KUDAT: The Kudat Chinese Chamber of Commerce has urged the Kudat Town Board to take immediate action on the fun fair operator for taking up parking spaces in Tomborungus town.
Its president, Pak Chee Eng, said the chamber would be calling all businesses to take part in a peaceful protest outside the town board office if the latter failed to take action.
Pak, who is also Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) vice president, said he had received many complaints from businesses since last weekend about the fun fair which has taken up many of the parking lots.
This not only affects business operation, but also the public who would have difficulty looking for a parking space.
Pak, who is also a councillor, said he had initially met with the executive officer of the town board, requesting the latter to resolve the problem.
“At that time, the officer gave me his verbal assurance to resolve this matter. However, the problem has persisted till this day, and even worse, the fun fair operator has expanded and taken up more parking lots.”
Pak added that he had wished to resolve the issue in an amicable manner, but he and the local business community were disappointed to note that the executive officer did not seem to have any intention to resolve the problem.
He said the Kudat Town Board should not have permitted the fun fair to operate at the car park just to earn rental fee, at the expense of the interest of the businesses and public in Kudat.
Pak also urged Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Haji Noor to transfer the executive officer within 24 hours and resolve the parking issue as well.