He also noted that Selangor, through its subsidiary Worldwide Holdings Bhd, is involved in 10 pilot projects worth RM10 billion, many of which are focused on green technology.

He said that so far, land revenue sources such as land tax, premiums, land and mineral permits as well as land-related service fees account for as much as 80 per cent of the state's overall revenue.

“Namun, ada sebahagian penjawat awam dalam kerajaan Selangor adalah (berstatus) Pegawai Tadbir Diplomatik (PTD) iaitu mereka di bawah kerajaan Pusat. Jadi, mereka tertakluk dengan arahan yang diberikan kerajaan Pusat sebelum ini,” katanya.

Menurutnya, minggu ini Selangor menyaksikan pengiktirafan bandar raya keempat daripada 12 pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) di Selangor setelah penaiktarafan Majlis Bandaraya DiRaja Klang.

“If we look at the Geopark, included is Kampung Kuang, Kampung Kundang, the Selayang area, Batu Caves, and several other areas, including Kampung Kemensah, which are all gazetted under the national Geopark and the next step is to become a Unesco heritage (site)."-MB