Penang has high income jobs lined up

Story and pix by Chan Lilian

SOME mainstream media have alleged that factories are closing down and workers laid off.
However, this was quickly dismissed by investPenangs director Datuk Lee Kah Choon in a press briefing on Oct 27 at his office in PSDC Bayan Baru.

Lee  Kah Choon
Lee first explained to the press how the fast paced semi-conductor industry moved and evolved.
“We are lucky that we have Intel and Dell that have been around for 40 years. It is not surprising that some of the businesses change. For example, from laptops people are now moving into mobile technology. Penang has the supply chain and industries. Mergers and acquisition take place,” Lee said.

“Penang is very resilient. We have the human talent to serve the industries. Do you remember how once Motorola used to manufacture the mobile phones which were huge? Now Motorola is still here and they are into research and development. Penang has high income jobs lined up for Penangites,” Lee added.

“As far as jobs are concerned, we are still very, very stable. Plenty of positions are to be filled. However, we are not complacent and investPenang works closely with the industries. We will fight every inch of the way to get investments. Workers can easily be absorbed into other industries and we assist these workers to get jobs,” he continued.

Lee also refuted press allegations that several factories are closing down. He asked the press: “Where did you get this information? I got it from trusted sources in the mentioned factories and they had not confirmed they are doing as rumoured.”

investPenang released its full press statement with all the facts and data which provides the information on employment, mergers and acquisitions and others.
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