{"id":39982,"date":"2021-04-05T08:19:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T00:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/penang-strives-to-drive-industry-forward\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:25:58","slug":"penang-strives-to-drive-industry-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/penang-strives-to-drive-industry-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang Strives to Drive Industry Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Penang Strives to Drive Industry Forward<\/h1>\n

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3 April 2021<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column el_class=”fade-in animate”][vc_empty_space height=”120px” el_class=”height-x120″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”29703″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”single-featured-image”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”60px” el_class=”height-x60″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” el_class=”content-row”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Apr 3 – Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has stressed the importance of obtaining more industrial land to spur investments in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cPenang drew in RM16.9 billion of total approved manufacturing investments in 2019, and RM14.1 billion last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe attracted over RM30 billion of total approved manufacturing investments in just two years, which is why we need to find more industrial land other than Batu Kawan.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we maintain these achievements and momentum to drive our industry in Penang? What do we have? How can we help to provide our people with more job opportunities?\u201d Chow questioned during a planning and coordination workshop on the proposed master plan of the Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 today.<\/p>\n

The workshop, which was held at Olive Tree Hotel Penang, was organised by Penang Development Corporation (PDC); and was attended by various government agencies.<\/p>\n

Chow mentioned about the factors that could attract investors to Penang.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestors will look at sustainable living, green and smart state, the quality of life, vibrant cultural art, infrastructure, and education. All these and much more will be considered by the investors before they make a decision to invest in a certain location.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will look beyond the cost factor. They will look at the ecosystem, the supply chain, and the availability of workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLand is the most important factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cPenang has the advantage of being an industrilised state for the past 50 years but we must not be complacent,\u201d Chow said.<\/p>\n

Chow said it is crucial for Penang to get more industrial land ready on top of what it already has.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 (BKIP2) in Byram is important to our industrilisation journey for the next 10 to 20 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chow said the BKIP2 would be 10th industrial park in Penang.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nine industrial parks that have been successfully realised are in Mak Mandin, Perai, Bayan Lepas, Seberang Jaya, Bukit Tengah, Bukit Minyak, Penang Science Park, Penang Science Park North and Batu Kawan Industrial Park,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Also present were PDC chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Bazid Abd Kahar, senior deputy chief executive officer Datuk Yeoh Lean Huat, and deputy chief executive officer (planning) Aziz Bakar.<\/p>\n

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