Plan being drawn up for Shanghai and Putrajaya to be sister cities, says Nga

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Plans for Putrajaya and Shanghai to be sister cities are underway, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.  During the presentation of the ministry's half-year report on Friday (Aug 2), Nga mentioned his working visit to Shanghai found several areas that Malaysia could learn from, especially its smart city initiative.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/85kCH  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00On behalf of China-Malaysia Diplomatic Relations,

00:06the government is now negotiating with China

00:11to form the Smart City Alliance with Shanghai.

00:16Shanghai being the world's largest smart city.

00:19So we are hoping to have a sister city,

00:23sister city Putrajaya with Shanghai.

00:27So this one will be revealed soon.

00:36So we went to see that so much thing that we can learn

00:40from Shanghai.

00:42It is amazing, the progress that they have made

00:45in terms of their smart city initiative.

00:50Therefore, when we come back,

00:54Malaysia has 156 local councils.

00:58We find that there are only a few that can be fit

01:03the status of Shanghai.

01:05Being the biggest financial hub of China,

01:08that is Putrajaya.

01:10Putrajaya, whereby, is already at the final stage.

01:14I am now in the midst of preparing the cabinet paper

01:16to get the endorsement from the cabinet.

01:19So when Shanghai, Putrajaya, we can form a sister city,

01:25especially to work together.

01:28For example, in Putrajaya, I don't know whether

01:31have you visited the control room?

01:35Many of you may not.

01:37Whatever you do in Putrajaya,

01:40is all under surveillance.

01:43No matter how a car hits you,

01:45or how a car enters the alley,

01:47everything is under surveillance.

01:49And in Shanghai, it is even more comprehensive.

01:52They have facial recognition.

01:54You don't think that you can escape?

01:56So when you have this, the city is safe.

02:00There is no case of theft.

02:02Nobody dares to do that, because they know

02:05everything you do is under surveillance

02:08by the HD camera.

02:11Are you saying that we are going to do the facial recognition?

02:14Of course, if we have the technology, why not?

02:17This is only the beginning.

02:20Like Lao Tzu said, a thousand journeys begin with a single start.

02:24Of course, I know that it also involves a lot of financial implications.

02:28But if they already have the facial recognition technology,

02:32of course, it is proven that it can be used.

02:36Why not?

02:38That will make our city super safe.

02:40Nobody dares to molest you,

02:42nobody dares to grab the bags from you,

02:44because they know that they will be caught.

02:47And that HD camera is befitting for the evidence in court.

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