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Location
- Matrix
of Distance/Time
|
|
Travel
Time (hours)
|
|
Distance(km)
|
Lumut
Port
|
0.75 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
| 85 |
Ipoh
|
1.25 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
| 170 |
166 |
Penang
|
3.0 |
7.5 |
| 307 |
220 |
400 |
Klang
Valley
|
4.0 |
| 644 |
623 |
737 |
401 |
Singapore
|
- Existing
road network of State highway to the North-South Expressway for movement to and from primary
Peninsular Malaysia industrial markets in the Penang/Butterworth/
Kedah area and the Selangor/Klang Valley/Kuala Lumpur
area within three (3)
hours
- An
airport is available in Ipoh and an Airstrip on Pangkor
Island, serviced by jets and light aircraft respectively.
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Labour Availability
- Population
base within a radius of 80km is approximately 400,000
persons. The creation of employment opportunities also
creates a "reverse flow" of skills with urban migration from
other Peninsular Malaysia areas to Lumut Port to take advantage of working in a cleaner,
cheaper environment with a superior quality of life.
- Population
base within a radius of 20km is approximately 168,000
persons (1991 Census), of which approximately 40,000 persons
live in the long-established towns of Sitiawan, Lumut,
Sri Manjung and Ayer Tawar, with the predominant population
being of the Hock Chew dialect group.
- Indicative
Labour Costs
| Grade
|
Monthly
Basic Salary (RM) |
General
Manager
|
>8,000
|
Production
Manager
|
8,000
|
| Department
Manager |
4,500
- 5,000
|
| Foreman
|
2,000
|
| Plant
Engineer |
3,000
|
| Accountant
|
2,800
|
| Secretary
|
2,000
|
| Typist/Clerk
|
600
- 1,000
|
| Security
Guard |
600
|
| Chargeman/Electrical
|
2,500
|
| Mechanic/Fitter
|
1,000
- 1,500
|
| Driver
|
<1,000
|
| Operators
|
600
- 1,000
|
| General
Workers |
500
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