This was said by Deputy Chief Minister,
Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg during the grand opening of Vivacity
Megamall here, yesterday.
“These are the four areas that we want to
develop properly as urban centres. With
regard to this, we have widespread urban development and it is connected
with basic infrastructures that will make our city not a jam city,” he said.
He also said that any city being developed
was in need of a plan for the traffic flow and the traffic volume so that the
city would be a friendly and livable city.
“As you know, Kuching has been described as
a unity city, where we would like all the citizens to interact irrespectively
of their religion and races. Thus, Kuching will be identified as an attractive
and united city,” he pointed out.
Johari said that they needed to look into
for the urban development that is the logistic, a capacity for the state to
create a trending growth system either by grid or road system that would allow
people to come out from the city fast.
“That is why we have the out link road
which will be connected and developed for the four new townships too.
“It will allow traffic to go out easily and
will not create any congestion in the city itself,” he stressed.
He then added that another matter to be
concerned in urban development was on the parking spaces.
“That is another reason why the government
is encouraging the building of malls, but they must provide the parking spaces
that will transform our city as another developed city in creating more space,
and change the style of shopping for the people.
“Apart from that, a shopping mall, such as
Vivacity Megamall is another added platform for the tourism industry for the
state besides our eco tourism,” he said.
Meanwhile, according to the Managing
Director of Coramax Mall Sdn Bhd, Sim Yaw Hang, Vivacity Megamall is currently
90 per cent tenanted and another 40 brands will join the flare over the course
of the next 12 months.
“Shoppers could expect to see new brands
each time they visit the mall,” he said.
The mall has created 3,000 employment
opportunities for Kuching and many have relocated themselves from overseas back
to Kuching to work in the mall, he added.
“Vivacity Megamall shall contribute to the
local tourism industry with many visitors from the state itself to shop and the
economic system is enormous,” said Johari.
He also said that another opening will be
in August, 2016 which is the TGV Cinema that presents the state of the act in
audio and visual entertainment and boasts the biggest screen in Malaysia for
the IMAX hall with digital projector.
“Together with TGV Cinemas, Vivacity
Megamall is anchored by the largest Parkson in Kuching and Everrise supermarket
chain,” he said.
DATUK Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg fixing the missing piece on the cube
as the gimmick to launch the grand opening og VivaCity Megamall while Sim Yaw
Hang (right), Datin Amar Hajah Jumaani and others look on. PHOTO: RAMIDI SUBARI
By : NewsDesk, Sarawak Tribune
Date Posted : Sunday 24-Jul-2016
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