方貴倫：數天內接300份‧料下週呈反對易名信件

（吉隆坡）亞羅街改名為克佐拉路的反對聲浪不斷，行動黨武吉免登國會議員方貴倫在短短數天內，收集了超過300份當地居民及商家的簽名支持信件，反對易名的決定，并預料在下週呈上給吉隆坡市長拿督阿都哈京。

方貴倫表示，預計這幾天還會有商家及居民陸續呈上相關文件，如果不保留原名，他將發動當地居民及商家繼續抗議行動。

“我希望在今天的內閣討論中，能作出保留亞羅街原名的決定。我認為保留原名的機率相當大，因為除了游客、商家及居民，多位國陣領袖也不贊成易名的決定。”

他週五（24日）早在亞羅街召開新聞發布會，同時收集商家及居民的反對信件。出席者包括蕉賴國會議員陳國偉。

方貴倫：市長解釋牽強亞羅街形象根深蒂固

方貴倫強調，市長給予的解釋并不能被接受，亞羅街的形象已經根深蒂固了，改名只會造成混亂。

他說，亞羅街作為美食天堂，也在所有旅游部的宣傳小冊子上被大力宣傳，因此易名的決定是不恰當的。此外，克佐拉（Kejora）的廣東諧音，與“去咗啦”（意即逝世了）相近，帶有不吉祥之意。

他指出，他跟聯邦直轄區部長拿督朱哈斯南反映此事，後者也表示這項舉動不恰當，同時會要求吉隆坡市政局給予解釋。

他補充，如果不收回改路名的決定，待下屆大選換執政政府時，就會換回原名。

另一方面，針對茨廠街增加逾90個檔口的計劃被擱置一事，方貴倫透露，所有涉及單位將在下週四（30日）在吉隆坡市政局召開會議。

陳國偉吁民暫忍耐等民聯執政換回原名

另一方面，陳國偉指出，如果內閣一意孤行要改路名，他吁請人民暫時忍耐，待民聯執政中央政府時，將換回原名！

他說，國家經濟理事會主要是策劃及推動國家經濟事宜，他并不明白這與更改亞羅街路名有何關系。

他說，國家經濟理事會是在1997年成立，以抵抗當年的經濟風暴。

“如果這地區的路名必須改成與星球有關的路名，是否代表同善路及登卡同善（Tengkat Tong Shan）的路名也將被更改？”

他指出，如果要改路名，在其他地方為新道路命名時，是否可以改一些具本地特色或“味道”的路名，而不是一些很難記起，或只有數字的路名，讓民眾不曉得該道路的正確地點在哪裡？

亞羅街易名部長不知情？ ‧將向市長瞭解及聽取解釋

（吉隆坡）可靠消息透露，吉隆坡市政局的道路命名委員會小組把亞羅街（Jalan Alor）改名為克佐拉路，事先並沒有照會聯邦直轄區部部長拿督斯里朱哈斯南！

部長：逾50年名稱應保留

部長本身聽取了吉隆坡直轄區多名行動黨國會議員的意見後，也同意這個具有逾50年歷史的“亞羅街”名稱應該要保留，不能隨意更改。

據悉，部長向吉隆坡直轄區的議員表示，他本身對此事先前毫不知情，因為吉隆坡市長拿督阿都哈京都沒有知會他。

“部長表示會向市長了解和準備聽取解釋，同時也會閱讀報告才能確定究竟這件事是如何發生。朱哈斯南說他本身真的不知道亞羅街為何會無端端改名？”一名議員受詢時，對星洲日報這麼說。

記者空等部長逾2小時

記者查悉部長週五（24日）下午3時在聯邦直轄區部位於布城總部的辦公室召開內閣匯報會，逐前往部門等候，但是空等近2小時。朱哈斯里在見到記者後也快速地進入電梯下樓，他的秘書後來向記者解釋說部長要趕赴一個開齋節門戶開放活動。

據記者的觀察，出席週五下午會議包括吉隆坡市政局副總監兼道路命名委員會主席阿敏諾丁、副部長拿督沙拉瓦南和其他市政局各部門的官員等。

It’s decided - Jalan Alor will keep its name

KUALA LUMPUR: Jalan Alor will keep its name - that’s the decision of Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique.

