LAW 3138 / ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

SECTION 1

PORTFOLIO (GROUP 7 - QUARTZ RIDGE)

LECTURER’S NAME: ASSOC. PROF. DR. MAIZATUN BT MUSTAFA

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 29 JUNE 2020

NAME MATRIC NUMBER

Nurul Asyiqin Binti Azman 1818516
Azmina Zulaikha Binti Amiruddin 1812058
Nurafni Amalin Binti Sollahunddin 1811518
Nur Laili Syuhaidah Binti Zeeniss 1811580
 TABLE OF CONTENT

No. Contents Page Number

1 Members profile 1-4

2 Profile project partner  5

3 Description and Synopsis of Project  6

4 Planning  7

5 Timeline and Plan of Action  8-10

6 Minute Meetings  11-15

7 List of visits, dates, tasks 16-17

8 Evidence of visits 17-22

9 Photographs 22-23

10 Recorded video on our visit 23

11 Interview session with project partner   24-26

12 Implementation  26-27

13 Reflection 27-28

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 1. MEMBERS PROFILE

FULL NAME Azmina Zulaikha Binti Amiruddin

AGE 21

DATE OF BIRTH 20th August 1999

EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]

PHONE NUMBER 0182237749

ADDRESS No 52, Jalan SR 1/1D Taman Saujana Rawang, 48000,

Rawang Selangor, Darul Ehsan.

OCCUPATION Student

CURRENT EDUCATION Undergraduate LLB International Islamic University of

Malaysia (IIUM)

SKILLS Understand In Both Malay And English Languages

INTEREST/HOBBIES Cooking, Sports, Joining welfare activities

ACHIEVEMENT/ Been Joining lots of Welfare activities and being one of

EXPERIENCE the Mainboards of Caring Club IIUM, Head of Education
Bureau of Persatuan Silat Cekak Malaysia (PSSCM)

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FULL NAME Nur Laili Syuhaidah Binti Zeeniss

AGE 21

DATE OF BIRTH 18th May 1999

EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]

PHONE NUMBER 0142059149

ADDRESS No 366C Sungai Tengah Kolong Satu OFF Taman

Malihah, Jalan Matang, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak

OCCUPATION Student

CURRENT EDUCATION Undergraduate LLB International Islamic University of

Malaysia (IIUM)

SKILLS Handling program

INTEREST/HOBBIES Outdoors, Sports

ACHIEVEMENT/ Join a lot of program as committee, become one of the

EXPERIENCE Mainboards of Misi Club IIUM

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FULL NAME Nurafni Amalin bt Sollahunddin

AGE 21

DATE OF BIRTH 20th April 1999

EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]

PHONE NUMBER 0129580223

ADDRESS Lot 2622 Jalan Hilir Istana Kubang Kerian 16150 Kota
Bharu Kelantan

OCCUPATION Student

CURRENT EDUCATION Undergraduate LLB International Islamic University of

Malaysia (IIUM)

SKILLS Good proficiency in English Language

INTEREST/HOBBIES Cooking, Nature, Watching drama, Reading

ACHIEVEMENT/EXPERIENCE Block Representatives Council Sumayyah 18/19

Block Representatives Council Sumayyah 19/20
Members of the Elite Team in Caring Club 19/20

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FULL NAME Nurul Asyiqin Binti Azman

AGE 21

DATE OF BIRTH 7th July 1999

EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]

PHONE NUMBER 0172967093

ADDRESS No 2, Lot PT 276, Kg. Sg. Nipah Baroh, Jalan Ban Lama,
45300 Sungai Besar, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

OCCUPATION Student

EDUCATION Undergraduate LLB International Islamic University of

Malaysia (IIUM)

SKILLS Good proficiency in Malay and English languages.

INTEREST/HOBBIES Sports, nature, and joining welfare programs.

ACHIEVEMENT/ Being one of the Mainboards of Caring Club IIUM, Head

EXPERIENCE Assistant of Special Task Bureau of Persatuan Silat Cekak
Malaysia (PSSCM), and Block Representatives Council of
Mahallah Sumayyah.

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 2. PROFILE PROJECT PARTNER

Name: Taman Melawati Residents Associations and Society of Eco Greater Melawati (SeeGem)

Agent: Kennedy Michael, Secretary for Taman Melawati Residents Association and Deputy
Chairman of the Society of Eco Greater Melawati.

