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Tanjung Sepat

UTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT REPORT

NAME OF NEW VILLAGE: TANJUNG SEPAT, SELANGOR.

Project carried out by: Student Name Student ID Course Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Year / Semester Y2S3 Y2S3 Y2S3 Y2S3 Y2S3 Y2S3 Y2S3 Y2S3

1. GLADYS CHEONG YEW SUM 2. HAR CHEN LOON 3. LEE JIUUN XIANG 4. LIM SHU YUAN 5. NICOLE LAM CHOOI YAN 6. OH WAI HONG 7. SIA SHEN ZHE 8. TAN CHEAU KIM

09UEB07926 09UEB07549 09UEB07547 09UEB07865

09UEB07700 09UEB09012 09UEB07555 09UEB08188

DATE OF COMPLETION: July 2011


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Tanjung Sepat Abstract Tanjung Sepat is a small fishing village located in Kuala Langat district in Selangor. The residents in Tanjung Sepat mainly consist of Malays, Chinese, Indians and Orang Asli (natives) who are in one way or another linked to the fishing industry. This dainty village, famous for its fresh seafood and picturesque scenery is a favourite family getaway hot spot. The residents here are involved in various economic activities which encompass mushroom cultivation farms, pig farms, fish ball producing factories, selling goods in market, coffee making industry and a relatively new industry bird nest harvesting. With its strategic location by the seaside, Tanjung Sepat has prominent prospects in developing as a tourist hot spot and garner entrepreneur opportunities.

Tanjung Sepat History Tanjung Sepat is a beautiful place that enables the visitors to have a wonderful memory with family or friends. It is a fishing village in Kuala Langat district in Selangor, which is 45 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Tanjung Sepat is situated along the Straits of Malacca in the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. In 1970s, Tanjung Sepat is primarily a town that mainly relies on fishing industry. Most of the residents in Tanjung Sepat have some kind of link to the fishing industry although the particular essential of fishing to the economy is deteriorating due to the pollution in the Straits of Malacca. In those days (1970s), the amount of fish harvested from the sea was huge compared with present times. Nowadays, fish population has dwindled badly due to pollution in the sea. Based on numerous researches conducted pertaining to the pollution in Straits of Malacca, it is widely believed that the main cause of pollution in this area is from the largest pig rearing farms. Although the modern technology has been improved in these pig rearing farms, the waste management issue kept on persisting. The uncontrollable waste from the pig rearing farms flows directly into the sea. Hence, this pollution causes the deterioration of the sea-produce. Eventually, this brings enormous hardship to the people who are involved in the fishing industry. When the industrial technology improved in 1980s, the residents in Tanjung Sepat had the opportunity to venture into alternative economic activities. They gradually changed their main source of income from fishing related industries to agricultural industries such as pig farming, fruit plantations and so on. This new economic ventures enabled the residents in Tanjung Sepat to have a stable flow of income without depending solely on fishing industries.

Tanjung Sepat Social, Culture and Religious Practice Most of the residents in Tanjung Sepat practice Taoism. Hence, there are many Taoism temples in this place. Below are some photos of temples in Tanjung Sepat.

Qing Long Gong Temple Every year on the third month of Chinese Lunar Calendar, there will be a festival at the Plaza in Tanjung Sepat. Normally, this festival will be held continuously for one month. During the festival, there will be a Chinese orchestra and singing performance at the plaza. Every night, the villagers will gather at the plaza to watch the performance. They would also eat and drink in food stalls at the plaza.

The celebration of every third moon of lunar calendar will be held behind this temple

Tanjung Sepat Since Tanjung Sepat is a small fishing village located quite far away from the city, it does not have a fire station. However, there is a group of volunteers who manages a voluntary fire station. The fire station is equipped with the basic fire fighting equipment and two fire engines. In normal days, there will be no one at the fire station. The volunteer firemen will be called only if there are any emergencies.

The voluntary fire station

Fire engines

Tanjung Sepat Similar to other new villages, Tanjung Sepat also has a village multipurpose hall for the villagers to organise functions and gatherings.

