KLANG: Klang is set to become Malaysia’s 20th city following the government’s decision to upgrade the Klang Municipal Council (MPK) to the Klang City Council.
Local government development minister Nga Kor Ming said this was decided by the Cabinet yesterday, with Selangor set to gain its fourth city after Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah will announce the date that Klang would officially be made a city, Nga said.
He said the government’s decision was made as MPK had an annual income of over RM100 million and possessed sustainable sources of income, while Klang had a population of more than 500,000.
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He said the Selangor government will inject a special allocation of RM5 million separately to the new city council.
“Our ministry has also requested for a special allocation of RM24.6 million from the works ministry to upgrade the roads here. This will be discussed after the state election.
“Therefore, it is important that Selangor remains aligned with the federal government,” he said.
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