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16/11/2007
ECER SECRETARIAT IN PLACE
KUALA LUMPUR, November 16: The Secretariat of the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) has commenced operations and will respond to public and investor queries on matters related to the region and its economic development plan.
The Secretariat is currently based at the PETRONAS Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and is operational from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday through Friday.
The contact details of the Secretariat are as follows:
ECER Secretariat
Level 50, Tower 1 PETRONAS Twin Towers 50088 KUALA LUMPUR Tel: 603-2331 0021 or 603-2331 0022
Fax: 603-2331 0020 Email: ECER_Secretariat@petronas.com.my Members of the public and potential investors are advised to forward their queries to the Secretariat.
The ECER is an economic development corridor designed to raise income levels and improve standards of living for 3.9 million residents in the states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor state's Mersing district.
Based on a master plan drawn up by PETRONAS, the ECER will see some RM112 billion spent on 227 projects by the year 2020.
These projects, to be implemented on a regional basis, are expected to overcome income inequalities between rural and urban areas, alleviate poverty; balance the growth between Peninsula Malaysia's west and east coasts; build basic infrastructure and optimise the property sector including Malay reserve land.
Tapping into the inherent resources and strengths of each state, the master plan has identified tourism; oil, gas and petrochemical; manufacturing; agriculture and education sectors for economic development.
Issued by:
ECER Secretariat PETRONAS 16 November 2007
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