Village multipurpose hall in Tanjung Sepat Moreover, Tanjung Sepat was chosen as one of the Clean Zones under the policy of Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat. Thus, there is a recycling centre and rubbish bins are also available all along the village.

The Recycle Centre


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Rubbish bins along the streets In addition, there is also a basketball field in the village. Every evening, many youngsters come to this place to play basketball. This encourages healthy lifestyle among the youngsters here.

Basketball court in Tanjung Sepat

Tanjung Sepat For the convenience of the villagers, Tanjung Sepat has a post office at the centre of the village.

The Post Office in Tanjung Sepat

Tanjung Sepat Education In the era of globalisation, the world is getting more advanced today. Education is fundamental in imparting knowledge to our younger generation. In order to provide continuous education to the people of Tanjung Sepat, two schools, namely Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tanjung Sepat and Sekolah Menengah Tanjung Sepat are established here. Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tanjung Sepat (S.J.K (C) Tanjung Sepat) is a primary school built more than 54 years ago. This primary school began with about 300 students and 12 teachers including the principal. The condition of the classrooms was terrible and old then. Now, this primary school is very well-equipped with many facilities and larger classrooms. It has become very well-known over the years. The number of pupils has also increased to 992 and the number of teachers has increased to 56. The students are made up of four ethnic groups which are the Malays, Indians, Chinese and Orang Asli. Mandarin language is used as the medium of instruction in this school. This is a one session school. It only offers morning session. Students are allowed to use the facilities after their classes. The 2010 UPSR passing rate of S.J.K (C) Tanjung Sepat is 50%. This is a rather high achievement for the school. The school had taken a lot of efforts in improving the passing rate by offering free tuition classes for the students as their Malay and English languages were very weak. The school consists of 5 blocks where 30 classrooms are located. Moreover, this school is equipped with a hall, computer labs, classrooms, a field, a science lab, a computer lab, a library, an ABM room, living skills room, a canteen, an office, a counselling room and a store room for sport equipment. It also has an indoor basketball court and a badminton court which allow the students to practice even when the weather is bad. Besides, the school encourages each student to involve themselves in co-curricular activities on every Thursday. Students can join various clubs, sports and games according to their interests. Currently, the school is facing two main problems. Firstly, the standard six pupils have very poor attitude towards their studies. They do not take exams seriously and are always into computer games. Secondly, the standard six pupils tend to play truant due to their seniority in the school. Most of the pupils parents are working outstation and most of these students live with
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Tanjung Sepat their grandparents. The grandparents are less strict in controlling their grandchildren. The pupils are given a lot of freedom to do what they like. This could be one of the reasons why students play truant during school hours and subsequently lose interest in their studies.

Photo of the front view of the primary school

Photo with Vice Principle


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Tanjung Sepat Population and Housing The residents of Tanjung Sepat are mainly from three ethnic groups, which are the Malays, Indians and Chinese. Based on direct observation in Tanjung Sepat, about 85% of the residents are Chinese, followed by Malays and then Indians. On the other hand, there are also some foreigners such as Burmese and Indonesians. Although the residents are multiracial, yet they are living in peaceful, harmony and always help each other.

Photo of an Indian worker helping the Chinese owner in making the pau Besides that, in Tanjung Sepat, there are many types of houses that can be observed throughout the area. Most residents live in the houses along the roads. Most of them live in their own land or at housing estates. The types of houses that can be found are terrace house, single-storey terrace house and shop houses.

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Photo of terrace house

Photo of shops

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Tanjung Sepat Economic Activities Pasar Awam Tanjung Sepat Some of the villagers in Tanjung Sepat have vegetable and fruit farms in the remote area of the village. They would sell their produce at the local market. The Pasar Awam is the only market in Tanjung Sepat, where the stalls operate from 4.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. daily. Since there are no shopping malls or supermarkets in Tanjung Sepat, the villagers who need daily groceries usually do their marketing at Pasar Awam. Mr. Gao, one of the stall owners has been selling vegetables for 4 years at Pasar Awam. He supplies vegetable seeds to foreign workers for farming purpose in the village. In the beginning, Mr. Gao started his business at a small market in Tanjung Sepat. Ever since the opening of Pasar Awam, Mr. Gao shifted his business from the small market to the big market for better opportunities.

