KUCHING: Sarawak Premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg, announced that the Sarawak Government will provide land for the headquarters of the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers' Association (SHEDA).
He stated that the primary goal of the institute is to develop a Sarawak-centric, robust property market information system to support healthy balance of supply and demand for residential properties.
"SHEDA has always been a keen stakeholder in this industry. On behalf of the Sarawak Government, we hope that our productive partnership will continue and benefit the industry as a whole.
"New land has been allocated to several professional developers, including the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), board of surveyors, and town planners, where SHEDA could also be among the recipients," he said.
He made these remarks in his speech during the SHEDA Annual Dinner and Excellence Awards 2024 held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on Saturday.
Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari added that he has plans for a professional cluster for the project, whereby the headquarters will be located within Kuching.
Meanwhile, several awards were presented during the ceremony, with the most prestigious award, the SHEDA Lifetime Achievement Award 2024, awarded to Dato Tan Guek Kee of Lee Onn Group.
Other awards went to Lee Onn Development Sdn Bhd (Award for Strata Development in Residential category), Green Summit Development Sdn Bhd (Award for Affordable Housing Development in Private category), Lafrowda Land Sdn Bhd (Award for Landed Residential in Medium category), Maya Sinarjaya Sdn Bhd (Award for Landed Residential in Large category), Sendayan Ventures Sdn Bhd & Sumberdyna Sdn Bhd (Award for Affordable Housing Development in Private category), and Rasaja Sdn Bhd (Award for Landed Residential in Large category).
During the same ceremony, Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari also witnessed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange between SHEDA and The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Malaysian Chapter, aimed at providing broader opportunities for Sarawak developers to showcase exceptional projects on an elevated platform, namely in the Malaysia Property Award (MPA), an initiative by FIABCI Malaysia.
Winners of the SHEDA Excellence Awards 2024 will automatically be shortlisted for the 2025 MPA, where winning projects will represent Malaysia against entries from up to 60 countries at the FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Awards held annually in May or June.
Also present at the ceremony were Sarawak Deputy Premier, Datuk Amar Professor Dr Sim Kui Hian, SHEDA President Augustine C.H. Wong, Organising Chairman of the SHEDA Annual Dinner 2024 Steven Au Fock Ghing, Organising Chairman of the SHEDA Excellence Awards 2024 Zaidi Ahmad, President of the Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHAREDA) Datuk Sr. Chua Soon Ping, and other guests. -UKASnews