Website: http://www.tmra.org.my/ & www.ecogreatermelawati.org

Address: Jalan Melawati 5, Taman Melawati, 53100 Ampang, Selangor

Description: A Non- Governmental Organization, an organization for the nature’s preservation

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3. DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS

The topic of our project is Gombak quartz ridge where it is required for our team to find
any local NGO relating to the ridge as our project partner. Basically our project will introduce
what is quartz ridge as the whole. The scope that we need to include in our project are the
meaning of Quartz ridge, the meaning of UNESCO world heritage site. Besides, it also requires
us to find the answer to whether or not Gombak Quartz Ridge should be designated as a
UNESCO world heritage site also last but not least relating to our scope of study where we have
to discover the laws applicable in Malaysia to protect and conserve natural heritage sites.

In the early 20th century Gombak Quartz Ridge was known as Klang Gates Ridge which
is documented as the longest quartz formation in the world, spanning more than 14km long and
200m wide. From afar, the rugged and long, protruding ridge looks like the back fin of a sleeping
dragon. It is not surprising that locals call it the Dragon Back Ridge or Dragon Backbone.

It is the location of the Klang Gates Dam, which was built to store water for Kuala
Lumpur and the Klang Valley. The nominated site is built entirely of quartz, a natural mineral
with chemical composition of silicon dioxide (SiO2), formed when residual magma crystallized
and consolidated within vertical slab of dyke as the magma forced themselves through large
linear fissures within massive granitic rock known as Kuala Lumpur Granite about 200 million
years ago. Located just 20 minutes outside of Kuala Lumpur, the quartz hill and green
surroundings have been a temporary escape for nature lovers from the hectic city life. At the base
of the ridge is the suburban neighborhood of Taman Melawati. There were fears that the tranquil
and peace would not last. When the original plan for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) was
announced, the Quartz Ridge had been included as a tunnel would be dug under it.

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4. PLANNING

● The instructions and topics were given by our lecturer, Dr Maizatun, and our topic
is pertaining to Gombak quartz ridge.
● Do some research on Gombak quartz ridge and prepare a list of competent NGOS
that are related with Gombak quartz ridge to be our project partner.
● After we have done our research, we found out that the relevant NGO that is
suitable to be interviewed relating to our topic is Taman Melawati Residents
Associations and Society of Eco Greater Melawati (SeeGem).
● We approach SeeGem and ask them if they want to be our project partner, in
which fortunately they accepted our offer.
● We prepared some questions to interview SeeGem.
● We had an interview session with the director of SeeGem, Mr. Kennedy, and her
assistant, Mrs. Salina.
● We went on a site visit to the entrance of the quartz ridge, Bukit Tabur and the
village nearby the quartz ridge.
● Implementation on ways to protect and conserve the quartz ridge.

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5. TIMELINE & PLAN OF ACTION

BEFORE
Date Action Person In-Charge Remarks

13 Feb 2020 Instructions and topics were Dr. Maizatun

given

16 Feb 2020 First Discussion with group All group members SeeGem agreed to
members on the topic given be our project
and do some research on partner
NGOs that are related to our
topic to be our project partner

17 Feb 2020 Prepare question to be All group members

interviewed with SeeGem

18 Feb 2020 Online consultation with Azmina and Dr.

lecturer regarding the Maizatun
interview question through
WhatsApp

19 Feb 2020 Final review of the interview All group members

question

22 Feb 2020 Reviewing the answers that All group members

we get from the interview
session with SeeGem and
discuss on the content of the
project

23 & 24 Feb 2020 Discussion on the contents of All group members

our project such as the
synopsis, planning, plan of
action and timeline of the
project

24 Feb 2020 Consultation with lecturer on All group members

our content and Dr. Maizatun

26 Feb 2020 Review the synopsis, All group members

planning, plan of action and and Dr. Maizatun
timeline of the project with
lecturer

28 May 2020 Discussion on the remaining All group members

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 contents of our project such as
the relevant documents,
minutes of meetings,
implementation and evidence
of visits

Consultation with lecturer Azmina and Dr.

through WhatsApp Maizatun

7 June 2020 Discussion on All group members

implementation, reflection
and on presentation task
distribution

8 June 2020 Consultation with lecturer Asyiqin and Dr.

through WhatsApp Maizatun

17 June 2020 Discussion to improve on All group members

implementation and other
contents

18 June 2020 Last preparation on video All group members

assignment

DURING
Date Action Person In-Charge Remarks

20 March 2020 Interview session with our All group members

project partner and project partner
(Mr Kennedy and
Mrs Salina -
representatives from
SeeGem)

20 March 2020 Site visit at the Gombak All group members

Quartz Ridge with Mr Kennedy
(representative from
SeeGem)

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 AFTER
Date Action Person In-Charge Remarks

19 June 2020 ● Submission of All group members

the video and Dr Maizatun
presentation
online
● Discussion on
questions asked
by our lecturers
and friends
pertaining to
our project