Mr. Gao with UTAR students


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UTAR students at the entrance of Pasar Awam in Tanjung Sepat

The variety of vegetables available at Pasar Awam


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The interior of Pasar Awam Yek Loong Enterprise Yek Loong Enterprise manufactures fish ball products and supplies it to the market. Mr. Koh Chin Tai has been running this business since ten years ago and his shop has now become one of the must-visit places in Tanjung Sepat. Here, buyers can witness how fish balls are being processed. Firstly, the workers would remove the fishs innards and bones. Later, they would scrape the flesh of the fish and place them into the food processor which turns all the flesh into fish paste. The fish paste can now be easily shaped into various types of fish balls. After the fish balls are properly packed, the workers would sell them to the town markets and also to supermarkets which are located beyond the village. The address of Yek Loong Enterprise is No. 30, Jalan Bawah Satu, Tanjung Sepat, 42800 Selangor Darul Ehsan.

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UTAR students posing in front of Yek Loong Enterprise

The variety of fish balls


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Fish ball paste

A worker removing the fish bones


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Mr. Wai explaining to students on how fish balls are processed Hai Yew Heng Pau Hai Yew Heng is a pau making factory located in Tanjung Sepat. Many visitors travel to Tanjung Sepat to visit this pau factory to witness how the pau is being made. This factory is just a small shop lot. These paus are so popular that it often became the hot item that people would buy and bring home for their friends. The shop starts operating from 1.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily. During public holidays, it starts its business at 10.00 a.m. and closes at 6.00 p.m. Mr. Lee Chin Teck, 62, inherited the pau business from his father. He makes Hainanese styled pau, which is large and flat and the fillings are entirely handmade. The pau flour is put into a machine which produces the pau skin of standard size. Then, workers would wrap up the skin with fillings and pleat them into a nice pau shape. In the early 1990s, Mr. Lee made just 100 paus a day. Now, with the modern mixer, he can produce over a thousand paus daily. There is a huge variety of paus made by Hai Yew Heng, which are Sang Yuk also known as meat pau, Mui Choy, Kaya, Vegetable, Red Bean and Peanut. The pork comes from the nearby pig farms, while the kaya is made from local chicken eggs and coconuts harvested
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Tanjung Sepat from the orchards. Opposite the pau factory is a shop lot which also belongs to Mr. Lee. It is a small caf which serves a variety of paus that you wish to order and then taste it with a cup of coffee or tea. The address of Hai Yew Heng Pau factory is No. 405, Jalan Pasar, 42800, Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

The banner of Hai Yew Heng Pao Factory

UTAR students with the wife and a relative of the factory owner
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Paus that are ready to be baked

The price list of different paus available in Hai Yew Heng

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The shop owners wife and a relative busy wrapping the handmade fillings into the pau

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Tanjung Sepat Problems A significant problem spotted during our trip to Tanjung Sepat is the lack of traffic awareness of the road users in that area. Motorcyclists can be seen everywhere on the road without wearing their helmets which is extremely dangerous. The risk of injury or even death will be doubled or tripled without wearing a helmet when the motorcyclists are riding on main roads. Besides, most of the road users do not obey the usual traffic rules, for example not using the signal light when taking a corner, neglecting one-way lane and going against it. This may result in accidents and therefore it must be avoided at all cost. Secondly, the pollution of Tanjung Sepat has become a serious issue to be dealt with; mostly due to the improper care of environment by the locals. According to some of them, the sea has become murky and the fish have been disappearing. Even though several areas have been labeled Zon Bersih (Clean Zone); rubbish can still be spotted to be dumped everywhere. The residents of Tanjung Sepat should be more conscious of their responsibility towards their environment. Moreover, the working environment of many shops and farms are very not hygienic too. Besides, hundreds of pig farms located in Tanjung Sepat have been emitting horrendous stench and polluting the local area as well. Most of the locals have gotten used to the stench. However, the strong stench has proven to be too strong for any outsiders. The environment of the pig farms is very bad as well. We are able to spot a few piglet remains outside the farms. There is still a vast room of improvement for the managers to handle their pig farm operations. The issue of rubbish pork which has been a rather hot topic recently is a huge threat to the health of the people. It is very unfortunate that these rubbish pork is found in abundance in Tanjung Sepat. According to recent reports, these pork products are made from the dead and sick pigs by the unethical businessmen. However, we have not received any information on this issue from the locals and this problem is waiting to be resolved by the government as well as the local businessmen.

