GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 24 -- The appeal process by a group of fishermen against the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will not affect work to be implemented under the project, said Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman.

He said, as of now, there was no injunction or stop-work order against the state to continue the process of procuring information on fishermen affected by the project.

"We will continue to gather data and information on the affected fishermen, and we want each fisherman to come forward and give his views or feedback with regards to the proposed ex-gratia package offered to them," he said during a press conference today.

He said there are about 800 fishermen al...