It is understood that the decision was made by him after listening to feedback from the public and City Hall following the uproar over the name change of the world-renowned street to Jalan Kejora.

Sources said the minister had taken into account the views of both sides before making the decision.

However, Zulhasnan, when contacted, declined to confirm his decision, saying that it would be made known next week.

“I have listened to the explanation by the Datuk Bandar. I also understand the wishes of the people in Jalan Alor, especially the hawkers and traders in the area.

“I am fully aware that Jalan Alor is a world-renowned street, particularly its attraction as a food centre for tourists,” he said.

The name Jalan Alor has been in existence for 35 years. Alor means groove or lane in Bahasa Malaysia while Kejora means Venus, the second planet in the solar system.

Zulhasnan said he had studied the various views and had made a decision on the controversy.

“The Datuk Bandar will an­­nounce the decision next week, please be patient,” he said.

On Tuesday, Zulhasnan stepped in to intervene after many people voiced out against City Hall’s decision to rename Jalan Alor.

Zulhasnan said he had asked Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan, the Datuk Bandar, for a report on the rationale for the name change.

On Tuesday, The Star reported that web portal Yahoo! returned more than 900,000 results for a search on “Jalan Alor” while news of the name change made it across the globe.

Ab Hakim had said that the decision to rename the road was planned three years ago, with other roads in the Bukit Bintang area to be renamed after planets to create a new image.

Earlier yesterday, traders and residents of Jalan Alor embarked on a signature campaign to protest against the change in the road name.

A group of about 30 traders gathered at the road junction, shouting: “We want Alor! We want Alor!”

Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun, who organised the campaign, said the traders and residents found the name change a nuisance as they would need to revise their business address, company letterheads, business cards, rubber stamps and update the details in their MyKad, bank accounts and other legal documents.

“This is stupid! I have eight websites and now I have to change the addresses in all of them,” said a businessman.

“It is such stupid move and we are hoping that the DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) will change its mind on this,” trader Lee Kien Kee said.

Fong said he would submit the signatures to the Datuk Bandar next week.

Petaling Street traders in a fix

KUALA LUMPUR: City Hall's move to set up 90 stalls in Petaling Street, to be run by former dadah addicts, has upset the traders now operating there.

City Hall said the idea of the stalls, to be located opposite the Kota Raya shopping centre, came from national drug rehabilitation organisation (Pengasih).

It is a means of helping former dadah addicts to earn a living and is part of their rehab programme.

Pengasih will give a list of former dadah addicts who qualify to operate the stalls to City Hall.
The new stalls were demarcated by City Hall in the wee hours of Sept 26.

But the Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association said it was not consulted by City Hall and the association did not consent to the setting up of the new stalls.

The traders see those operating the new stalls as unwelcome competition in a time of rising costs and reduced business.

Jenny Ho, who has run a dumpling stall in Petaling Street for more than 30 years, said: "There are already 773 stalls here, and if City Hall adds more, there won't be any business left for us."
Mayor Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan said recently the move was to improve the management of hawkers and traders in the area.

He said some of the present stalls at the Petaling Street junction are an eyesore and obstruct pedestrians.

He added that the stalls are illegal and many are run by illegal immigrants.

"With the new lots, the stall owners will have no choice but to apply for a petty traders licence, which will subject them to conditions that they keep their areas clean and regulate the types of goods they are allowed to sell.

"The main objective was to legalise these stalls and to prevent the sale of items like pornographic video discs. There was also the issue of illegal immigrants running many unlicensed stalls in the area. It will tidy things up, and will improve enforcement and the management of hygiene," said Petty Traders Management and Development Department director Ramly Othman.

Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun said: "How can City Hall approve so many stalls without consulting the traders? This is not right. Some of them have been doing business here for many years. They should have been informed of any new development because at the end of the day it will affect their rice bowl," he said.

"I support City Hall's move to help Pengasih get an area to do business, but Petaling Street is not suitable. I hope City Hall will look into my suggestion to locate Pengasih's stalls elsewhere."
Petty Traders Association president Chan Kai Mun claimed that Pengasih is renting out the lots to other traders at a steep price.

"We understand they are charging the new traders RM2,000, while we are paying only RM200 per lot monthly. We have written a letter to the Federal Territory Anti-Corruption Agency, and we hope they will investigate soon."

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