|
| 586. |
Ethnically speaking, Kuala Lumpur
is, more than any other cities in Malaysia, a true microcosm of the
country, and it leads by example in the harmonious coexistence of
its multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. Over the next 20 years,
CHKL aims to build on this achievement to create a society secure
in its community integration and social harmony that does nonetheless
celebrate the diversity of its culture. |
| 587. |
In line with the goal of enhancing
the city living environment, the means by which CHKL promotes social
cohesiveness is partly through community and social programmes, and
partly through the provision of communal and recreational facilities
that serve to bring people together in shared activities. By exercise
of its planning and development control powers, CHKL is also the facilitator
of government and private projects and facilities that serve the community.
Furthermore, as the planning authority for Kuala Lumpur, it is CHKL’s
responsibility to ensure that facilities for the community are distributed
in a fair and equitable manner so that all areas and sectors of Kuala
Lumpur are equally served according to their requirements. |
| 588. |
Until recently, Kuala Lumpur has been
mainly preoccupied with development and the creation of wealth for
its residents. It is now a city that has reached a developed status,
and must endeavour to consolidate this achievement by improving the
quality of life for its residents and developing a truly civic-minded
community proud of its identity and mindful of its responsibilities
to the rest of society. CHKL will take the lead by aiming to provide
a safe and secure environment for the city’s residents, while
creating a more caring society. CHKL will widen the scope of its concerns
to address the needs of the aged, disabled and disadvantaged in terms
of support facilities as well as social programmes and infrastructure
improvements aimed at enabling greater integration into the life of
the City. |
| 589. |
A more developed and sophisticated
society looks for cultural and artistic stimulus and a thriving cultural
environment is the mark of a world-class city. Kuala Lumpur should
be developed as a modern entity with a distinctive city identity and
image which is endowed with a richness of arts and culture that is
the pride of its residents and the nation. |
| 13.2 |
Existing
situation and issue |
|
| 590. |
Table 13.1 sets out the existing and
committed provision of community facilities in comparison with the
requirement based on the planning standards of the KLSP 1984. |
| 591. |
In many cases, it is not possible
for a comparison to be made as no standards were recommended in the
original plan. However, an anomie study was carried out and this has
shed some light on the perceived adequacy of provision. From the survey,
it is apparent that perceptions of the adequacy of provision are coloured
to an extent by factors other than simple provision, for example poor
quality of provision, accessibility problems and lack of maintenance. |
| 592. |
Although many of the KLSP 1984’s
standards are still applicable, some new standards need to be devised
for facilities which were not considered in the plan, in particular,
caring facilities relating to the aged and handicapped. Other standards
need to be reviewed in the light of changing social needs.
• The KLSP 1984 standards for the provision of community facilities
are no longer relevant to the actual needs of the population. |
| 13.2.2 |
Public
community facilities |
|
| 593. |
CHKL is responsible for providing
public community facilities which are intended to bring together people
from a wide spectrum regardless of race, age or social status. Although
these facilities are opened to all, it is CHKL’s primary responsibility
to ensure that they are made conveniently available and affordable
to those sections of society that may not have access to any other
similar options. Such facilities include community halls, public libraries
and public markets. |
| |
Table 13.1: Provision and Requirement of Community Facilities,
2000 |
| 594. |
Figure 13.1 and Table 13.2 show the
distribution of public community facilities in Kuala Lumpur. |
| |
Table 13.2: Public Community Facilities, 2000 |
| 595. |
The design of the earlier generation
of community halls, mostly built in the 80’s and early 90’s,
provides a hall which at any one time can be used for recreational
activities or social gathering. These community halls do not meet
with people’s aspiration and choices which are more diverse.
However the current design of the community centres, mostly built
and completed in the late 90’s, provides more comprehensive range
of facilities such as computer centre, libraries, swimming pool, kindergarten,
exhibition areas, gymnasium centre for the young and the aged and
food kiosk. This design reflects generally the changing needs and
growing expectations of the people.
• Unsuitable design concept of community hall to meet the need
of the people’s aspiration. |
| 596. |
Although there are public libraries
in all strategic zones, they are not distributed evenly according
to population distribution.
