No changes will be made to the boards of directors of the Port Klang Authority (PKA) and Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) for now, said PKA chairperson Teh Kim Poo today.

He said this was because the current teams in both boards had a sound understanding and awareness of good governance to bring in more business and monitor developments within PKFZ.

"I have not decided to change (the board of directors in PKA and PKFZ) for now as we have a good, experienced team of people sitting on the boards.

"For now, I want the PKA team to move forward to find new business plans, especially within PKFZ, as Port Klang was ranked among the top ports in the world. PKA will move in a new direction in future.

"I want the board members to stop criticising and pointing fingers at others over legal action in respect of the PKFZ scandal," he told reporters after attending the Jiwa Murni gotong-royong programme at the nearby Pulau Indah Orang Asli settlement.

Teh said he had already spoken to the Public Works Department (PWD) to upgrade roads near the PKA to ensure a smooth ride for arriving customers.

"We have a very good port, but the roads are full of potholes. The PWD has said that they will do whatever they can within their limited allocation," he said.

He also asked the relevant authorities to tackle the growing number of fatal accidents on the roads to West Port and Rantau Panjang (North Port).

The PKFZ, which belongs to PKA, is built next to the West Port in Pulau Indah, Port Klang. It is meant to be a regional export hub with manufacturing activities, complemented by amenities to facilitate the growth of regional distribution centres or international procurement centres.

Meanwhile, Teh said more than 180 volunteers took part in the programme today to provide community service at the nearby Orang Asli settlement.

The participants of the community service, a joint effort by the BN coordinator for the Klang parliamentary constituency, the Royal Malaysian Navy, PKA, West Port Sdn Bhd, Skuad Sayang Umno and MCA, as well as the 1Malaysia Community Alliance Mobile Community Service, repainted about 45 houses in the village.

"The houses here were left as they were since they were built. No help had been rendered since the current state government took over in March 2008.

"Most of the people are fishermen and poor. Hence, help is supposed to be given to them," he said.

He added that, currently, there were 200 residents at the settlement.

- Bernama