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Cars and motorcyclists spotted to be ignoring the traffic rules

The working environment is extremely not hygienic where flies are all over the place

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Tanjung Sepat Recommendations Seminars should be held frequently to remind and instill the awareness of traffic rules among the local road users. At the same time, the local road users should be properly guided and taught of the consequences of not obeying the rules as they drive or ride on the roads. Ultimately, as they understood that the traffic rules aim is to protect the road users and avoid as much as accidents as possible they would be willing to abide them instead of breaking them. Heavy fines should be imposed to those who break the rules to ensure that more locals will be willing to follow the traffic rules, and discourage them from committing the same mistake. Talks and campaigns should be held to educate the locals about the importance of taking care and improving the environment as well. It is vital to ensure that the living environment is hygienic or risk being affected by diseases which may even take away lives. Gotong-royong should be organized by the locals to clean up the rubbish not only in their own houses, but also the surrounding environment which include the rivers and sea. This should be done immediately to improve the quality of their life. The government should also increase the fines and enforce them to those who have chosen to break the law. Furthermore, the government should provide a more structural and constructive talk to the local pig farm owners, as well as give more funds to support their financial needs. The local pig farms need extra funds to reduce the pollution it causes, such as reducing the stench, killing the bacteria more effectively and more organized operation. Government should also impose a heavier punishment to businessmen who are found guilty selling rubbish pork. Not only does it affect our health, it gives a negative impression to the other countries as well and greatly affects our economy. The disease caused by the rubbish pork might be extremely hazardous and is yet to be discovered. Therefore, more steps should be taken to eliminate all the rubbish pork available on the market.

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Tanjung Sepat Tourism Values Ah Hock Bak Guh Teh Located in the middle of Tanjung Sepat, Ah Hock Bak Guh Teh Restaurant started its business in 2002. It operates from 8.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. daily including weekends. The main customers of this restaurant comprise locals as well as both foreign and domestic tourists. Many tourists patronize this restaurant during the weekends. The restaurant even managed to attract some renowned gourmets like Ah Hong from Taiwan to try the delicacies it offers. One of the delicacies provided by this restaurant is known as seafood bak guh teh which can be found nowhere in Kuala Lumpur region. The use of seafood in the bak guh teh makes it extraordinary compared to the usual bak guh teh. The main ingredients consist of pork, shark meat, shrimp and herbs. Other delectable dishes offered include dry bak guh teh, tomyam shark and meatball soup in clay pot. The tomyam shark tastes sweet and sour and it is appetizing.

Seafood bak guh teh

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Dry bak guh teh

Tomyam shark

Meatball soup in clay pot


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Certificate for fabulous food in Malaysia and some photos of famous Asian gourmets