• Uneven distribution of public libraries. |
| 13.2.3 |
Open
spaces, recreational and sports facilities |
|
| 597. |
Sports and recreational facilities
are essential for the physical and psychological well being of the
residents of the City as well as serving as elements which reinforce
a sense of community. |
| 598. |
Kuala Lumpur is also the regional
and national centre for sporting activities and now has a considerable
array of sports facilities of international class following the 1998
Commonwealth Games. Many of these facilities are located in the National
Sports Complex at Bukit Jalil. |
| 599. |
Figure 13.2 and Table 13.3 show the
distribution of open spaces, recreational and sports facilities in
Kuala Lumpur. |
| 600. |
CHKL is responsible for providing
and maintaining public sports facilities that serve the population
of Kuala Lumpur such as soccer fields, local sports complexes, swimming
pools and tennis courts. Badminton and ‘takraw’ courts are
usually included in the community halls. |
| 601. |
Recreational facilities such as parks
and children’s playgrounds are planned, provided for and maintained
by CHKL. The city parks in Kuala Lumpur have a significance that goes
beyond the needs of the citizen, serving also to attract domestic
and international visitors to the City. In addition, there are three
forest reserves in Kuala Lumpur, the most well known being Bukit Nanas
in the heart of the City Centre. |
| |
Table 13.3: Open Spaces, Recreational & Sports Facilities,
2000 |
| |
 
Figure 13.1 : Distribution of public community facilities,
2000 |
| 602. |
Although there are neighbourhood and
local parks, children’s playgrounds, soccer fields, public swimming
pools and tennis courts in all strategic zones, they are not distributed
evenly according to population distribution.
• Uneven distribution of neighbourhood and local parks, children’s
playgrounds, soccer fields, public swimming pools and tennis courts. |
| 603. |
In many cases community facilities
are adequately provided but under utilised. This situation has arisen
due to inadequate maintenance, vandalism and poor accessibility and
has particularly affected some children’s playgrounds, soccer
fields and sports facilities.
• Underutilisation of children’s playgrounds, soccer fields
and sports facilities due to inadequate maintenance, vandalism and
poor accessibility. |
| 604. |
The KLSP 1984 identified four categories
of open space namely parks and gardens, local play areas, incidental
open spaces and sports facilities. This hierarchy has proved to be
too general and has led to the uneven distribution of smaller parks
throughout the City.
• Uneven distribution of smaller parks throughout the City. |
| 605. |
Existing recreational venues serve
the community as a whole but do not specifically cater for the needs
of young people.
• Lack of suitable recreational venues for young people. |
| |
Photo 13.1: Sports and recreational facilities are essential
for the physical and psychological well being of the residents of
the City as well as serving as elements which reinforce a sense of
community. |
| 13.2.4 |
Educational
facilities |
|
| 606. |
Schools are important integrating
community elements, bringing together young people from all the ethnic
and religious groups. Kuala Lumpur has a proud tradition of some of
the oldest and most prestigious schools in the country, most of which
are within the City Centre. |
| |
Figure 13.2 : Distribution of open spaces, recreational and
sports facilities, 2000 |
| |
Table 13.4: Public Educational Facilities, 2000 |
| 607. |
Figure 13.3 and Table 13.4 show the
distribution of public educational facilities in Kuala Lumpur. School
building programmes, for the most part, are undertaken by the Ministry
of Education with CHKL playing the part of facilitator, identifying
areas where schools may be required and enabling the provision of
suitable sites. The majority of primary and secondary schools are
fully integrated ethnically and religiously, and although there are
some Tamil, Chinese, and Islamic schools, these are also opened to
all. |
| 608. |
Tertiary educational facilities include
the University Malaya and the University of Technology Malaysia, vocational,
teachers’ and medical training colleges. In addition, there are
a number of private universities, colleges and polytechnics. |
| 609. |
Although there are kindergartens,
primary and secondary schools in all strategic zones, they are not
distributed evenly according to population distribution.
