SAWMILLS IN KAMPONG KEMBANGAN

Inche Mohd. Ariff Bin Suradi asked the Minister for Culture and Social Affairs how many sawmills are there in the Kampong Kembangan Constituency and whether he is aware of any unlicensed sawmills in that Constituency.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Affairs (Mr Chan Chee Seng) (for the Minister for Culture and Social Affairs): Mr Speaker, Sir, I have been instructed to reply that there are three licensed sawmills in the Kampong Kembangan Constituency, namely:

(1) Seng Kong Electric Sawmill at 493-56 Jalan Timun.

(2) Chye Hup Huat Sawmill at 12 Jalan Lobak.

(3) Liew Toh Seng at 5 Jalan Chekor.

I am also informed that there are at the moment three unlicensed sawmills in Kampong Kembangan, namely:

(1) Sin Heap Lee & Co, at 493-15A Jalan Lobak.

(2) Entire Sawmill at 493-l5A Jalan Lobak.

(3) Ler Low Kheng at 167B Jalan Ubi.

Inche Mohd. Ariff: (In Malay): Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Affairs inform this House whether action will be taken against those unlicensed sawmills?

Mr Chan Chee Seng: Yes, Mr Speaker. Legal action has been taken against the operators, and one operator has since been convicted and fined.