By Sheeda Fathil
KLANG, Jan 21 — The Selangor government has identified 2,000 acres of land to be developed to further boost the aerospace industry and woo more foreign investors into the state, says Datuk Teng Chang Khim.
The State Investment, Industry and Trade and Small and Medium Industries Committee chairman said the expansion of the state’s existing aerospace parks is in line with the Selangor’s Budget 2020.
“We have also discussed with landowners on working together to promote the industry,” he told reporters when met at a Back to School programme here on January 19.
Teng said the state government continues to strengthen cooperation with the private sector in the aerospace industry to attract students who completed Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia in exploring the job market in the industry.
He said the move would reduce the dependence on foreign labour and open up job opportunities for local workers as the cost is partly borne by the state administration and the private sector.
Teng said the Selangor administration also plans to expand its horizon abroad, such as focusing on global exhibitions, to ensure the success in developing the local aerospace industry.
“We are looking into visiting the largest aerospace expos in the world, such as those held in Singapore, London, and Paris,” he said.
Selangor, which is already a house for aerospace-related firms, with 62 per cent of the total 230 companies mainly located in Sepang, Subang and Serendah, had in its Budget 2020 outlined the expansion of the existing aerospace industrial areas to attract more industry players to work with the state,
The state administration aims to create 32,000 high-income jobs and with an estimated annual revenue of RM55.2 billion by 2030.