• Uneven distribution of government and private kindergartens,
primary and secondary schools. |
| 610. |
The high concentration of schools
in the City Centre no longer correlates with population catchment
areas and consequently contributes to traffic congestion.
• High concentration of schools in the City Centre leading to
traffic congestion. |
| 611. |
There are approximately 3,174 disabled
children in Kuala Lumpur who have special educational requirements.
Presently, there are insufficient special schools to meet their needs.
• Shortage of special schools for disabled children. |
| 612. |
Convenient, accessible and affordable
health care services are essential for the well being of a city’s
residents. By virtue of its large population catchments and its role
as the nation’s capital Kuala Lumpur offers a wide range of health
facilities from the general to the very specialised. |
| 613. |
Figure 13.4 and Table 13.5 show the
distribution of public health facilities in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 614. |
Health care facilities are provided
either by the Ministry of Health or private institutions. Malaysia’s
main hospital, the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) is located in the City
Centre and serves a regional and national population as well as that
of Kuala Lumpur. In addition, a combination of government and private
polyclinics, maternity and dental clinics serve the local population. |
| |
Table 13.5: Public Health Facilities, 2000 |
| |
Figure 13.3 : Distribution of educational facilities, 2000 |
| 615. |
Although there are government clinics
such as polyclinics, dental clinics and maternity and children’s
clinics and hospitals in all strategic zones, they are not distributed
evenly according to population distribution. This is problematic for
those in the lower income groups who are unable to afford treatment
at private clinics and who live a distance from the public facilities.
• Uneven distribution of public health facilities. |
| 13.2.6 |
Security
and emergency facilities |
|
| 616. |
The provision of a secure and safe
environment for its residents is a significant concern of any major
city, and generally speaking, Kuala Lumpur compares well in this respect.
Police stations are supplemented by police posts and, in addition,
there is a system of neighbourhood watch centres. To improve safety
in the City, the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation launched the
Safe City Programme where the communities themselves participate in
ensuring the security of their areas. |
| 617. |
Figure 13.5 and Table 13.6 show the
distribution of security and emergency facilities in Kuala Lumpur.
Security and emergency facilities include national police headquarters,
contingent police headquarters, district police headquarters, police
stations, police posts, neighbourhood watch centres and fire stations. |
| |
Table 13.6: Security and Emergency Facilities, 2000 |
| 618. |
Although there are police stations
and police posts in all strategic zones, they are not distributed
evenly according to population distribution.
• Uneven distribution of police stations and police posts. |
| 13.2.7 |
Social
welfare facilities |
|
| 619. |
In the year 2000, there were about
10,299 disabled persons registered with the Federal Territory’s
Social Welfare Department, representing 0.7 percent of the population.
Those registered as disabled included 1,372 visually impaired; 3,077
physically disabled; 3,935 mentally disabled and 1,915 hearing impaired.
The department devised and implemented social welfare programmes which
have contributed some 11,056 types of benefits. These include financial
assistance schemes, counselling and assistant devices for disabled. |
| 620. |
In addition, the Social Welfare Department
runs three rehabilitative institutes for the delinquent juveniles
and one care centre for the orphanage, abused and poor children. Besides,
the Baitulmal of Islamic Council for the Federal Territory (MAIWP)
provides and manages one welfare home for the poor and delinquent
women, single parents and new converts and one orphanage care centre. |
| 621. |
There are also eight welfare homes
set up by non-governmental organisations to accommodate for the aged
and orphanage and seven training centres for the disabled. Additional
services in the form of day care centres are also made available for
the aged and disabled children. |
| 622. |
In the year 2000, there are some 85,434
persons over the age of 60 years representing about 6 percent of the
total population of the City. This is an increase of about 35 percent
from the 1991 census for the same group. |
| 623. |
Despite the various facilities and
services in place, they are not sufficient to adequately meet the
needs of the disabled.
• Insufficient number of facilities and inadequate range of services
for the disabled. |
| |
Figure 13.4 : Distribution of public health facilities, 2000 |
| |
Photo 13.2: As the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is
the cultural focus of the nation. |
| 624. |
The growing number of the aged has
resulted in the need for more facilities to cater for this sector
of the population.
