KOTA KINABALU: Braxton Technology Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of HMD International Group, will hold an Integrated Building System (IBS) exhibition in Keningau on August 28 to showcase building materials needed to build houses for the poor in Sabah.
President of HMD Group, Dr. Harrey Duawai, said the company would build about 35,000 units, costing RM250,000 each in Sabah, and the recipients have been identified by the group.
“The materials to be used in the construction of the houses would be the IBS materials. These materials will be imported from China to construct the two-storey humanitarian houses. It is sourced from a firm in Chandong, which is an affiliated government linked company (GLC),” Dr. Harrey told a news conference here, yesterday.
He said, among the places identified for the project are Paitan, Tenom, Kemabong, Sook, Tawau, Sandakan, Kota Marudu and many more.
“The project will start in Kota Marudu as soon as the first shipment of IBS materials arrives,” he divulged.
He said in order for the recipient to get the house, he or she must have a land to build the house on.
“Secondly, the recipient must be a Sabahan and has a family. In order to verify the authenticity of the applicants, HMD staff, comprising of unit managers, field supervisors and zone supervisors, will liaise with the village development and security committee (JKKK) in the respective areas. Then, application forms would be given to them (applicants) to fill in.
He also said that if the land of the recipient is large (apart from the house), it will be jointly developed between the Group and the land owner to plant tapioca on a 20-80 basis, which means the owner would get 20 per cent of the profit and the Group gets 80 per cent.
“The the land will not be charged so there is no risk involved,” he said, adding that the funds to build the houses come from corporate donations.
Dr. Harrey said, to realise the project would take at least ten years.
Also in attendance were the deputy president of HMD International Group, Bernadette P. Lantai, president of Tinungkusan PDik Ganai and Group officials.