29 June 2020 Submission of the All group members

portfolio project to our and Dr Maizatun
lecturer

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6. MINUTES OF MEETING

MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 16.02.2020, 09.30 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Asyiqin
Meeting type: Initial Meeting
Agenda: Research and Choosing project partner
09.30 pm: Everyone doing research on the quartz ridge together and Afni gathered all the
information.
10.00 pm: Make a list of NGOs which are related to Gombak quartz ridge to be our project
partner.
10.15 pm: Azmina found Taman Melawati Residents Associations and Society of Eco Greater
Melawati (SeeGem) through facebook.
10.16 pm: Researching the contributions of SeeGem to the environment especially to the quartz
ridge.
10.25 pm: Azmina contacted the director of SeeGem, Mr Kennedy through direct message from
facebook.
10.40 pm: Mr Kennedy replied and agreed to be our project partner and to be interviewed by us.

MINUTE MEETING 
Date and Time: 17.02.2020, 09.30 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Asyiqin
Meeting type: Face to face group meeting
Agenda: Planning on the content of the project and prepare interview question
 
First Agenda: Planning the content
09.30 pm: Azmina creates google documents for our portfolio so that everyone can edit it online
and anytime.
09.40 pm: Everyone prepare a point to put on the documents. Azmina and Iqin prepare points
from the synopsis, Afni and Laili prepare points for the planning and the timeline.
Second Agenda: Prepare interview question

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10.00 pm: Everyone does some reading in order to deduce a question to be asked during the
interview session
10.15 pm: Everyone has already prepared 2 questions each.
10.20 pm: Each member presents the question and Afni type written the question
 
MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 23.02.2020, 09.30 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Asyiqin
Meeting type: Face to face group meeting
Agenda: Discuss on the contents of our project
 
First Agenda: Discuss the content of our project.
09.30 pm: Azmina and Iqin do the synopsis part, meanwhile Afni and Laili update the planning
and timeline from previous discussion.
10.00 pm: After everyone have done their part, we organize the portfolio according to its table of
contents.
  
MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 28.05.2020, 10.00 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Iqin
Meeting type: Online Meeting on Zoom
Agenda: Task distribution and update from each member
 
First Agenda: Task distribution
10.01 pm: Azmina leads the discussion and makes a list for the next progression based on the
question given by Madam.
10.05 pm: The result of the discussion, everyone’s next task is as below: (refer content)

 Laili – Item 8 and 16

 Afni – Item 14
 Asyiqin – Item 9, 10 and 13
 Azmina – Item 10, 11, 12 and 15

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 Second Agenda: Update from each member
10.06 pm: Afni recap the task that we had done and review the latest portfolio.
10.09 pm: Everyone tried to recap the correction that Madam told us to do on our portfolio.
10.14 pm: We managed to recap some of it and we decided to have a consultation with madam
again on our portfolio.
10.15 pm: Review the interview question and the answers that we have put on google
documents.
10.35 pm: After settling the interview question and answers, we’re moving on to the discussion
on drafting the presentation slide for the new item we discussed tonight.
10.45 pm: There is some confusion on the task given on item 8 & 14, so Azmina prepared a
questionnaire to ask madam through WhatsApp.
10.50 pm: Meeting end
 
MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 07.06.2020, 09.55 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Iqin
Meeting type: Online Meeting on WhatsApp video call and google document
Agenda: Discussion on Implementation, Reflection and on Presentation
 
First Agenda: Implementation
9.57 pm: Revise back the implementation due to the Covid-19
10.00 pm: After revising, the outcome is as below:
·         Focusing on to create awareness among our friends
·         GREduAction – suggestion by Mr Kennedy whereby he encourages the student to do practical
activities and more readings.

10.10 pm: Afni shared a draft of implementation

 
Second Agenda: Reflection
10.12 pm: Discussing what to write on reflection
10.19 pm: Azmina shared google document on reflection and we further discuss in the google
documents while calling.

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Third Agenda: Presentation
10.37 pm: Planning on what to put in the video presentation
10.43 pm: Drafting the gist of the video presentation as below:
- Introduce every group member (pictures and name of the members)
- Introduce project partner
- Synopsys
- Planning (chronology)
- Interview questions
- Implementation
- Pictures
- Reflection
10.47 pm: Have inquiries on whether to show our face in the presentation
10.50 pm: Task distribution on what to present is as below:
- Introduce every group member (pictures and name of the members) – Afni 
- Introduce project partner – Afni
- Synopsys – Iqin
- Planning (chronology) – Laili
- Interview questions – Iqin
- Implementation – Afni
- Pictures – Azmina
- Reflection – Azmina & Laili

MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 18.06.2020, 3.00 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Iqin
Meeting type: Online Meeting on WhatsApp and google slides.
Agenda: Last preparation on video presentation.
3.00 pm: Finishing the slide for our video presentation and everyone are done with each part.
4.00 pm: Afni compile all the recording video and put in the slides.
6.00 pm: Converting the slides attached with our video to a full video through PowerPoint 2016.