• Shortage of facilities for the growing number of the aged. |
| 13.2.8 |
Cultural
facilities |
|
| 625. |
Culture serves to bind and define
a society and CHKL has therefore, seen its efforts to promote cultural
groups and events in Kuala Lumpur as an essential part of its community
building strategy. Cultural events and venues are also potent tourist
attractions, which help to give international visitors a taste not
only of Kuala Lumpur, but Malaysia as a whole. |
| 626. |
As the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala
Lumpur is the cultural focus of the nation. The National Theatre,
Museum, Art Gallery, Library and many other smaller cultural venues
attracting people from all over the country as well as international
visitors are located in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 627. |
Figure 8.1 in Chapter 8 : Tourism
shows the location of cultural-heritage facilities in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 628. |
As the MSC materialises, it is expected
that a considerable number of expatriates will be living in and around
Kuala Lumpur. Consequently, it is anticipated that the demand for
more cultural events with an international flavour, in keeping with
Kuala Lumpur’s vision as A World-Class City, is likely to grow. |
| 629. |
The National Theatre, National Art
Gallery and National Library are all located outside the City Centre
along Jalan Tun Razak. Although relatively easy to access by road,
it is difficult to access them by public transport.
• Inadequate accessibility to major cultural facilities. |
| 13.2.9 |
Religious
facilities |
|
| 630. |
In keeping with the status as the
capital of a predominantly muslim nation, the City does have a significant
role to play as a religious centre, both regionally and nationally,
as evidenced by the presence of the National Mosque and the Centre
for Islamic Studies. Kuala Lumpur’s status in this regard will
continue, as will the need to ensure that there are sufficient mosques
and “suraus” to serve the population of Kuala Lumpur as
well as those from outside. Figure 13.6 and Table 13.7 show the distribution
of religious facilities in Kuala Lumpur. |
| |
Photo 13.3: ...there are sufficient mosques and “suraus”
to serve the population. |
| |
Table 13.7: Religious Facilities, 2000 |
| |
Figure 13.5 : Distribution of security and emergency facilities,
2000 |
| 631. |
Other religious facilities including
churches of various Christian denominations as well as Chinese and
Hindu temples, some of which are almost as old as the City itself,
are plentiful and are well distributed in all strategic zones. |
| 632. |
Although there are mosques and “suraus”
in all strategic zones, they are not distributed evenly according
to population distribution.
• Uneven distribution of mosques and “suraus”. |
| 633. |
Figure 13.7 and Table 13.8 show the
distribution of Muslim and non-Muslim cemeteries in Kuala Lumpur in
the year 2000. Generally, the balance of existing land of Muslim and
non-Muslim cemeteries is expected to cater only for the need for the
next ten years. At the same time, the balance of existing cemeteries
especially those located close to the City boundary will also cater
the need of those in the outskirts of the City. |
| |
Table 13.8: Available Cemetery Land, 2000 |
| 634. |
In order to enhance the city living
environment, CHKL aims to:
• ensure the adequate provision of community facilities for all
groups of society with improved standards befitting a higher quality
of life;
• provide all residents with a wide range of social and recreational
activities and facilities; and
• ensure a safe and healthy living environment that can cater
for the needs for all groups of people including the disabled, the
disadvantaged and the aged. |
| 635. |
For Kuala Lumpur to honour its role
as the capital city of Malaysia, CHKL must ensure that it:
• fulfils its national obligations in the provision of community
and cultural facilities. |
| 636. |
For Kuala Lumpur to create an efficient
and equitable city structure, CHKL aims to:
• ensure that all areas within the City are provided with adequate
provision of high quality community facilities. |
| 637. |
In order to create a distinctive city
identity and image, CHKL will continue to:
• promote culture and arts in the City as factors which enhance
the overall quality of life. |
| a) |
New
planning standards |
| 638. |
New planning standards have been prepared
(refer Table 13.9) to supersede those of the KLSP 1984 to meet the
future needs of the City. These standards take into consideration
the national planning standards. The planning standards cover the
need of public community facilities, open spaces, recreation and sports,
education, health, safety and emergency, religious and cemetery land.
