(From right) Azlan Baqee, Shahman and Lee planting the first few trees along the South Boulevard of Sibu Jaya.
SIBU: Another 200 trees have been planted along the South Boulevard as part of efforts to ensure that Sibu Jaya would remain a green suburban township.
This follows the completion of beautification exercise of the Eact Boulevard – one of four main boulevards of the township.
During a simple ceremony yesterday, Amcorp Properties managing director Ben Lee, deputy managing director Shahman Azman and group chief operating officer Azlan Baqee Abdullah planted the first few trees along the 600m South Boulevard.
Lee highlighted that under Sibu Jaya re-planning exercise overseen personally by Housing Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, the emphasis had been on ‘greening’ of the award-winning township.
“Among the key components of the exercise are the development of not just affordable housing but also medium to medium-high residential homes, commercial development and of course, the greening factor which sees the development of a beautiful and sprawling ‘green belt’ and ‘green lung’ covering some 40 acres.
“The minister (Abang Johari) has shared his vision with us and we are committed to realising it,” he said.
While the green areas would be undertaken by the authorities, Lee said as a responsible developer Distrepark would continue to play a proactive role as far as Sibu Jaya was concerned.
“We would do everything that is possible to ensure that Sibu Jaya remains a lush and green township.
“While we have achieved some measure of success with the Malaysian Institute of Landscape Architects (ILAM) representatives visiting us and giving us the thumbs-up, we will work even harder to achieve even better results in the coming years,” he added.
The management team at Sibu Jaya was also in close contacts with Sibu Rural District Council on landscaping matters and would continue to seek the council’s advice, he said.
Among the accolades received for Sibu Jaya include the Highly Commended Award for Best Residential Development (East Malaysia) at the South East Asia Property Awards, and the Planning Excellence Award.