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9.00 pm: Having technical problem as the slides failed to be converted as video. So, immediate
group discussion on telegram.
10.30 pm: After taking into account few suggestions, decides to screen record the slides and
manually play the video.
11.00 pm: Azmina screen record and Laili convert the recorded slides through clideo.com to
compress the size of the video. Therefore, problem settled.

MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 19.06.2020, 9.00 am – 11 am
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Iqin
Meeting type: Online Meeting on WhatsApp.
Agenda: Q&A of our presentation topic.
9.00 am: Afni posted the video presentation on the facebook page.
9.30 – 11.00 am: Discussing on the answer to the questions posed by Dr. Maizatun and fellow
classmates on facebook page Environmental Law.

MINUTE MEETING
Date and Time: 28.06.2020, 9.00 pm
Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Iqin
Meeting type: Online Meeting on WhatsApp.
Agenda: Last check on our portfolio content.
9.00 pm: Everyone done with their part.
9.30 pm: Afni compiling and rearranging the content.
11.00 pm: Other members last check.

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7. LIST OF VISIT, DATES, TASKS.

● On 13 February 2020, the topic project regarding quartz ridge and instructions were
assigned to us by Dr. Maizatun.
● On 16 February 2020, all group members discussed and searched for the Non-
Governmental Organisation (NGO) that relates to our project. We decided to choose
Taman Melawati Residents Associations and Society of Eco Greater Melawati (SeeGem)
as our project partner and they accepted our offer.
● On 17 February 2020, we prepared some questions to interview SeeGem in relation to
our topic.
● On 19 February 2020, we had a final discussion and reviewed the interview questions
after consulting with Dr. Maizatun to make sure the interview session ran smoothly
without having any problems.
● On 20 February 2020, at 10.00 AM, we had an interview session with the director of
SeeGem, Mr. Kennedy, and her assistant, Mrs. Salina. The venue of the interview session
was at River Care and Environment Centre (RCEC) located at Taman Melawati. All of
the group members were actively engaged in the interview session. Mr. Kennedy and
Mrs. Salina also shared some of their experiences and views on environmental issues
aside from our topic.
● We did site-visits around the RCEC and Mr. Kennedy also took us to the entrance of the
quartz ridge, Bukit Tabur, and the area nearby of the quartz ridge around the village of
Taman Melawati. We got to see the quartz ridge geographically and took some pictures
while Mr. Kennedy explained to us more about quartz ridge and its function.
● On 22 February 2020, we were having a discussion on our project partner and the content
of our project as well as reviewing the answers that we got during the interview session.
● On 23 February 2020, we discussed the content of our project such as the synopsis of our
project, the planning, plan of action and timeline of the project.
● On 26 February 2020, we reviewed the synopsis, planning, plan of action and timeline of
the project with Dr. Maizatun.

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● On 28 May 2020, discussion on the remaining content of our project such as relevant
documents, minutes of meetings, implementation and evidence of visits.
● On 7 June 2020, we were having another discussion by WhatsApp video call on
implementation, reflection and on presentation task distribution. The result of the
discussion on task distribution is as below:
- Introduce every group member (pictures and name of the members): Afni
- Introduce project partner: Afni
- Synopsys: Asyiqin
- Planning (chronology): Laili
- Interview questions: Asyiqin
- Implementation: Afni
- Pictures: Azmina
- Reflection: Azmina and Laili

8. EVIDENCES OF VISIT

1. River Care & Environment Centre (RCEC) 

Activities:

 We were conducting an interview with Mr Kennedy and Mrs Salina from Taman
Melawati Residents Associations and Society of Eco Greater Melawati (SeeGem).
 We were looking around the River Centre and talked with the residents who participated
in ‘Gotong-Royong’ activities.

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 2) Taman Melawati

Activities: 

 Mr Kennedy was showing us the Klang dam and panoramic views of Taman Melawati
which we can see from the bottom hill.  From there, we can see how huge and long
Quartz Ridge is. 
 We found one type of stone from the hill where it seems like granite but we are not sure
about that since Quartz Ridge produces many types of volcanic rocks such as pegmatites,
metamorphic and plutonic rocks. 

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 3) Entry point of Bukit Tabur at west loop entry in Kampung Klang Gates.

             Activities:

 Since it is divided into eastern and western, Mr Kennedy brought us to the entry point of
West Bukit Tabur where it is located in Kampung Klang Gates. 

