UM Relocation

The property developer, Goucoland (M) Bhd controlled by Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, who owns the Hong Leong Group, had made a bid for the UM grounds for its commercial development project and residential hub worth RM10 billion. The offer is to relocate the university with Guocoland's land area in Sepang, as part of their agenda to build seafront villa and and waterfront bungalows which later to be offered to the university staff, if it succeeds in relocating UM.

Earlier, the company’s proposal to relocate UM had met with objections and arouse the anger of various parties including former vice-chancellor Royal Prof Ungku Aziz. The Government should realise that the entire commercial development project purposes will enrich only a handful few who are already extremely rich (3rd richest man in Malaysia). I feel that this should be strongly opposed by all.