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PAGE 6 August 4, 2009 Y.A.B. Dato’ Sri Haji Adnan bin Yaakob Menteri Besar Pahang At the Pahang ICC Meeting 01/2009 23 February 2009 Y.A.B. Dato’ Haji Abdul Ghani bin Othman Menteri Besar Johor At the launch of the ECER Master Plan, Kuantan, Pahang 30 October 2007 At the Kelantan ICC Meeting, 01/2009 18 May 2009 Y.A.B. Dato’ Ahmad bin Said Menteri Besar Terengganu At the Terengganu ICC Meeting 01/2009 3 May 2009 IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE (ICC) Y.A.B. Dato’ Haji Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat Menteri Besar Kelantan At the state level, an Implementation and Coordination Committee (ICC) for each of the ECER states has also been established and is chaired by the respective Menteri Besar. Among others, the ICCs help to facilitate and fasttrack strategic development and investment in the ECER with regard to their respective states, as well as monitor the status of all related applications and coordinate the roles and activities of relevant Government entities. Y.A.B. MB of Pahang at the Pahang ECERDC State Office. Y.A.B. MB of Kelantan at the Kelantan ECERDC State Office. The East Coast Economic Region THE ECER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ECERDC Council Members and Management Committee after the Council Meeting No. 01/2009, Bentong, Pahang. “My trust on the capability of ECER to bring development to the state of Pahang has been well rewarded. Through the many positive developments of various projects over the past year, the determination and will of the ECER Development Council is apparent in realising the Government’s aim for equal distribution of the nation’s economic prosperity.” “All of us in Johor are confident that the ECER will create more employment and business opportunities for the local communities, with the ultimate aim of improving the standard of living of the people.” Y.A.B. MB of Terengganu at the Terengganu ECERDC State Office. To realise the noble vision of transforming the east coast to be a developed region by 2020, a statutory body known as the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) was established under the Act of Parliament - the East Coast Economic Region Development Council Act 2008 (Act 688). ECERDC is tasked to drive the implementation projects and key programmes identified under the ECER Master Plan. In addition to providing the proper direction, policies and strategies in relation to the development within ECER, the Council is also empowered to coordinate between Government entities in the promotion of trade, investment, tourism and development activities within the Region. The Council is presided over by the Prime Minister of Malaysia with members consisting of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Menteri Besar- Menteri Besar of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor, two Federal Ministers, a representative from the civil service and two members appointed from the private sector. “Continuous support from both the Federal and State Government is important in order to achieve the true aims of ECER, which is to increase income and reduce poverty incidence amongst the local population by creating more employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.” “I am grateful for the support and co-operation given by the Federal and State agencies aimed towards the successful implementation of ECER projects in Terengganu.” Y.A.B. MB of Johor at the Mersing District Office, Johor
August 4, 2009 TRANSFORMATION BASED ON INHERENT STRENGTHS Kelantan Kelantan’s geographical positioning will enable it to serve as the principal east coast cross-border trading and tourism centre. The state’s geographical advantage as a border to Thailand and the Indochina region will be fully exploited, along with the entrepreneurial talents of its people. The state’s recognition of the rakyat as its key resource and engine of economic growth will also be emphasised with the establishment of a major education hub in Kota Bharu-Bachok and new tertiary institutions such as the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia’s medical campus. Kelantan’s specialities in agro-based activities is duly recognised and projects such as herbal cultivation in Gua Musang and Jeli, integrated fisheries in Tok Bali, aquaculture projects in Pergau and poultry production in Gua Musang and Jeli will be pursued. Activities in other clusters will also be initiated, including the manufacturing of Halal food and non-food products at Pasir Mas. With regards to property, the Kota Bharu City Centre will be developed to spur commercial growth and a new retail and leisure landscape will be added to the city. Handicraft products by the state’s master craftsmen, such as silverware and wood-carvings, also have potential for growth and will be rightly promoted within the ECER. The way forward for the ECER’s economy will very much center on developing several key sectors inherent within each state and by leveraging on resources already in place to develop the ECER’s social and economic landscape. Mersing, Johor The district of Mersing in Johor will be developed to emerge as an important mainland coastal tourism destination, with highly developed tourist facilities to accommodate the needs of visitors to the area. It will be the gateway to the Mersing group of islands (including Pulau Besar, Pulau Rawa, Pulau Aur, Pulau Sibu and Pulau Pemanggil) and into the ecotourism centre of the Endau-Rompin National Park. Accessibility to Mersing will be significantly improved through the construction of the East Coast Expressway, and the upgrading of the coastal road. Pahang The East Coast Economic Region Pahang will be developed as the ECER’s main industrial and logistics hub. It will focus largely on resource-based downstream manufacturing activities such as rubber-based, wood-based, Halal food and non-food industries. Through the Kuantan Port City (KPC), Pahang will also become an integrated industrial and logistics hub for the petrochemical, palm oil, automotive and container markets, as well as a major industrial and manufacturing zone serving the entire Asia Pacific region. KPC will also be the site for a Palm Oil Industry Cluster (POIC), one of its manufacturing components specialising in the downstream palm oil industry. Pahang will also be developed to excel in ecotourism as the gateway to Taman Negara and in mainland coastal tourism through Pantai Sepat, which has been earmarked for resort and hotel development. Human capital will be nurtured through the newlyestablished Universiti Malaysia Pahang and the International Islamic University Malaysia, as well as the Universiti Teknologi MARA Jengka campus. Terengganu PAGE 7 Terengganu is being strategically positioned to be a dynamic tourism gateway to the ECER. It will offer diverse and unique tourism attractions in the areas of mainland coastal tourism and sustainable island tourism, as well as ecotourism, urban tourism, and cultural and heritage tourism. The state is also the leading oil, gas and petrochemical hub in the Region and will see its petrochemical industry benefiting through interstate synergy from Kertih to Gebeng, including the establishment of the Kertih Polymer Park (KPP) with support infrastructure and services within the petrochemical zone in Kertih. Terengganu will also be geared to support agro-based activities such as the Kuala Berang Goat Research & Innovation Centre, Goat Multiplier Farm in Kuala Berang, Goat Commercial Farm in Telaga Papan, the planting of Kenaf in Setiu, Fish Collection, Packaging & Processing Centre (CPPC) in Kuala Kemaman and aquaculture activities in Kenyir Lake. Additionally, the state will focus on human capital development through its concentration of reputable tertiary institutions including Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (UDM), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Terengganu Polytechnic and Dungun Polytechnic, as well as the establishment of the Taman Ilmu (Knowledge Park) in Besut.
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