 There is a trail map of Bukit Tabur where it is actually having around 17 stations in total
to arrive at the peak of the hill.

4) Main entry point of West Bukit Tabur at Hulu Gombak forest reserve. 

Activities: 

 Mr Kennedy showed us another entry point of Bukit Tabur near the Jabatan Air Selangor
or it is known as Dragon Back track. It can be seen that the authorities have put yellow
black tape and lots of information such as warning sign boards around the area to warn

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 people not to use the track. However, Mr Kennedy told us that people are still using the
track and they even tore down the warning tape. 
 We have been shown that even though the forest has been reserved, there are still people
who throw the garbage and waste there. 
 We also found a crystal river behind the Jabatan Air Selangor. We have to walk down the
stairs to see the river. It is very rare and relaxing to see such clear water.

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9. PHOTOGRAPHS

Here are some photographs of us with our NGO partner, Mr Michael Kennedy and Mrs Salina
after the interview and another site visit.

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10. RECORDED VIDEO ON OUR VISIT

For the interview session, we were not allowed to record any audio or video. Thus, we have
made a compilation video of our activities done by us along the site visit. Here we present to
you.

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11. INTERVIEW SESSIONS WITH SEEGEM

Question: When we told our friends that our task is on quartz ridge, most of them responded with
a question: what is quartz ridge? Are you aware that many Malaysians still do not know and are
concerned about the existence of the quartz ridge itself? And how do you plan to introduce the
quartz ridge to the Malaysians?
Answer: The older generations and residents in Ulu Klang know of the existence of the quartz
ridge. It is on the tourism map in Selangor as one of the attractions. But, we did not plan on
introducing or promoting it publicly as we did not want to invite the developers especially as we
believe there should be no development to be made to the quartz ridge.

Question: Based on our research, there are few species of plants including crystals that only grow
in that Quartz ridge. Therefore, we would like to ask you to what extent the uniqueness of Quartz
Ridge has been introduced to the society or nation?
Answer: The uniqueness of the Quartz Ridge has been listed in the Eco Greater website. It can be
accessed by anyone who would like to know about it. However, the aim of the organisations is
not to show to the public what Quartz Ridge initially was because they assume everyone who
lives in the Klang valley area already knows the place or else you cannot regard yourself as a
person who lives here.

Question: As we know that quartz ridge consists of minerals and crystal. Is there any illegal
experiment done towards the crystal at quartz ridge, and if so, are there any approaches relating
to the protection of the crystals?
Answer: Recently, the experiment towards the crystals at Quartz Ridge seems to cease. Years
ago, illegal mining was done at the quartz ridge but no action was taken. However, the crystal at

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the quartz ridge has no gold in it which makes it have no value. Consequently, the crystal is just
meant to be experimented and not for accessories purposes.

Question: On the news back in 2019, there were proposals of using the Quartz Ridge as to build
a tunnel to link Gombak and Bentong, ECRL, EKVE, and TNB power line also developers
would build condominium and apartments in which may cause a big disaster to the Klang Gates
Quartz Ridge environmentally. Because we believe that it might be continuing, so we would like
to know if there are any legal steps that have been taken by the authorities or organisations to
prevent this from happen?
Answer: Through MPS, engage with government, locus standi, local interest, there is always
precaution from the society. However, as the royalty has more interest in this, therefore the
economy prevails. So, quite difficult to prevent the developer as they can easily get the royalty.

Question: Researchers found that at the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge was built up by intrusion
quartz vein which the fractures can cause the rock fall failure and it might be dangerous if the
rock tower suddenly fell during the visiting period. What are the steps that have been taken to
ensure that the place is safe without interrupting the environment?
Answer: The intrusion had caused no dangerous rock falling. It was just a minor rock falling
when people used to hike but it was not sufficient to consider it as major rock falling and
dangerous to people. In other words, the rocks had eroded whenever people used to climb to the
top.

Question: Based on a few articles by New Straits Time, I believe that you are against any
development which is not in parallel with the ecosystem of Klang Gates Quartz Ridge. So, if in
the future there will be a sustainable eco development to be made in the quartz ridge, what would
you say on that?
Answer: We believe that the quartz ridge should stay as it is. This is because we don't want the
quartz ridge to be like GeoPark in Langkawi. The quartz ridge should be left alone so that it can
serve its purpose and significance to the environment and to us.

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Question: Bukit Tabur, known as one of the famous hiking locations, is a part of the ridge. As
you’re one of the organizations who is actively engaged in protecting nature, do you encourage
the public to go hiking there or is their hiking activities could threaten the cleanliness of the
ridge?

