PENANG Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow has urged unlicensed hotels and lodge houses in the state to apply for their temporary licences before the year ends.
Chow said that 92 out of 165 unlicensed hotels and lodge houses had accepted the offer of a temporary licence by Penang Municipal Council.
“There are still 73 hotels which have not applied for a temporary licence,” he said in a press statement.
Chow urged the operators of the unlicensed hotels and lodge houses to submit their applications and pay up to prevent any action against them.
The Penang Municipal Council had offered a one-year temporary licence to the operators from Nov 1 and they were given two months to accept the offer.
The purpose of the temporary licence is to give the operators a longer time to obtain a proper licence.
Those who do not accept the temporary licence will have action taken against them.
From Jan 1, fines will be issued, equipment seized from premises and operators taken to court.
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