SABAH - Cash Supports Gov't Proposal To "Clean Up" Pulau Gaya

Bernama, KOTA KINABALU, Oct 27

The Consumers Association of Sabah (Cash) has expressed its full support for the government's proposal to "clean up" Pulau Gaya and turn it into a scenic tourist destination.

However, its president, Datuk Patrick Sindu, said the government should first evict all illegal squatters on the island before embarking on the project.

"We are aware that there are locals or original inhabitants living on Pulau Gaya. But there are also reports of the existence of illegal squatters.

"If it is true, then these illegals should be evicted without compensation or not be placed to a new settlement...the government must be fair on this matter because illegal local settlers were evicted just like that from the Paitan Forest Reserve," he told Bernama today.

He was commenting on Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat's statement yesterday that there was a programme to upgrade facilities on Pulau Gaya for the benefit of genuine Malaysians living there.

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