The Penang government will provide veteran lawmaker Karpal Singh an official send off.
According to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, the Penang flag would be used to cover Karpal's cortege.
All state agencies will fly the Penang flags at half-mast for three days until the funeral on Sunday, said Lim.
He added that a public ceremony at the Dewan Sri Pinang will be held on Sunday from 9am to 11am for the public to pay their respects.
Lim said that the state exco had decided this during an emergency meeting today.
He stressed that the state honour funeral is different from a state funeral, which is under the federal government's jurisdiction.
"The deputy premier also conveyed the prime minister's condolences. The PM is currently in Turkey," he said.
He added that the decision was made after consultation with family and as a mark of respect to a statesman.
Exco has appointed Chow Kon Yeow to handle and coordinate the funeral and Penang state financial officer Mokhtar Mohd Jait will be in charge of matters involving government machinery.
Lim also expressed gratitude to Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and others for paying respect to Karpal today.
"The deputy premier also conveyed the prime minister's condolences. The PM is currently in Turkey," he said.
Earlier, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim also paid his respects to Karpal and was accompanied by Penang legislative assembly speaker Law Choo Kiang and a few PKR leaders.
This was followed by a PAS delegation led by Penang PAS leader Mohamad Sabu and his predecessor Salleh Man.
Anwar said the Reformasi 2.0 rally in Seberang Jaya tonight will proceed as planned by DAP will not be taking part because the party has postponed all party functions.
He said organisers will be adjusting the programme for the event to include a tribute for Karpal.
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