UTAR students with the owner in the middle

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Tanjung Sepat Kuan Wellness Ecopark Kuan Wellness Ecopark is a must-visit destination in Tanjung Sepat. It is Malaysias firstof-its kind birds nest ecology park. It is established with ecotourism as its primary mission and objective. The park which spans 5 acres comprises of 3 storey swallow farm and a visitor centre surrounded by palm oil plantations and tropical farms. Documentary theatre, sales gallery, smoke free eco caf, birds nest processing and research centre make up the visitor centre. An interesting documentary video on the swallows natural habitat, life cycle of swallow, breeding of swallow as well as the nutritional value of birds nest are displayed to the tourists in the documentary theatre. This allows the visitors to explore the swallows world while gaining better understanding of swallow breeding and benefits offered by the bird nest towards human health. Most importantly, the visitors will be exposed to learn the proper way to differentiate between high quality birds nest and the inferior one to prevent them from being conned by unscrupulous retailers. Several bilingual (Chinese and English) professional guides are readily accessible to brief the visitors on the types of swallows and ideal breeding ground of swallows. Then, the guides will lead the tourists to the documentary theatre to watch the documentary video about swallows. Besides, the cleaning and processing of the birds nest are explained by the guide as well. The Kuan Wellness Birds Nest is made of high quality house nests and produced according to the ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System). The manufactured birds nest is produced under stringent controls with a vacuum sterilization process. It is totally free from bleaching agents, colourings and preservatives. Thus, the consumers can rest assured of being served with high quality, natural and pure birds nest.

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UTAR students at the main entrance of Kuan Wellness Ecopark

Professional guide of the park

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General birds nest knowledge on the board

Samples of inferior birds nest

Birds nest processing and research centre


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Tanjung Sepat Entrepreneurship Opportunities Mushroom Cultivation Farm Ganofarm Sdn. Bhd. is an enterprise which cultivates, develops and grows various species of mushrooms to cater to the public at reasonable prices. Taking the opportunity in 1980s when mushroom cultivation and mushroom farms were at its peak, entrepreneur Mr. Ooi Ching Kiau harnessed the opportunity to start this business.

It initially began with only the agriculture of Ling Zhi (still being its staple product) due to the increase in market demand and public awareness of the health benefits that can be obtain in mushrooms. Ganofarm began to research and develop other species to cater to the needs of the public. Hence rendering the current extensive selection of mushrooms that they are producing which includes abalone mushroom, black jelly mushroom, enoki mushroom, grey & white oyster mushroom, monkey head mushroom, shiitake mushroom, split gill mushroom and white jelly mushroom.

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Ganoderma Lucidium (Ling Zhi)

Benefits of Ling Zhi Mushroom

Black Jelly Mushroom

White Oyster Mushroom

Enoki Mushroom

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Tanjung Sepat Apart from fresh mushroom, Mr. Ooi also took the chance to develop mushroom based products such as honey, health supplements, gift packs, drinks and so forth. He opened a shopping mart where people could purchase the products in the cultivation farm itself.

The mart opened to sell the farms product Subsequently in 2008, he also opened up homestay facilities to accommodate and encourage tourist to Tanjung Sepat as well as to boost the local economy. Admission fees are also charged if visitors wish to experience and visit the farm.

Interested parties can visit and learn about the knowledge and skill of mushroom farming, and enhance this knowledge to perhaps build ones own mushroom cultivation enterprise.
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Tanjung Sepat Pig Farm High potential for entrepreneurship can also be found in market of pig breeding. Whilst many locals are currently involved in this field; there are still many areas for improvisations of the pig breeding techniques as well as product fabrications based on pig for instance; pork floss, dried pork meat and etc.

Modern techniques have also been implemented to increase the productivity. However, it is found that the traditional methods of breeding pigs are more effective. Hence, the methods are reverted back to its original traditions.

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Tanjung Sepat However, female pigs that are due for labour on a particular date and are found to be delayed are given injections to promote contraction which subsequently will result to the giving birth of its piglets within the next 24 hours. This helps to reduce the cost of feed and hasten the production of the pigs.

With the vast empty available lands and government support, there is very good potential and regeneration of revenue from pig breeding in Tanjung Sepat.

DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this report was compiled by the Universitys students on voluntary basis. Although every effort has been made to check the accuracy of the report, the University accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any errors or omissions, if any, the University reserves the right to make changes on the information at any time without prior notice. Should there be any queries regarding contents of the report, please contact: Department of Soft Skills Competency Tel: 03-79582628 ext 8274 (Klang Valley Campus) 05- 4688888 ext 2297/2299 (Perak Campus)

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