This is in response to criticisms and allegations by political rivals revolving around the state’s decision to end the blanket free water scheme that has been enjoyed in Selangor since 2008, and rebrand it as the Darul Ehsan Water Scheme (SADE) beginning March 2020.

Hee said that discussions are ongoing with the local authorities, and workshops will be organised for all 12 local authorities under Selangor to discuss the implementation and process.

“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