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Niaga AWANI speaks with YB Tuan Ng Sze Han, EXCO for Investment, Trade & Mobility, on how the Selangor Investors Appreciation Awards 2023–2024 fit into the state’s long-term strategy to attract quality investments, deepen trade linkages and sustain Selangor’s lead as Malaysia’s premier business hub.
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00:00all right next I'm gonna welcome you to one of the award receiver here with me
00:13next is managing director General System Engineering Southern Berhad Mr. Chong
00:17Hawaii I want to say thank you very much congratulations on this recognition how
00:22are you feeling right now for this recognition what does this mean to you
00:29and your team and share with us your journey operating in Selangor JC have
00:34been in this market for 33 years so we started with small contractors until today
00:45as a Malaysian engineering companies so basically we are serving aerospace
00:53miracles and advanced manufacturing so we built process line for them we design
00:59built so I would say today's recognitions what I would say it goes to my 110
01:08staff that have been working with me for decades long long time and of course this
01:18I mean this area that give me look back previously that GSC General System with
01:31started since 1992 way back yeah way back in a very small rented room until 1995 we
01:42afford to have a small workshop in Puchong yeah then in 2003 eight years later we moved to
01:51Kota Kemuning expand yeah expansion in a detached factory and until last year we moved to
02:00Jeng Jharong 120,000 square feet so all these walls are in Selangor so we started in Selangor and until now we grow in Selangor
02:13we are Malaysian company but we are able to go globally for our machines we design and build the machines and local and also overseas so and this is the very meaningful milestone to confirm that GSC's roles in Selangor
02:20industrial area this is a very significant milestone and definitely you deserve this recognition and award this night but from your experience the big question is what makes Selangor a very strategic location for business such as yours
02:44okay so I would say Selangor is they have a complete ecosystem for engineering companies why I say so because they have a very strategic locations I have a biggest airport I mean the port-car port for shipping airports and also
03:14I have plenty of suppliers networks then more important things I need a talent pool yes the most important yeah I think Selangor give most talent pool compared with other states so easy to get and easy to train and of course the state also pushing for the high tech in the future so all and all this I would say
03:44it fixes the direction of this energy efficiency heating which my company specialise in and also a clean solutions for the process engineering so I would say Selangor is the right place for globally and locally
04:05so moving forward we also want to see what's a general system engineering what's the next exciting big plan or innovation for general system engineering in the next few years okay so actually we are entering exciting growth sectors at the moment with our last year's investment on the new premises and
04:34and with our teams and with our teams that working together on all these our capabilities so I would say with our strong R&D deep engineering learning we can able to deliver a complex tanky systems so enable us to expand and export our system to US to ASEAN
05:02and we are really looking forward for that in long term
05:09in long term
05:12in long term vision
05:14I mean for our long term vision
05:16JSC is a Malaysian engineering company that stands on the world stage and we build to serve the industry we build to last and also we build for the next generation for our industry
05:30generations for our engineers our peoples
05:34that is a very inspiring and exciting plan for the next few years again I would say thank you very much and congratulations for this awards and recognition and we hope all the best in the future thank you Mr. Chao
05:46thank you
05:47all right we've heard from the local engineering and now let's widen the lens and hear from a global brand and why they choose Selangor as its place
05:57well
06:13all right for this announcement I am going to welcome you all guest executive vice president of cherry corporate corporate malaysia Sudamberhad Mr. Menlin Bo with me at Setia City Convention Center I wanna say thank you very much how was it open to the environment?
06:19Cherry Corporate Malaysia's number one, Mr. Men Limbo with me at Setia City Convention Center.
06:26I want to say thank you very much. How are you, Mr. Men?
06:28I'm good, thank you. Nice to meet you again.
06:30Nice to meet you again. As we know that Cherry has been a strong standing in Selangor.
06:35So maybe you can share with us, how does this award reflect Cherry's commitment towards the Malaysian automotive sector?
06:43First, thank you for inviting me today. We are honored to receive this award.
06:51As you know, Cherry Corporate Malaysia, from three years ago, we will be here, back again, come here.
07:00Welcome back.
07:01Yes. First, we have a very big investment. First, we have the factory.
07:13This factory, from the beginning, we produced the Omada Cheku.
07:17Oh.
07:18Now, this car is more popular now in this market.
07:23Currently, we already have, we have near the factory, we set up one, the R&D Center, with our factory.
07:33During the February, in this year, we already have the ground breaking, another new big factory.
07:42Wow.
07:43Oh, in the Barbrain.
07:46Okay.
07:47Barbrain in this project.
07:49Even from the February, we already have the very good ceremony.
07:54Even in the last week, we are ready to start the first steel structure, not already done.
08:03So, even like this, we are including the currently exiting the factory.
08:08Okay.
08:09Even the incoming factory, including the third factory.
08:12For the future, we are producing the capacity, we are up to around maybe 300,000 capacity.
08:21Oh, that's quite a lot.
08:22So, even like this, we can provide, produce a lot of different production to meet our market requirements.
08:29Yes.
08:30So, we can produce our cherry, the new production to the local market.
08:36A lot of achievement here.
08:37I want to say first, congratulations to you and Cherry for making success until here.
