeper, said he is trying to secure a bank loan to purchase the unit. His salesgirl sister Sam Oy, was elated. "No words can express how thankful we are to The Star, the state government and the public. "Kuen Chun (who is mildly autistic) was out of work since our mother's death but is now employed by a private hospital to work in their canteen," she said. Job offers had poured in for Kuen Chun from various firms after their story was published. On Dec 13 last year, it was reported that a youth had allegedly knocked his car into Ooi, a widow, near SMK George Town in Batu Lancang. She was flung some 10m from her motorcycle from the impact. The driver allegedly lost control of the car before hitting the wall of the Batu Lancang cemetery and then sped off. Ooi was on her way to fetch Kuen Chun home from work from a fast food outlet nearby. When she was alive, Ooi earned RM600 monthly as a coffeeshop helper. After her demise, her eldest daughter, Sam Oy, struggled to keep the grieving family from falling apart. With a meagre household income of about RM1,000, the three siblings have had to dig deep just to put food on the table before generous readers and a non-governmental organisation stepped in to help. | ||||||||||
| Affordable homes for the needy at Rifle Range Flats Posted: 28 Apr 2012 08:22 AM PDT As reported in The Star.Affordable homes for the needyALL units in two blocks of Rifle Range flats in Penang which were formerly used as army quarters have been rented out to the needy. The keys to the remaining 77 units, all one-bedroom flats, were given out to applicants who comprised the poor, the disabled, senior citizens and single parents. A total of 93 two-bedroom units were rented out last year. The two 16-storey blocks (E and J) with 170 units were once army quarters but left vacant for more than 10 years after the soldiers moved out, said Penang Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai. He said the state government spent more than RM400,000 to repair, refurbish and repaint both blocks in stages from 2008 to 2011. He said the flats were rented out at a minimal cost of RM90 for a one-bedroom unit and RM110 for a two-bedroom unit. Wong was speaking to reporters after handing out keys to the 77 successful applicants recently at the Penang Municipal Council hall in Rifle Range. Stroke patient Chong Loy Kwong, 46, said he could now heave a sigh of relief as he, his wife and four children could now stay at a flat for only RM90 per month. He currently rents a unit for RM400 in Bandar Baru Air Itam. Chong, who gives English language tuition to support his family, said it was a good initiative by the authorities to ease the burden of the poor. Single father Hussin Ahmad, 58, said he previously paid RM400 for a single-bedroom flat in Kuala Sri Pinang. "I can now save up for other things as my salary as a security guard is not much plus I have three school-going children to care for," said Hussin. Single mother Ang Yeok Heang, 63, said she was thankful that her burden had been lightened. Wong, in his speech at the key handing-over ceremony, said the initiative to rent out the flats was part of the state government's effort in providing affordable homes at minimal rental cost for those who needed such homes. Apart from the RM400,000 spent on refurbishing the two blocks, Wong said RM250,000 more was spent to refurbish, repaint and upgrade units in six more blocks in Rifle Range. "Repair works on the sewer system and pipes have also started in all high-rise blocks there," he added. |
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