Bike-share system in Penang next year

Yeoh (third left) showing visitors Khaw Siang Hee, 54, (black T-shirt) and his family members howto operate the Link Bike Sharing System using a smartcard atthe Penang City Park.

A RM1.85mil bicycle-sharing system is expected to take off early next year at 25 strategic locations on the island, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

He said the Link Bike Sharing System would be operated by Fast Rent Bike (Penang) Sdn Bhd, with 250 bicycles accessible under the state’s maiden public bike-sharesystem.