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To Study Potential Effect on Economy at Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC)
According To Public Perception
Nurhafzhan afini binti aziz
Mr. Sharifuddin Bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
Kuantan port have all-weather port operating all year round is a multi-cargo deep seaport
facing the South China Sea. It is strategically located on the eastern seaboard of
Peninsular Malaysia and in the heartland of petrochemical industries. In economic factor,
public always expect that expansion of Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) will increase the
Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The main objective in this study are to know effects on
economic due to the expansion of Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC), to identify public
perception on expansion of Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) due to economic factors and
to identify the most serious economic effect according to public perception due to
expansion of Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC). Research method that are use is primary
data by distribute 200 set of questionnaire. The data was analysed by SPSS and Excel
method. The result that have get from the data is positive effect through income, facilities
and investment. In conclusion, the expansion of Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) will affect
the economic at KPC according to public perception.
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