KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman wants all elected representatives in the state to give their best service to the people.
He said that the state government was aware of the fact that many areas in the state lacked basic infrastructure.
“The state government will continue to strive to improve and give whatever is best in terms of infrastructure development,” he told reporters after winding up the debate on the government’s police speech for the Finance Ministry at the State Legislative Assembly sitting yesterday.
When asked on the issue of people occupying forest reserves, Musa said the government was willing to consider the applications by those who had been living in these areas for decades.
“We are prepared to change the forest reserve status to that of a state land so that people will have the right to own a land. But don’t take advantage of this by encroaching into forest areas just so that they can have their rights to the land,” he said.
Earlier, Musa said the state administrative complex, which is under construction, would allow for a closer collaboration among ministries and agencies, and enable the public to carry out dealings with the government under one roof.
He said the complex was funded by contribution from state agencies and companies as well as allocation from the state government. — Bernama