08:43But, maybe you can show what are some of the key drivers or key factors for Cherry's growth
08:49and success hub in Selangor.
08:51Okay.
08:52Good question.
08:53The chairman often mentioned, we are cherry corporation company.
09:00We according to the basic principle, we be somewhere, for somewhere.
09:08Okay.
09:09We're in somewhere, for somewhere, be somewhere.
09:12As you know, just I introduced our company principle.
09:16We invest a lot, invest a lot.
09:19a lot so currently we have the new big project for the factory and also we face different branding
09:29now currently we have the cherry omar jeku brand and the eye car brand oh but very soon
09:37we will another new brand left us so based on different brand we can provide different
09:44the vehicles we provide to the local different customer group based on their requirements based
09:51on the car models they like it because in here we stand in this market we make the product survey
10:00we make the deeply product survey we should based on the local the people requirement
10:07we develop develop this vehicle for them each monthly each weekly we have the customer the survey
10:18we want we want we insist on to learning customer feedback even from the dealer side feedback
10:25based on the requirement we will meet this requirement to move forward this is a very exciting product
10:34you'll be launching for now we have the mother cherry we have the icon and we have the past coming so
10:39right but we know that standing in globally it's not easy we have a lot of competition within the market
10:45so how should you position all of your products within in a competitive market nowadays you know
10:51now the market is competing with the competitive market okay just now i mentioned for the cherry we
11:01for some for some for some to cross the tv7 because this is the two model is more popular most the people
11:07like this this this is this car model but for the almighty cool we can provide for example for the daily the
11:16business business car and the elite people requirement as you know now the last two months we launched the
11:24eye car this this car is a specialist model we can provide this the car for the young generation
11:31requirement wow then that is going to play we based on this very different model for them so we know
11:40that cherry is not only for quite a premium but we can see that slowly an investment that is catered to
11:48the younger generations all the products that can offer to them and definitely looking ahead what's next
11:54for sherry what's your big planning what's the upcoming project especially for the next a few years
11:59yes yes so first we back to the cherry three years ago we have the the big plan we how to
12:10based on the marcia the market we not only provide the production we should do
12:17very excellent for the our service and another customer the feeling based on this to expect we we
12:25we from the production marketing our service even the network we provide the local people more comfortable
12:33so currently we also set up the rnd center in the marcia okay yes based on this we provide more deeply to
12:43support to support the local the production now we also we we even we finish we finish all the new product
12:52new new new factory as you know this this factory we will finish we can up to the product capital capital
13:01cavity around the 300 thousand but but based on this we can create more and more jobs
13:10we can bring all the new production new technology to here to the local but also we rnd we can base on
13:20the local requirement to development to meet local the specular requirements all right definitely this
13:29is a very insightful sharing but probably lastly mr man can you share with me is there any new enhancement
13:35initiative or within the current pipeline or you're gonna surprise us for the new future planning yes
13:42future planning for the current one do you have any new enhancement for the current project yes so
13:49we said just now i introduced this for the plant a new plant but for another second we want to set up
13:58with the rnd center in the local local to meet the different requirements all right again i want to say thank
14:05you very much thank you very much to mr milimbo executive vice president of sherry coffee nation again
14:09i hope to see you again and not only that we want to say thank you to all of our guests and we can say
14:15that this discussion from the state level policy to industry capabilities and even a global brand
14:20expansion we can see that this award one thing is clear slango investment story is being built through
14:26strong collaboration and a long-term vision and that said from selangor investor award for 2023 2024
14:35and i'm jenna rosman signing off see you next time slango will also explore and leverage on the
14:41vast opportunity created through the recent the recent slango ice and championship where the summit
14:47have enhanced trade agreements digital economy initiative and renewable energy commitments among the
14:54members of the state these efforts align with the state ongoing mission to reinforce slango's
14:59strategy goal within asia and to relax in vision on becoming the gateway to asia slango sees the potential
15:08of sub-regional collaboration and cooperation in building up our industrial supply chain across the
15:14region and shall take the lead to exploring this further
15:29for over 25 years invest slango has fostered relationships with government agencies key industry
15:46players educational institutions and local communities collaboration is at the heart of what we do
15:53invest slango initiatives are designed to attract investment and flourishing businesses we have
16:00streamlined processes and supportive regulatory framework to make it easier for businesses to set up shop and
16:07operate the state government's pro-business policies are part of our dedication to creating an ecosystem
16:18where businesses thrive and sustain the first slango plan charts the strategic directions to expedite the state's
16:27economic growth through exciting investment opportunities with four main teams economy social sustainability and
16:35governance slango is achieving its aspirations of becoming a smart liveable and prosperous state making us the
16:45premier choice for investors our IR 4.0 ready workforce and 5g infrastructure enhance efficiency in government and private
16:56operations connectivity and overall quality of life for their kids we have nurtured and established our
17:05seven core industry clusters within the diverse economic landscape every cluster is meticulously cultivated
17:15to unleash its full potential carefully shaped with sustainability in mind fostering a vibrant ecosystem
17:22where businesses not only thrive but also contribute to the well-being of communities
17:45and we would like you to be part of it
17:53realize your investment here in slango or gateway to asean
18:08will be part of it
18:15well
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