Khir waiting 10 years for construction of apartment

27/08/2004 The Star BY ELAN PERUMAL

SHAH ALAM: Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo is still waiting for the apartment he booked 10 years ago. 

The construction of the apartment in Salak Tinggi, Sepang, which he booked when he was still practising as a dentist, has not even started yet. 

“I get very frustrated each time I visit the project site as there is no sign of the project taking shape. The developer was Sepang Utama,” he said, adding that the he bought the unit for RM79,000. 

He said the company has closed down because of financial difficulties. 

Not only that, Dr Khir said his elder sister had also bought a unit based on his advice. 

“She was angry with me after that. I hope those who have been victims will take note that I feel their pain and frustrations too,” he said after the exco meeting yesterday. 

Dr Khir said the bitter experience made him look into the housing needs of the people in the state. 

“We are in the process of solving the squatter problems in Selangor. 

“I want every family to own a home and that’s why the state has made the developers build adequate low-cost homes,” he said.