KEPALA BATAS: The Penang government has been advised to focus on the high-technology sector at a proposed industrial area at Jalan Tun Hamdan Sheikh Tahir here, and not just any "backyard industry".
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican (pic) said he had asked the state government for more information on its choice of industry, following public concerns that the construction of centralised labour quarters (CLQ) in the area could lead to an influx of unskilled foreign workers.
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