Answer: We did not encourage the public to go hiking at Bukit Tabur, due to safety reasons.
Currently the trail is closed, it is illegal and deemed trespassing to hike up Bukit Tabur without
permits from The Selangor Forestry Department. However, many are not aware about this and
the fact that some locals encourage the visitors to go hiking there can bring any possible dangers.
There have been a series of accidents on the trail and recently, there was a case of French tourist
who died in fall there. Furthermore, due to the hiking activities there is rubbish around the place
and this surely could affect the image of Gombak Quartz Ridge as it is listed as one of the
UNESCO world heritage sites.

Question: We are aware that Gombak Quartz Ridge is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.
In your opinion, what is the ridge best attraction for it to be listed under UNESCO heritage site?
And do you believe that with this achievement, the ridge could be protected and preserved from
being exploited?
Answer: There are certain criterias for the places or any ridge to be listed under UNESCO world
heritage sites and Gombak Quartz Ridge fulfil the requirements. One of the criterias is, first the
ridge must be unique. The ridge is not unique only due its size, but its shape and also the beauty
of the landscape. The ridge is also believed to be the longest quartz in the world which is 200
meters wide and 14 km long. This is one of the special features of Gombak Quartz Ridge and for
further understanding of the criterias, it can be found in the UNESCO website.

12. IMPLEMENTATION

When we met our project partner, they did tell us that they didn't intend to publicise the
quartz ridge as they want to avoid developers eyeing the quartz ridge. Therefore, instead of

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publicizing the quartz ridge we suggest that we publicise the importance of quartz ridge so that
the people would know the benefit of it and work together to preserve the quartz ridge. Since we
are students, we aim to create awareness among our friends. For instance, we can set up a booth
around the university area to preach on the importance and the beauty of quartz ridge by
distributing flyers or brochures providing the said information on it. Furthermore, students are
urged to visit River Care & Environment Centre (RCEC) which is founded by our project
partner, SeeGem. The representative from SeeGem, Mr Kennedy encouraged students to come
and be involved with their activities as it will help us to engage with nature. Also, Mr Kennedy
hopes that more students take an active approach to nation building with nature and the
environment as its center and use the GREduAction, a method of learning by practical approach.
It is believed to be a better approach for students to feel how important our environment is to the
world today.

15. REFLECTION

To summarise, there are many things we have learnt throughout the process of making
this project successful. Since the day we have been assigned the topic, we were so lost as we
because of the lack of knowledge on what exactly a Quartz ridge is and what is the importance of
it as compared to the other topics assigned to the other groups. So, we went for a consultation
with our lecturer for the first time and we also did some research about it. It is however not
adequate to summarise our understanding towards the purpose of this project which requires us
to go for a site visit.
After making an appointment with our NGO, Kennedy Michael, Secretary for TMRA and
Deputy Chairman of the Society of Eco Greater Melawati, we were conducting an interview with
him and his secretary, Mrs Salina. The residents of Taman Melawati were having the ‘gotong-
royong’, cleaning and planting when we first arrived at the River Care and Environment Centre
(RCEC). We got a chance to talk to them and they even invited us to the cabin (Picture 1) to
show us everything about RCEC. We were so lucky as our main partner, Mr Kennedy Michael,
was guiding us the whole site visit. He brought us to many places around Taman Melawati to
give us a very clear understanding of what is actually Quartz Ridge and we ourselves got to see
places which are to say very relatable and close to Quartz Ridge. Since we have seen our own,
we agree that Bukit Tabur is actually not recommended to hike as the hill is actually quite steep

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and dangerous (Picture 2). Because of that, there are already lots of cases that have caused death
since last year (Picture 3 and 4).
Nevertheless, this project somehow makes us appreciate the environment more and
interestingly, we started to develop our interest towards the environment by updating any
information from social media. It does make us realise that the environment actually plays a very
important role to the society and nation in terms of life of all creations as well as the economy
and heritage of our country in line with the Sustainable Development Goals which has been
adopted in Malaysia since the 1970s. In conclusion, we have more understanding about what is
actually Quartz Ridge as a whole now as compared to the zero knowledge that we had at the first
time and we realise that it has so much related to our course, environmental law and society.

16. APPENDIX

Picture 2
Picture 1

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 Picture 4
Picture 3

2) Taman Melawati
Activities:
- Mr Kennedy was showing us the Klang
dam and panoramic views of Taman
Melawati which we can see from the
bottom hill. From there, we can see how
huge and long Quartz Ridge is.
- We found one type of stone from the hill
where it seems like granite but we are not sure about that since Quartz Ridge produces
many types of volcanic rocks such as pegmatites, metamorphic and plutonic rocks.

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 3) Entry point of Bukit Tabur at west loop entry in Kampung Klang Gates.
Activities:
- Since it is divided into eastern and western, Mr Kennedy brought us to the entry point of
West Bukit Tabur where it is located in Kampung Klang Gates.
- There is a trail map of Bukit Tabur where it is actually having around 17 stations in total
to arrive at the peak of the hill.

