Introduction
The Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP) which
was officially opened in 1996 is the
first high technology industrial park
in Malaysia. The Park is situated in Kulim, Kedah Darul Aman, in the north-west of Peninsular Malaysia and
comprises total land area of approximately 1,700 hectares (approximately 4,000 acres).
The Park is strategically located about 27 kilometers from the North-Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) and about
45 kilometers from Bayan Lepas International Airport by road.
One of the primary aims of the Kulim Hi-Tech Park is to propel the country towards realising the goals of the Vision 2020,
for Malaysia to be a fully industrialised nation by 2020.
The park is envisioned by KTPC to be the ‘Science City of The Future’, an integrated science park targeting technology-related industries
primarily in the fields of advanced electronics, mechanical electronics, telecommunications, semiconductors, optoelectronics, biotechnology, advanced materials, research and development and emerging technologies.
As Malaysia's first and fully integrated high-tech park, KHTP incorporates the following functions - industrial, research & development facilities,
amenities, medical and educational institutions and recreational facilities into
6 dedicated zones covering the Park's 1450 hectares.
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