He added that this status upgrade would enable Klang to continue to develop as a sustainable city with vast economic opportunities.
SHAH ALAM: The decision to upgrade the Klang Municipal Council to city status will strengthen the Selangor government’s efforts towards its goal of establishing a Greater Klang Valley administration, says Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari .
According to Amirudin, Greater Klang Valley, involving the four local authorities, had been designed to be a metropolitan model in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. "With the establishment of the Greater Klang Valley, all four local authorities can be consolidated and coordinated through a system capable of improving service efficiency to facilitate the affairs of the government as a service provider for residents from Petaling Jaya to Klang," he said in a statement on Thursday night.
"The embodiment of the Greater Klang Valley will be one of the main focuses of this administration in the coming term if it gets a new mandate from the people of Selangor.
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