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 4) Main entry point of West Bukit Tabur at Hulu
Gombak forest reserve.
Activities:
- Mr Kennedy showed us another entry point of
Bukit Tabur near the Jabatan Air Selangor or
it is known as Dragon Back track. It can be
seen that the authorities have put yellow black
tape and lots of information such as warning
sign boards around the area to warn people
not to use the track. However, Mr Kennedy
told us that people are still using the track
and they even tore down the warning tape.
- We have been shown that even though the
forest has been reserved, there are still
people who throw the garbage and waste
there.
- We also found a crystal river behind the
Jabatan Air Selangor. We have to walk
down the stairs to see the river. It is very
rare and relaxing to see such clear water.

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14. PHOTOGRAPHS

Here are some photographs of us with our NGO partner, Mr Michael Kennedy and Mrs Salina
after the interview and another site visit.

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15. AUDIO AND RECORDING

For the interview session, we were not allowed to record any audio or video. Thus, we try to
make a compilation video of our activities done by us along the site visit. Here we present to
you. You can just click on the picture and play in the drawing.

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16. REFLECTION

Summary reflections

To summarise, there are many things we have learnt throughout the process of making
this project successful. Since the day we have been assigned the topic, we were so lost as we
because of the lack of knowledge on what exactly a Quartz ridge is and what is the importance of
it as compared to the other topics assigned to the other groups. So, we went for a consultation
with our lecturer for the first time and we also did some research about it. It is however not
adequate to summarise our understanding towards the purpose of this project which requires us
to go for a site visit.

After making an appointment with our NGO, Kennedy Michael, Secretary for TMRA and
Deputy Chairman of the Society of Eco Greater Melawati, we were conducting an interview with
him and his secretary, Mrs Salina. The residents of Taman Melawati were having the ‘gotong-
royong’, cleaning and planting when we first arrived at the River Care and Environment Centre
(RCEC). We got a chance to talk to them and they even invited us to the cabin (Picture 1) to
show us everything about RCEC. We were so lucky as our main partner, Mr Kennedy Michael,
was guiding us the whole site visit. He brought us to many places around Taman Melawati to
give us a very clear understanding of what is actually Quartz Ridge and we ourselves got to see
places which are to say very relatable and close to Quartz Ridge. Since we have seen our own,
we agree that Bukit Tabur is actually not recommended to hike as the hill is actually quite steep
and dangerous (Picture 2). Because of that, there are already lots of cases that have caused death
since last year (Picture 3 and 4) .

Nevertheless, this project somehow makes us appreciate the environment more and
interestingly, we started to develop our interest towards the environment by updating any
information from social media. It does make us realise that the environment actually plays a very
important role to the society and nation in terms of life of all creations as well as the economy
and heritage of our country in line with the Sustainable Development Goals which has been
adopted in Malaysia since the 1970s. In conclusion, we have more understanding about what is
actually Quartz Ridge as a whole now as compared to the zero knowledge that we had at the first
time and we realise that it has so much related to our course, environmental law and society.

Appendix 1

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Picture 1 Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

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MINUTE MEETING

Date and Time: 16.02.2020, 09.30 pm

Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Asyiqin

Meeting type: Initial Meeting

Agenda: Research and Choosing project partner

09.30 pm: Everyone doing research on the quartz ridge together and Afni gathered all the
information.

10.00 pm: Make a list of NGOs that are related with Gombak quartz ridge to be our project
partner.

10.15 pm: Azmina found Taman Melawati Residents Associations and Society of Eco Greater
Melawati (SeeGem) through facebook

10.16 pm: Researching the contributions of SeeGem to the environment especially to the quartz
ridge

10.25 pm: Found the contact number of SeeGem and Azmina contacted the director of SeeGem
which is Mr Kennedy.

10.40 pm: Mr Kennedy replied and agreed to be our project partner and to be interviewed by us.

MINUTE MEETING

Date and Time: 17.02.2020, 09.30 pm

Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Asyiqin

Meeting type: Face to face group meeting

Agenda: Planning on the content of the project and prepare interview question

First Agenda: Planning the content

09.30 pm: Azmina creates google documents for our portfolio so that everyone can edit it online
and anytime.

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09.40 pm: Everyone prepare a point to put on the documents. Azmina and Iqin prepare points
from the synopsis, Afni and Laili prepare points for the planning and the timeline.

Second Agenda: Prepare interview question

10.00 pm: Everyone does some reading in order to deduce a question to be asked during the
interview session

10.15 pm: Everyone has already prepared 2 questions each.

