GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 10 -- A private school in Straits Quay will be managing a public football field in Straits Green but the field will still be open to public during certain hours, said state exco Zairil Khir Johari.

The state exco for infrastructure and transport said the state government had agreed to let the school fence up and upgrade the football field for its use but that the field will be open to public after school hours and on weekends.

"If we look at the condition of the field, the maintenance is not in tip top condition so what we are doing now, it is not exactly privatisation, it is a deal with the school that they will maintain it and they have access to it during school hours," he said.

He said during normal school hours, ...