THE MARINE police jetty in the KK water front is squashed in between the new Suria Sabah Complex and the Jesselton Residency Apartment site seems to be in need of moving to a better, bigger location and further away from the KK water front. The KK people said the present location is no longer suitable for the purpose and further more it is creating congestion here.
The KK MP Hiew King Cheu after receiving request from the general public had brought the matter up in Parliament recently and he asked the Ministry of Home Affairs concerning the possibility on moving the Marine Police jetty to a more conducive location else where.
The Ministry of Home Affair gave a reply saying that the KK Marine Police jetty is indeed situated between shopping complexes and 28-storey residential apartments. By judging on the development here, it is no doubt that the marine police jetty has to be moved to a better location else where. Anyhow, the idea of moving away from the present location is affected by the following factors like:-
(1) This Marine Police jetty has the function to provide security and protection to the government administration facilities, the Sepanggar and KK Port, the petroleum depot, and including the island with National Parks.
(2) The jetty also is taking care on the various aspects of criminal offences along the coast line. At the same time, it is providing a kind of psychological effect on the area, so that the criminals will not be active.
(3) With the jetty here, the accident due to the collision of boats will be much reduced. The enforcement here will make sure the passenger boats following the rule that life jackets to be worn, and other offences on the sea will be reduced especially the overloading of passengers.
(4) On the economy aspect, this jetty also serves to provide protection to the tourism industry by the present of the Marine Police.
Based on the reply by the Ministry, the various reasons are correct and fine, but the main reason to move the Marine Police is not being addressed. KK MP Hiew King Cheu is not at all happy with this type of answer provided by the Ministry. He said that this is not the answer that the people are expecting to hear.
They people asked why the jetty can not be moved to a better location, and in fact there are many other locations available for exactly the same purpose, if not better. For example, the old KK port has many suitable parts ready and available for the purpose to house the operation of the Marine Police, and all the functions as mentioned can be done equally well.
The new space available can even provide the marine with living quarters, offices, repair workshops, store rooms and other facilities, while the marine police can still carry out the normal duties of protecting our water front and the islands. Besides, the office of the marine police is believed to be sitting on the road reserve.
We don’t see the logic for the Marine Police for not moving the small old jetty further down to a wider space. The other reason is that the residents and shoppers here will not feel comfortable where there is a marine police jetty next to them. Therefore, it will be wise for the Police HQ to plan for the move soonest possible. (DAP Media)
pindahlah ke tempat yang lebih luas dan strategik.. kawasan sekarang dah makin sesak.
ReplyDeleteYa. pindah tempat yang lebih luas lagi.
DeleteMungkin perlu pindah ke kawasan2 seperti Pulau Gaya supaya kemasukan rakyat asing dapat dikawal.
ReplyDeleteKesian juga tu. Rasanya pihak berkenaan perlu segera mengambil tindakan
ReplyDeleteMungkin perlu disediakan ditempat yang lebih sesuai memandangkan kawasan tersebut semakin sempit.
ReplyDelete""The other reason is that the residents and shoppers here will not feel comfortable where there is a marine police jetty next to them.""
ReplyDeletekenapa?? dorang buat jenayah ka sampai tidak selesa bila ada polis Marin berhampiran dengan mereka??
sebagaimana Hiew tidak dapat menerima jawapan2 yang dikemukakan, saya juga tidak dapat menerima alasan kononnya penduduk dan peniaga tidak selesa bila ada polis marin berhampiran dengan kawasan mereka.. kalau begitu, balai polis, bomba, imigresen juga patut dipindahkan jauh dari kawasan orang ramai la kan??
bagi saya tidak ada masalah jeti polis marin dikekalkan dikawasan itu.. bagi saya ianya lebih strategik untuk memastikan keselamatan bandaraya kota kinabalu..
ReplyDeleteI don't think this matter should be the center of attention for the time being. At least the marine function has served their function. Marine police braved stormy weather conditions and trekked nearly two-hours on foot to help in the rescue of 30 Filipinos whose storm-hit boat drifted into Pulau Balambagan in northern Sabah
ReplyDeleteAll 30 on board - 25 men, two women and three children - were suffering from lethargy from hunger after being marooned for about five days in the Lok Simpol area. They were weak and were immediately given food and water, Kudat police chief Deputy Supt Dawi Ossen said. The children aged between 1 and 13 years and the adults aged between 19 and 55 were handed to the Malaysian Red Crescent which will immediate shelter and food assistance pending their return to Philippines.
DeleteDawi said the victims were on a domestic trip from the Philippines island of Tawi Tawi to Balabac when they were hit by strong waves during a storm sometime after July 28. They were adrift in sea for several days before they hit land (Pulau Balambagan) during the wee hours of August 3.
DeleteHe said Marine police men were informed at about 4.30am about people marooned on the island and a special team of 20 men with two marine police boats immediately rushed to the scene under an operation codenamed Ops Gelora to rescue them despite continued foul weather.
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