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Penang gov't denies awarding low-cost housing to the rich

The Penang government has denied claims that the rich are living in affordable housing units in the state due to weaknesses in its Housing Department's selection process.

State executive committee member in charge of housing, Jagdeep Singh Deo, said the selection process is done by the Selection Process Enhancement Committee (SPEC), formed in August 2013.

This was after he was put in charge of the Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee.

SPEC is chaired by Jagdeep, who sits on the board with eight others - state exco members Phee Boon Poh, Abdul Malik Kassim and Dr Afif Bahardin, state assemblypersons Ong Chin Wen and Teh Lai Heng and MPs Jeff Ooi, Ng Wei Aik and Sim Tze Tzin.

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