“There are several other housing projects in Shah Alam being planned for this purpose. Besides Shah Alam, other locations are also being considered, including Hulu Langat, Selayang, and Ampang,” he said.

In conjunction with Ramadan, a total of 18 LZS branches statewide will be open seven days a week during Ramadan, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, he said.

During his swearing-in ceremony yesterday, the state ruler, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, cautioned the Selangor administration about lagging behind Penang, Johor and Sarawak in terms of investments and export value.

Amirudin berkata dengan adanya sikap solidariti, seseorang akan lebih terdorong untuk melakukan sesuatu secara sukarela dan bersungguh-sungguh demi memajukan tanah air yang tercinta.

"Biasanya akan ada ‘surplus’ terutama pelabur-pelabur yang datang dan sebagainya, jadi saya boleh anggarkan minimum kita boleh dapat RM2.3 bilion hingga RM2.4 bilion tetapi untuk mencapai RM2.5 billion itu tidak mustahil," katanya pada Selasa.