“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.

“Selangor has indeed set a specific target to achieve high-income state status and considering the population size, the encouraging economic development each year and the excellent infrastructure, we believe that goal can be achieved,” he told Bernama in an exclusive interview.

Amirudin yang juga Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) Selangor berkata setakat ini senarai nama calon untuk kedua-dua gabungan itu masih dalam perbincangan dan dijangka dapat diputuskan beberapa hari sebelum tarikh penamaan calon iaitu pada 29 Julai ini.

"Berdasarkan keadaan fasiliti, kemudahan dan sebagainya, Ampang Jaya sebenarnya sudah layak menjadi bandar raya tetapi kita kena pastikan MPAJ mempunyai hasil yang mencukupi atau mampu untuk menguruskan sebuah bandar raya," katanya.