UTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT

REPORT

NAME OF NEW VILLAGE:

KAMPUNG SIMEE 狮尾/撕美

PERAK

Project carried out by:

Student Name Student ID Course Year /

Semester

1. Moo Yik Ying 10ABB00482 Business Administration Y2S2

2. Ng Shi Hui 10ABB00710 Business Administration Y2S2

3. Sak Ling Chie 10ABB00473 Business Administration Y2S2

4. Teh Soo Yee 10ABB00161 Business Administration Y2S2

DATE OF COMPLETION:

OCTOBER 2011

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ABSTRACT

Kampung Simee (狮尾/撕美) is a new village located 5 kilometers from Ipoh city.

There are a few shopping centers and supermarket such as Jusco, Tesco, and De

Garden which are close to Kampung Simee. It takes about 10 minute by car to travel

from Kampung Simee to these places.

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HISTORY

Kampung Simee is one of the new villages built by the British authorities

during the colonial days. In 1950, British government decided to surround the village

with an electric wire fence in order to prevent the villagers from communicating with

or supplying aid to the communists. According to the old villagers, Simee had only

about 10 houses when it. The population gradually increased followed by the

location of people from nearby places such as Kampung Kepayang and Hwa Keow to

Kampung Simee.

The first public facility in the village is the police station. This was followed

by the wet market and Chinese primary school. Period of during the emergency in

Malaya the village had only one exit gate. The gate was opened in the early morning

which was around 6.30am and it would be closed at around 6.00pm. In these days

most villagers worked as rubber tapper; tin mine workers, and farmers.

Simee was surrounded by rubber estates and tin mines. In the early days, the

village road was not tarred. Around 1963, the former prime minister, Tun Abdul

Razak, approved the resurfacing the village roads with bitumin.

After that, the population of Simee village increased as more Indians and

Malays moved in. Following that, Hindu temples and an Indian primary school were

construsted. This was followed by the establishment of the village mosque.

Nowadays, the village of Simee is surrounded by housing projects such as

Taman Wah Keong, Taman Bintang, Taman Mirindi, Taman West Pool, and Ipoh

Garden. The majority of residents from these housing estates patronize Simee’s wet

market for their daily groceries. That is one of the reasons behind the growth of

Simee new village.

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Simee new village signboard

POPULATION

In the early years, Simee had a population of around 6775 people but as time

passed, the population declined. The viallge is now left with around 5329 people.

This is because population decline many residents from younger generation have

migrated to the city for better work opportunity. Currently, 79.2% of simee’s

population are Chinese, 14.3% are Indian, and 4.3% are Malay. The most comman

language spoken is Cantonese but there are also a minority of villager who speak in

Mandarin, Hokkien, and Hakka. Most of the villagers are between 15-64 years of age.

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EDUCATION

Primary school

Simee have two government primary schools which are SJKT (T) Simee

(Indian primary school) and SJK (C) Chung Tack Simee (Chinese primary school).

The vast majority of children from Simee attend these primary schools.

SJK (T) Simee

This school was founded in 1951 by Mr.Sinnapan. The school was

established for the needs of children whose parents worked at rubber plantations and

tin miners at that time. In these days, there was no Tamil school in Kampung Simee

and the surrounding areas.

SJK (C)Chung Tack Simee (怡保崇德华小)

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Chung Tack is a Chinese primary school established in 1935. Now, Chung

Tack has around 750 students. The current headmaster for Chung Tack is Madam

Cheah Wei Lian and the website for Chung Tack is http://www.sjkc.com.my.

The Facilities

Simee can be considered a small new village as it covers an area of only

47.704 hectares. Nevertheless it has the basic facilities in many small towns.

Outside the wet market Inside the wet market

Police Station

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Community Hall Dewan Orang Ramai Kg Simee

The community hall is used as a centre for recreation for most senior citizens

of kampung simee. They will play ping pong and practise “Qi Gong” here.

Government clinic-Klinik Kesihatan Simee

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Sport complex

Old Folks’ home-Rumah Orang-orang Tua ( P.K.K ) Simee

Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalanraya (JPJ)

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Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar-One of the government departments at Kampung Simee. It provides

job opportunities for the younger generation of Simee residents.

Hindu Temple- Kuil Sri Maha Muneeswerar

Mosque-Madrasah Al-Islamiah Simee

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TOURISM VALUE

Store name: Choy Kee (才记)

Introduction: Choy Kee sells its famous and delicious egg tarts. This shop has a

history of at least 25 years. Besides, “Kong Sou Peng” is another famous biscuit

from Choy Kee. It is a cross between a bun and a cookie, with ultra soft pastry and a

faintly sweet touch from the sugary dough.

Product: Egg tart, Bread, “Gai Sou” (Chicken Pie/Tart), “Char Siew Sou” (BBQ pork

fillings in a puff pastry), “Charn Pau”

Price: From RM1.00

Time operates: every morning (off on Monday)

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Store name: Pin Xiang (品香)

Product: Fish ball, Chicken wings, Pau, Loh mai kai, and other dim sum

Price: Fish ball-RM0.60 per fish ball, Chicken wings-RM2.10, Loh Mai Kai-RM2.70,

and other dim sum form RM1.00

Time operate: every evening

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Store name: Hai Nan Chicken Rice （海南鸡饭）

Product: Chicken rice

Price: Chicken Rice-RM3.50, Chicken Drumstick Rice (鸡腿饭)-Rm3.80, “Yao Fan”

(油饭) + 1 Egg+ 1 Vege-RM2.50

Time Opens: every morning around 10am

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PROBLEM

There is a shortage of parking lots around the wet market. As a result, the

villagers parked their cars and motorcycles at the junction of the road. This causes

massive traffic jam.

RECOMMENDATION

Although numerous public facilities and government departments are

available at Kampung Simee, this new village does not have a post office or bank. It

is recommended that the government considers setting up a post office. Kampung

Simee has primary schools only. We suggest that the government looks into

establishing a secondary school so that the children of Kampung Simee do not need to

travel far for their secondary school education. For the safety of the villagers, setting

up a fire station within or very close to the village is important.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Paragon Hotel is a new hotel recently built and located about 50 meters away

from Simee. With new accommodation being built, there are business opportunities

available around the area. For example new restaurants, gas station, car rental service

and convenience store could be started. Furthermore, with more and more public

facilities and government department building nearby, these are opportunities for

economic growth at Simee.

Besides, there is also a private specialist centre- Fatimah Hospital which is

located 150 meters away from Simee. This has made access to medical/facilities

much easier for the villagers. There are opportunities for tuition centers in Kampung

Simee. Currently, the parents at Simee send their children to nearby towns for tuition.

If there a tuition centre in Simee, it would likely be well supported by villagers.

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