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I.THE ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT
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B. Economic activities and their development in Kuala Lumpur and its environs
Economic activities in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur are led by commerce and services, followed by manufacturing/factories, construction, and storage and transportation. Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fisheries, mining and quarrying represent only a small percentage (Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan, 1984). Of those sectors, the construction and property development industry is projected to show the strongest growth in the capital. As a result of the scarcity of available land and the City Hall strategy of preventing specific industries from locating in the city, there are not many licensed factories or industries in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur other than small and medium-scale industries (SMIs).
The Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan, 1984 (KLSP) reported that about one-third of the basic industries in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur are involved in the manufacture of fabricated metal products and that another quarter are either involved in the manufacture of food, furniture and fixtures, or plastic products. The most prevalent industry is construction and development and related industries such as batching plants. The small industrial establishments tend to proliferate around established industries and in densely populated areas. City Hall reported that in 1996 there were 22 types of trade and activities that were routinely monitored, investigated and controlled by related regulations (City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, 1995). Construction is one of the activities that are subject to extra monitoring.
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