These standards should be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect
the changes of social needs. |
| |
Figure 13.6 : Distribution of religious facilities, 2000 |
| |
Table 13.9: Planning Standards for the Provision of Community
Facilities, 2020 |
| |
Figure 13.7 : Distribution of cemeteries, 2000 |
| |
Photo 13.4: Kuala Lumpur, in its capacity as the capital city
of the nation has responsibilities to facilitate the provision of
certain community facilities that serve the nation as a whole. This
is particularly relevant in the case of major cultural, educational
and sports facilities. |
| |
| Policy |
| CF 1 : |
CHKL shall implement the new
planning standards for the provision
of community facilities and review the same on a regular basis. |
| CF 2 : |
CHKL shall, in consultation
with the appropriate authorities and agencies ensure that community
facilities are adequately planned and provided for in accordance
with the new planning standards. |
| CF 3 : |
CHKL shall ensure that all
government land are used for government or public facility purposes. |
|
| 639. |
Due to the limited availability of
land, innovative designs for community facilities that optimise land
use will be encouraged. Facilities can be incorporated into mixed-use
development or amalgamated together to form larger complexes which
can become focal points for the communities they serve.
| Policy |
| CF 4 : |
CHKL shall encourage the innovative
design of community facilities to optimise available land. |
|
| c) |
Accessibility
and distribution of community facilities |
| 640. |
In the interests of optimising resources
and ensuring social harmony, it is important that there is an equitable
distribution of facilities throughout Kuala Lumpur according to the
needs of the population.
|
| 641. |
Adequacy of provision should not only
be related to a greater number of more widely distributed facilities.
Larger and better-equipped facilities, which are conveniently accessible
to a wider catchment area by public transport, would, in many cases,
be of more benefit to the community. This approach, which complements
the transit oriented planning strategy, would apply to public community
facilities such as community centres, markets and libraries; sports
and recreational facilities and public health facilities such as polyclinics,
maternity and children’s clinics and dental clinics. Accessibility
to existing community facilities such as the major cultural buildings
in the City Centre that cannot be relocated must be improved.
| Policy |
| CF 5 : |
CHKL shall, in consultation
with the appropriate authorities, ensure that all community
facilities and services are adequately distributed according
to the needs of the population, and that they are conveniently
accessible to all members of the public. |
|
| d) |
Community
facilities provided at national level |
| 642. |
Kuala Lumpur, in its capacity as the
capital city of the nation has the responsibility of facilitating
the provision of certain community facilities that serve the nation
as a whole. This is particularly relevant in the case of major cultural,
educational and sports facilities.
| Policy |
| CF 6 : |
CHKL shall, in consultation
with the appropriate agencies, ensure that there is adequate
provision of community and cultural facilities to fulfill its
national obligations. |
|
| e) |
Improved
quality of community facilities |
| 643. |
The public has become increasingly
sophisticated and demanding of a higher quality of provision of community
facilities. CHKL must meet these aspirations and aim to provide facilities
that are of a standard comparable to other worldclass cities.
| Policy |
| CF 7 : |
Community facilities provided
by CHKL are to be designed and constructed to a high level of
quality of provision and the facilities provided shall commensurate
with the best achievable standards. |
|
| f) |
Maintenance
of community facilities |
| 644. |
Maintenance strategies and programmes
need to be reviewed to be more pro-active so as to ensure that community
facilities remain in the best possible condition at all times.
| Policy |
| CF 8 : |
CHKL shall ensure that new and
existing community facilities for which it is responsible are
properly maintained at all times. |
|
| g) |
Private
sector participation |
| 645. |
In addition to the provision of community
facilities by the public sector, private sector can take opportunities
as an investment alternative in provision of various types of high
quality community facilities. This investment alternative in social
infrastructure development offers diverse choice of facilities and
bussiness and employment opportunities. The potential investment alternatives
in the provision of facilities includes day care centres for the specific
groups such as the elderly and eco-based resorts for health rehabilitation
and beauty health farms.
