Name: Lim Pui San (Leviss)Student ID: 0318144Module: Effective Public CommunicationSession: September 2014Lecturer: Persis Rodrigues

Oral Presentation (Part 2)

Subang Ria Recreational ParkSubang Ria Recreational Park

Location MapJalan SS 12/1, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor-It is located nearby Sime Darby Medical Centre

-It connects to Federal Highway

Brief Introduction

A renowned recreation park in Subang Jaya

It has a size of 29.96 acres lake in the centre.

The oldest recreational park in Subang Jaya.

HistoryBrief chronology of the application by Sime Darby to develop Subang Ria Recreational Park:

April 2009: State Planning Committee gave approval to Sime to develop 19 acres out of 72.63 acres. Balance of 53.63 acres must be upgraded as a public recreational park.

June 2009: MPSJ accepted the residents' suggestion to gazette the full 72.63 acres of the park as a recreational park

February 2010: Resident groups submitted their objections to MPSJ

March 2010: Menteri Besar releases classified information on the park particularly on how the land title for the park landed in Sime's hand.

April 2010: Menteri Besar met about 600 residents of Subang Jaya in Holiday Villa for a dialogue session.

May 2010: MPSJ rejected Sime's application to subdivide and convert land use of the park on the basis that it was inconsistent with the gazetted Local Plan.

October 2010: Sime has appealed to Lembaga Rayuan (Appeals Board) in May 2010 against MPSJ's decision to reject their application.

The Plan of the Park

Ornamentations

Barbecue Pit

Bench

Sign Board

Dustbin

Materials used

The jogging trackThe walking path

Red bricks

Crusher run(Gravel dust and gravel mixture)

Weaknesses

• No road signs that direct to the park• Less facilities • Less active spaces• Poor management • Inconvenience of transportation

References1. Subang Ria Community Park. (2015, February 3). Retrieved from

https://virtualmystic.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/subang-ria-community-park/

2. Top 10 attractions in Subang Jaya. (2015, February 3). Retrieved from http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws/kl-top10s/10-attraction-subang-jaya.htm

3. Subang Ria Park under Treat. (2015, February 3). Retrieved from http://anilnetto.com/governance/accountability/subang-ria-park-under-threat/

4. Subang Ria Park Stays. (2015, February 3). Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?sec=central&file=%2f2011%2f6%2f8%2fcentral%2f8854285