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The Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ) is a free trade zone within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located adjacent to the Penang International Airport and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the city centre, it is a high-tech industrial park widely regarded as the Silicon Valley of the East. [3] [4] [5]
Part of the Penang South Islands (PSI) master plan, Silicon Island will cover an area of 2,300 acres (930 ha) and is intended to serve as an extension of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ). [1] Reclamation of the islet is targeted to be completed by 2032.
Bayan Lepas is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.Located near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the city centre, it is home to the Penang International Airport, the third busiest airport in Malaysia, as well as one of the oldest free industrial zones in the country.
Penang's path to industrialisation began in the 1970s with the establishment of free industrial zones at Bayan Lepas and Perai. As Penang's industries rapidly scaled up the value chain, the border towns in neighbouring Kedah, specifically Sungai Petani and Kulim, also started to witness economic spillover resulting from agglomeration effects ...
The Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ) in George Town was established in 1972, followed by the Perai Free Industrial Zone (Perai FIZ) in 1980. [ 73 ] [ 159 ] The zones played a critical role in reviving Penang's economy and driving the state's economic growth in the late 20th century.
Later, the expressway was extended northwards as the Jelutong Expressway, and southwards as the Bayan Lepas Expressway. On 7 December 2010, after former second Penang chief minister Lim Chong Eu died on 24 November 2010, the Penang state government renamed the expressway Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in his honour.
via Bayan Baru, Bukit Jambul, Relau, Paya Terubong, Farlim, Scotland Road 308 Sungai Nibong–Gertak Sanggul via Bayan Baru, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, Teluk Kumbar: 401 Weld Quay–Balik Pulau via Komtar, Brick Kiln Road, Jelutong, Gelugor, Sungai Nibong, Bayan Baru, Penang International Airport, Bayan Lepas, Teluk Kumbar: 401E Weld Quay–Balik ...
(Bayan Lepas Expressway) Jalan Tun Dr Awang: 2: Bulatan Bayan Baru Roundabout: FT 6 GELUGOR HIGHWAY North George Town Jelutong Gelugor South Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport : Roundabout interchange 3: Kampung Seberang Paya Junctions: North Jalan Bukit Gambier: T-junctions Bukit Jambul: 4: Relau Relau Junctions: West FT 220 Paya ...