ALMOST US$18 MLN SPENT TO INSTLL CCTV CAMERAS IN 25 LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS IN M'SIA

PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), June 19 (Bernama) -- The Housing and Local Government Ministry has allocated almost RM60 million (US$18.18 million) to install and manage 496 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in 25 local authority areas nationwide to reduce crime, Minister Chor Chee Heung said Friday.

He said the allocation was for a five-year period and all the CCTV cameras were
expected to be installed by the end of August this year.

The locations of the CCTV cameras were selected based on information given by
the police, he told reporters at his office here after chairing a meeting on his
ministry's plans.

"Reducing crime is one of the National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) and the
ministry has been given the responsibility of installing the CCTV cameras in the
local authority hotspots nationwide," he said.

"If we can reduce crime in this way, then we will apply to the government to
install more CCTV cameras next year," he added.

In the Klang Valley, 24 CCTV cameras each have been installed in Shah Alam,
Ampang Jaya, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Selayang, and 16 each in Klang and
Kajang.
-- BERNAMA