| Policy |
| CF 9 : |
CHKL shall encourage the provision
of diverse community facilities by private sector as an investment
alternative. |
|
| 13.4.2 |
Public
community facilities |
|
| 646. |
The earlier concept of community hall
is less appropriate to the changing needs and aspirations of the discerning
population. A new design concept of the community centre is to be
more comprehensive in the provision of facilities to adequately serve
the needs of all groups of the community. This new design provides
spaces for information and Internet centre, library, women activities
centre, kindergarden, exhibition, gymnasium, theatrette, recreation,
centres for the young and the aged and cafeteria or food kiosk.
| Policy |
| CF 10 : |
CHKL shall implement a programme
to construct community centres to incorporate a comprehensive
range of activities and services to serve the community. |
|
| 13.4.3 |
Open
spaces, recreational and sports facilities |
|
| 647. |
The existing open spaces and those
to be identified shall be gazetted to ensure the continuity of its
use.
| Policy |
| CF 11 : |
CHKL shall gazette all existing
and future open spaces to ensure the continuity of its use. |
|
| |
Photo 13.5: The hierarchy of parks needs to be expanded to
provide a greater variety of type and size of park and ensure a better
distribution of amenity. |
| b) |
Recreational
facilities |
| 648. |
The hierarchy of parks needs to be
expanded to provide a greater variety of type and size of park and
ensure a better distribution of amenity. Local parks and neighbourhood
parks have been added to the hierarchy of open spaces and the metropolitan
parks have been redesignated as district parks. The new hierarchy
of open space and recreational and sports facilities is indicated
in Table 13.9.
| Policy |
| CF 12 : |
CHKL shall establish a hierarchy
of parks and implement a programme to develop more district
parks, neighbourhood parks, local parks and local play areas. |
|
| 649. |
There is an opportunity to enliven
the district parks by incorporating a variety of compatible sports
and recreational activities. These activities could help to popularise
the parks and raise their profile both with the residents of Kuala
Lumpur and also outside visitors and tourists. The activities could
generate revenue for the parks to help finance improvements and offset
some of the operational expenses.
| Policy |
| CF 13 : |
CHKL shall implement promotional
programmes to encourage sponsoring of appropriate sports and
recreational activities associated with parks by individuals,
groups or organisations. |
|
| 650. |
In order to provide a wider range
of sports facilities of the best possible quality, public sports complexes
will be constructed in locations, which are conveniently accessible
by public transport. These complexes will incorporate and consolidate
various existing sports facilities as well as other suitable recreational
activities orientated to attract
young people.
| Policy |
| CF 14 : |
CHKL shall implement a programme
to construct public sports complexes to include a wide range
of sports facilities. |
|
| 13.4.4 |
Educational
facilities |
|
| 651. |
Land in the City Centre is in short
supply and it is, therefore, important that existing land uses within
the City Centre are reviewed. Relatively there is an over provision
of schools in the City Centre for its local catchment, where there
are 49 schools in existence compared to the required number at 37.
This has contributed in a way to traffic congestion especially during
peak hours due to increased school travel demand originating from
outlying sub-urban residential areas. The requirement, therefore,
for these schools to continue to be located in the City Centre should
be reviewed while bearing in mind the needs of the inner city population.
| Policy |
| CF 15 : |
CHKL shall review the retention
of primary and secondary schools in the City Centre. |
|
| 652. |
The needs for special school for the
disabled children must be planned to meet the criteria such as suitable
location and good design with adequate provision of facilities and
equipment.
| Policy |
| CF 16 : |
CHKL shall, in consultation
with the relevant agencies, ensure that there is adequate provision
of schools for disabled children. |
|
| 13.4.5 |
Public
health facilities |
|
| 653. |
Adequate public health care facilities
must be made available to the community as a whole. The government
and its agencies are principally responsible for ensuring that those
in the lower income groups are able to easily access affordable health
care facilities. Recent policy of the Ministry of Health is not to
build new hospitals in Kuala Lumpur due to shortage of land. New hospitals
that are currently constructed outside the City are in Serdang, Ampang
and Sungai Buloh. However, two specialised hospitals namely Women
and Children Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital will be developed
as additional complexes to the existing Hospital Kuala Lumpur (the
General Hospital) which provide services at the national level. |
| 654. |
CHKL shall identify suitable sites
in the City for such facilities that are well located in terms of
the targeted population as well as being conveniently accessible by
public transport.
