Swan Shopping Mall - the biggest exhibition space in the Sarawak?

KUCHING: Matang is set to become a shopping paradise with the building of a new mall — The Swan shopping mall — which has already secured two anchor tenants namely Grand Supermart (GSM) and H&L.

An agreement was signed between the two tenants and Swan Mall’s property developer, Sarafield Sdn Bhd, yesterday.

It was witnessed by Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang.

GSM will be occupying 60,000 sq ft (5,574.18 sq m) of the mall as the main departmental store, with two floors featuring more than 150 brands.

H&L hypermarket will be taking up 40,000 sq ft (3,716.12 sq m) with a inhouse cafe and bakery.

Both businesses aimed at meeting the needs of residents across Sungai Sarawak and offering job opportunities.

Sarafield chairman Dennis Ling said the Hub@Matang commercial project began on Oct 2 and spread out on a 10 ha piece of land.

He said the project would see the building of more than 100 shophouses, four show-rooms and the fully air-conditioned Swan mall with modern and contemporary designs.

“The centre court of the mall can be said to provide the biggest exhibition space in a mall in Sarawak and 40% of its retail units had already been sold,” Ling said before the signing ceremony here.

He said Sarafield had also engaged a professional consultant to look into getting a good tenant mix for the mall so customers would be provided a variety of shops to look forward to under one roof.

For those buying these units as a form of investment, he said, Sarafield also provided leasing services.

Ling said the shopping mall would also have a modern food court, adding that Sarafield was currently speaking to a reputable restaurant operator about it.

“We not only want to build a food court, we also want to see to it that the stalls offer a variety of food. Apart from Malaysian delicacies, we hope to offer Moroccan delights and many more.

“Today we witness the transformation of Matang into a shopping paradise and with a great mall like Swan, we need to have the best retailers, too,” he added.

Officiating at the ceremony, Lo said Sarawak was fast in making a name for itself in property development and was keen on business expansion.

“This is a commendable project because it brings together residents of Matang Jaya. Furthermore, it provides employment.

“Sarawak attracts the highest foreign direct investments but we are short of workers.

“While citizens in other countries are struggling to keep their jobs, we need not worry about that here. Kuching itself is developing at a fast pace,” he said.

            

Once everything complete within this 1-2 years, the state tourism agency must promote kuching as a shopping paradise..anywhere can see developments of malls, commercial centre & hotels..even thou no high rise condominiums, but 5-6streys apartments are construct evrywhere in the city