GEORGE TOWN: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has consented to Penang holding its state legislative assembly sitting after the Emergency Ordinance is lifted on Aug 1.
This follows an application by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak to the King.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said, following the latest development, the state executive council has proposed for the coming state legislative assembly sitting to be held on Sept 1.
"The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in a letter dated yesterday, has consented to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri's application for the state legislative assembly sitting to be held after the Emergency Proclamation is lifted on Aug 1.
"The Penang government and all the elected representatives expresses our heartfelt thanks to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri for holding talks with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and obtaining approval for the state legislative assembly sitting," he said today.
Chow said the Penang government will seek advice from the National Security Council (NSC) and the state Health Department on the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) to be implemented throughout the assembly sitting.
It was previously reported that the Penang government, through the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, would seek the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to convene the state legislative assembly sitting as soon as possible.
Chow had said the state would use provisions under the Emergency Ordinance 2021 to submit its request to the King.
He had also said the state would adopt measures and procedures applied during the state legislative assembly sitting in October last year, which had proven to be successful in controlling the spread of the Covid-19.