PRIME Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to meet the landowners of Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, on Sept 21 to discuss its redevelopment plan (“Dr M to sit in on meeting between FT Ministry, Kampung Baru land-owners and next-of-kin”, The Star, July 27; online at bit.ly/star_drm). But there are many questions that need to be answered before the meeting takes place.
In April this year, I wrote a letter entitled “Be on same page in Kampung Baru plan” (The Star, April 25; online at bit.ly/star_plan) commenting on the plan to develop 61.1ha of the area. In May, various news reports said the Kampung Baru Detailed Development Masterplan that had been launched in 2015 will be scrapped since the layout was not suitable. A new master plan, initiated by DBKL (KL City Hall) was on the drawing board and was focused on sustainable living. The standard would be on par with the KLCC and Putrajaya developments, with lots of open space.
