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Quiz #2

This quiz covers Episodes 4-6: The Stop Work Order, the Kompong Pok Meeting, Responses to the DEIA. Please re‑answer questions until you have achieved a perfect score.

 

1. Forest City shows that bypassing local regulations, even with political support:

 May be morally questionable but is acceptable if foreign regulations make development otherwise more difficult
 Can be costlier in the long run
 Requires the developer to be strategic in their development approach since local regulations tend to conflict with the developer’s interests
 Is acceptable. In developing countries, it is expected to align with powerful figures like the Sultan of Johor to move development projects forward

Correct!

Incorrect, revisit the following media:
Chapter 6: Responses to the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment

 

2. The Stop Work Order could have been avoided if Country Garden:

 Worked closely with the Iskandar Regional Development Authority before land reclamation efforts began
 Gave careful attention to local and state environmental regulations
 Allied with Singapore before initiating the project
 Engaged all key stakeholders and regulators at each level

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Incorrect

 

3. Public or stakeholder engagement:

 Should be done when required by the Environmental Impact Assessment
 Should be done after the developer has completed plans to present to the public
 Is critical and needs to take place before investment and design decisions are made
 Consumes the developer’s time and resources and should be completed strategically

Correct!

Incorrect, revisit the following media:
Chapter 5: CGPV’s Concessions and the Kampong Pok Meeting

 

4. Political opposition to Forest City finally gained traction and triggered the federal Department of Environment to issue a Stop Work Order when:

 Fishermen, environmentalists, and the IRDA raised concerns about environmental impacts
 The Democratic Action Party raised concerns about impacts on the port
 Singapore escalated its concerns about transboundary impacts
 The state Department of Environment office demanded an EIA

Correct!

Incorrect, revisit the following media:
Chapter 4: The Stop Work Order
Chapter 4 article, “Controversial reclamation project in Johor Straits Halted” and “Malaysian $150bil megaproject riles Singapore”
Chapter 5 article “KL has reassured Singapore over reclamation concerns: MFA”

 

5. As a result of the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment:

 Forest City’s landmass was scaled down and its gross development value was reduced by 25%
 Forest City shortened its project timeline by 10 years
 Country Garden compensated fishermen impacted by reclamation work
 Forest City encroached on the Port of Tanjung Pelepas’ planned expansion
 A and B

Correct!

Incorrect, revisit the following media:
Chapter 6: Responses to the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment
Chapter 6 article “Forest City's scaled down development to lower GDV by 30%.”