Abdullah urges co-op to work with builders

The Star 8/10/2004

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has urged the Cuepacs Co-operative to work with developers in meeting the demand for housing from civil servants. 

He said it was time the co-operative doubled its efforts in this area. 

“The demand for houses has increased as people have come to realise the importance of owning their own homes. 

“Through this way, the co-operative will not only build more homes for its members but will also control the quality of these houses,” he said.  

OFFICIAL OPENING: Ong unveiling a plaque to mark the opening of Wisma Koperasi Cuepacs in Sentul Raya, Kuala Lumpur yesterday, as Koperasi Cuepacs Berhad president A.H. Ponniah (right) looks on.

He said this in his speech read out by Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting at the launching of Wisma Koperasi Cuepacs in Sentul Raya here yesterday.  

Abdullah said the co-operative's management should also be ready to accept and bring changes to its activities if it wanted to compete with the private sector. 

“In the fast-moving business world, it is important for the co-operative to adopt new strategies and be proactive in seizing business opportunities,” he said.  

However, he said, the interests of the co-operative's members should not be sidelined regardless of the strategies adopted. 

“The main objective in forming the co-operative is to help civil servants, especially those in the lower-income group,” he said.