Mayor must not pass buck on complex' safety: Liew

Published on Daily Express: Tuesday, February 01, 2011

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Kota Kinabalu: PKR Sabah Public Complaints Bureau Chief, Christina Liew said, Monday, it is bounden on City Hall to state publicly whether the extensive renovations carried out so far at Karamunsing Complex were after its signed approval.
She said the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), State Health Department and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) have also been silent on the matter.

Liew said she received many calls from the public expressing concern for the safety of shoppers ever since the structural problem of Block C Tower came to light.
"According to them the extensions are so extensive that not only the corridors have become narrow and a risk in the event of an emergency but that the smoke indicators seem no longer visible," she said.
She noted that other than explaining the status of the Block C Tower, the Mayor has kept mum on the structural integrity or otherwise of the shopping complex.
"We, therefore, call on DBKK as the main approving body to clarify whether the changes have been approved accordingly and not to pass the buck to whoever may be taking over the Mayor's job to answer," she said.

"It is incumbent upon the Mayor to give this assurance to allay the fears of shoppers," Liew said in a statement.