| Policy |
| CF 17 : |
CHKL shall liase with the
relevant authorities to provide for adequate government health
facilities in appropriate locations. |
|
| 13.4.6 |
Security
and emergency facilities |
|
| 655. |
In order to make adequate provision
for facilities to maintain a safe and secure environment for the residents
of the City, CHKL must obtain input from the appropriate authorities
and agencies.
| Policy |
| CF 18 : |
CHKL shall, in consultation
with the appropriate authorities, ensure that sufficient police
stations, police posts and neighbourhood watch centres are provided
and adequately distributed. |
|
| 13.4.7 |
Social
welfare facilities |
|
| 656. |
To ensure that the provision of suitable
and adequate welfare facilities and services for the disabled, the
poor, the homeless and the aged, CHKL and respective authorities and
agencies need to work together in planning and implementing programmes
for these special groups.
| Policy |
| CF 19 : |
CHKL shall, in consultation
with the relevant authorities and agencies, implement programmes
to provide for appropriate facilities and services to
cater for the needs of the special groups. |
|
| 13.4.8 |
Cultural
facilities |
|
| 657. |
In order to establish Kuala Lumpur
as a city with a strong cultural and artistic base, the development
of performing arts groups and other artistic groups will be encouraged.
At the same time, an appreciation of culture among the wider community
will be fostered. This may be most effectively accomplished by bringing
cultural activities to the people in community centres which are more
accessible than venues in the City Centre.
| Policy |
| CF 20 : |
CHKL shall encourage active
participation by private sector and non governmental organisations
in developing cultural facilities and promoting local cultural
and arts activities. |
|
| 658. |
The provision of cultural facilities
will be intensified and diversified to include a wider variety of
cultural venues such as museums, art galleries, theatres and theatrettes.
These more specialised venues should be located in the City Centre
so that they benefit from the widest possible exposure. CHKL shall
identify more sites and programmes to create opportunities for cultural
groups or individuals in expressing their artistic and cultural talent
and ability.
| Policy |
| CF 21 : |
CHKL shall encourage the development
of diverse cultural venues. |
|
| 659. |
Non-Muslim are encouraged to use crematorium.
From the environment viewpoint, open cremation is not permitted. Hence,
crematorium using gas system facilities shall be optimally used.
| Policy |
| CF 22 : |
CHKL shall encourage the optimum
use of crematorium. |
|
| 660. |
After taking into consideration the
balance of existing and committed burial land, Kuala Lumpur requires
additional land for burial within the next 20 years period. Hence,
the planning for future requirement of cemetery land should be based
on regional context of Kuala Lumpur and its conurbation, which shall
involve the coordination among government agencies both at Kuala Lumpur
and Selangor State Government.
| Policy |
| CF 23 : |
CHKL shall, through consultation
with related agencies, plan and ensure adequate provision of
cemetery land for Kuala Lumpur and its conurbation. |
|
| 661. |
Future requirements for community
facilities are based on the population figure of 2.2 million for Kuala
Lumpur in the year 2020, and their distribution is also in accordance
with the general distribution of the residential population. |
| 662. |
Requirements for the provision of
community facilities from the year 2000 through 2020 are set out in
Tables 13.10 to 13.16. |
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Table 13.10: Projected Public Community Facilities Requirement,
2020 |
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Table 13.11: Projected Open Spaces, Recreational and Sports
Facilities Requirement, 2020 |
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Table 13.12: Projected Educational Facilities Requirement,
2020 |
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Table 13.13: Projected Public Health Facilities Requirement,
2020 |
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Table 13.14: Projected Security and Emergency Facilities Requirement,
2020 |
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Table 13.15: Projected Religious Facilities Requirement, 2020
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Table 13.16: Projected Cemetery Land Requirement, 2020 |
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