GEORGE TOWN, Oct 3 – YB Chow Kon Yeow hole a press conference on Friday morning said that the Penang state government has launched a program bleaching hotel without a license in early 2014 to control the number of hotels operating without a license in the state.
“The amnesty period is from March 2014 to 30 September 2014. However, the response was not encouraging. Meanwhile, bleaching Hotel Unlicensed Committee subsequently decided to give a one-year temporary permit to hotels under the program bleaching effect from 1 November 2014 until 31 October 2015 with an annual permit fee as Guest House / Hotel costs RM2,400 per annum and House Common / Dometry were costs RM1,200 per annum,” said YB Chow.
He said in order to help hoteliers obtaining the license, the State Authority has decided to grant exemptions / concessions to hotels which are located in the zone of “Business”, namely exemption application for planning permission, exception reporting heritage impact assessment (HIA) which substituted with heritage impact statement (HIS), donations received offer parking (TLK) and liberalization of the fire that have 10 units and below.
“However, it was found that many hotel operators have not submitted an application to the local authority and found also in the increasing numbers of hotel / guest house without permission are operating in the province. In the same time, the enforcement action against to the pension / hotel without a license will be taken in accordance with priorities such as the following phases such as the Guest House / Hotel is new but not listed under the legalization program,” he said.
“Meanwhile, the Guest House / Hotel are under the legalization program and did not explain the annual permit fee which also not temporary permit or the Guest House / Hotel under the legalization program, which has been explained as an annual permit fee but did not submit an application to the local authorities plan will be taken when the annual permit expired,” he said.
“In additional, Guest House / Hotel under the legalization program, which has been explained as an annual permit fee which plan application has been rejected by local authorities will also be taken when the annual permit expired,” said YB Chow during the press conference.
YB Chow said under the Government’s intention of Penang with cooperation from local authorities are expected to help the hoteliers in order to the license of the hotels that they are the right way and the right to operate on their behalf in accordance with the law.
