KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he was impressed by the involvement of so many young engineers of various races and background in the Mass Rapid Transit project. He said the knowledge and experience gained in the field would be most valuable and required in future not only for the nation but also for their own career.
“Each time I visit the MRT construction site, I am always impressed to see so many young Malaysian engineers comprising various races and background being involved in this high-profile project. I am proud to see so many young Malaysians in the MRT project because they can not only learn from the more experienced engineers, but also given the opportunity to become project managers although their ages are still within 20 to 30 years old,” he said.
Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said this in his latest entry in his blog, NajibRazak.com here on Friday. He said the project was not only an addition to the public transport infrastructure in the country, but had in fact brought in sophisticated engineering technology to Malaysia.
“The same goes for other projects that need sophisticated engineering technology such as the Pengerang project, the Second Penang Bridge, KL118 Tower project, and the High Speed Railway. The high technology projects were capable of contributing to current and future development in the country,” he said.
On Nov 11, while visiting the MRT train depot in Sungai Buloh, near here, Najib was reported to have said that he was confident the project’s first line could be operational by the end of next year as scheduled. According to Najib, the MRT now had 19 trains and would receive another 35 by the middle of next year.
