Hap Seng Building Material Sdn Bhd declared the company had fulfilled all legal requirement under the state laws and were issued with various licences and authorization letters to blast our protected hill and pit mining our stones on the protected areas leaving a potential toxic lake in the future.
In our engagement with them (HSBMSB) they advise us to take our case to state authorities if we thought they had done anything inappropriate as they have deem compliance with the law with licences and authorization letters, issues by various state department.
Therefore, SEPA has taken HSBMSB advice and now in court to file our case for judicial review. Coming to court for judicial review will be our prime action to protect our environment, forest and resources from being destroy and depleted.
Those who wish assist in our legal course, can donate online to our society bank account
ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA, GAYA BRANCH
SABAH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
AC NO: 100390010004986
Wong Tack
President of SEPA
Forestry Director Sam Mannan says the quarry operations at the Kukusan Forest Trig Hill Reserve in Tawau are legal
ReplyDeleteThe quarrying condition includes an endowment of RM2m from the licensee to the Forestry Department under its " Forest Conservation Fund " to recreate new forest elsewhere on the basis of a " no net loss" policy
ReplyDeletequarrying work there has complied with the requirements set by the authorities
ReplyDeleteHapSeng which has obtained rights to continue mining for stone aggregates in the area in mid-1960s from other quarry operatiors, also reiterated it made sure its operations have the necessary approval from the authorities, these include conditions imposed by EIA and a "Whole of Life Plan for Bukit Kukusan" by the State Government
ReplyDeleteHap Seng Consolidated Berhad menyumbangkan RM2 juta kepada Tabung Amanah Pemuliharaan Hutan Jabatan Perhutanan Ogos lepas.
ReplyDeleteKetua Eksekutif Bahagian Kuari dan Bahan Bangunan Ron Delaney menyampaikan cek berkenaan kepada Pengarah Jabatan Perhutanan Sabah Datuk Sam Mannan selepas satu majlis menandatangani perjanjian tambahan bagi aktiviti kuari dan pemuliharaan hutan.
ReplyDeletesumbangan kepada Tabung Amanah Pemuliharaan Hutan itu bertujuan membiayai pelbagai program dan aktiviti pemuliharaan hutan oleh Jabatan Perhutanan Sabah.
ReplyDeleteUsaha-usaha berterusan ini akan membantu memastikan kekayaan warisan kita dipelihara bagi generasi akan datang.
ReplyDeleteSam Mannan berkata Hap Seng telah beroperasi di kuari Bukit Kukusan sejak Julai 1980. Kuari itu terletak di kawasan hutan antara Kampung Kukusan dan Kampung Kukusan Baharu.
ReplyDeleteMengenai pemeteraian perjanjian lanjutan itu, beliau berkata ia bertujuan memastikan pengeluaran produk kuari secara berterusan.
ReplyDeletePerjanjian itu antara lain membolehkan Hap Seng hak untuk menduduki Hutan Simpan Kukusan bagi tempoh 15 tahun lagi.
DeleteMenteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar Sabah Datuk Masidi Manjun meminta laporan terperinci mengenai status tanah, yang didakwa sebagai sebuah rizab hutan kelas pertama di Sabah, berikutan aduan berhubung aktiviti kuari oleh sebuah syarikat senaraian awam di kawasan itu.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata laporan itu perlu untuk mengenal pasti kesahan aktiviti kuari yang didakwa dijalankan dalam lingkungan rizab hutan kelas pertama.
ReplyDelete"Kami memerlukan laporan terperinci berhubung status sebenar tanah yang dikatakan itu dan lesen yang dikeluarkan kepada syarikat kuari berkaitan."-Masidi
ReplyDelete"Sudah tentulah kami mahu mendengar pandangan Jabatan Tanah dan Ukur Sabah tentang perkara ini. Namun sementara kami mengumpul semua laporan, apa jua aduan atau kenyataan berkaitan aktiviti kuari dan status tanah adalah andaian semata-mata)"-Masidi
ReplyDeletehentikan aktiviti yang mencemarkan alam.
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