10.20 pm: Each member presents the question and Afni type written the question

MINUTE MEETING

Date and Time: 23.02.2020, 09.30 pm

Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Asyiqin

Meeting type: Face to face group meeting

Agenda: discuss on the contents of our project

First Agenda: Discuss the content of our project.

09.30 pm: Azmina and Iqin do the synopsis part, meanwhile Afni and Laili update the planning
and timeline from previous discussion.

10.00 pm: After everyone have done their part, we organize the portfolio according to its table of
contents.

MINUTE MEETING

Date and Time: 28.05.2020, 10.00 pm

Attendees: Azmina, afni, Laili, Iqin

Meeting type: Online Meeting on Zoom

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Agenda: Task distribution and update from each member

First Agenda: Task distribution

10.01 pm: Azmina leads the discussion and makes a list for the next progression based on the
question given by Madam.

10.05 pm: The result of the discussion, everyone’s next task is as below:

- Laili – Item 9 and 10

- Afni – Item 11

- Asyiqin – Item 12 and 13

- Azmina – Item 14, 15 and 16

Second Agenda: Update from each member

10.06 pm: Afni recap the task that we had done and review the latest portfolio.

10.09 pm: Everyone tried to recap the correction that Madam told us to do on our portfolio.

10.14 pm: We managed to recap some of it and we decided to have a consultation with madam
again on our portfolio.

10.15 pm: Review the interview question and the answers that we have put on google
documents.

10.35 pm: After settling the interview question and answers, we’re moving on to the discussion
on drafting the presentation slide for the new item we discussed tonight.

10.45 pm: There is some confusion on the task given on item 9, 10 & 11, so Azmina prepared a
questionnaire to ask madam through WhatsApp.

10.50 pm: Meeting end

MINUTE MEETING

Date and Time: 07.06.2020, 09.55 pm

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Attendees: Azmina, Afni, Laili, Iqin

Meeting type: Online Meeting on WhatsApp video call and google document

Agenda: Discussion on Implementation, Reflection and on Presentation

First Agenda: Implementation

9.57 pm: revise back the implementation due to the Covid-19

10.00 pm: After revising, the outcome is as below:

· Online platform

· GREducation

- Encourage the student to do practical activities and readings

10.10 pm: Afni shared a draft of implementation

Second Agenda: Reflection

10.12 pm: discussing what to write on reflection

10.19 pm: Azmina shared google document on reflection and we further discuss in the google
documents while calling.

Third Agenda: Presentation

10.37 pm: Planning on what to put in the video presentation

10.43 pm: Drafting the gist of the video presentation as below:

- Introduce every group member (pictures and name of the members)

- Introduce project partner

- Synopsys

- Planning (chronology)

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- Interview questions

- Implementation

- Pictures

- Reflection

10.47 pm: Have inquiries on whether to show our face in the presentation

10.50 pm: Task distribution on what to present is as below:

- Introduce every group member (pictures and name of the members) – Afni

- Introduce project partner – Afni

- Synopsys – Iqin

- Planning (chronology) – Laili

- Interview questions – Iqin

- Implementation – Afni

- Pictures – Azmina

- Reflection – Azmina & Laili

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ON QUARTZ RIDGE

1) Question: When we told our friends that our task is on quartz ridge, most of them
responded with a question: what is quartz ridge? Are you aware that many Malaysians
still do not know and are concerned about the existence of the quartz ridge itself? And
how do you plan to introduce the quartz ridge to the Malaysians?
Answer: The older generations and residents in Ulu Klang know of the existence of the
quartz ridge. It is on the tourism map in Selangor as one of the attractions. But, we did
not plan on introducing or promoting it publicly as we did not want to invite the
developers especially as we believe there should be no development to be made to the
quartz ridge.

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2) Question: Based on our research, there are few species of plants including crystals that
only grow in that Quartz ridge. Therefore, we would like to ask you to what extent the
uniqueness of Quartz Ridge has been introduced to the society or nation?
Answer: The uniqueness of the Quartz Ridge has been listed in the UNESCO website. It
can be accessed by anyone who would like to know about it. However, the aim of the
organisations is not to show to the public what Quartz Ridge initially was because they
assume everyone who lives in the Klang valley area already knows the place or else you
cannot regard yourself as a person who lives here.

3) Question: As we know that quartz ridge consists of minerals and crystal. Is there any
illegal experiment done towards the crystal at quartz ridge, and if so, are there any
approaches relating to the protection of the crystals?
Answer: Recently, the experiment towards the crystals at Quartz Ridge seems to cease.
Years ago, illegal mining was done at the quartz ridge but no action was taken. However,
the crystal at the quartz ridge has no gold in it which makes it have no value.
Consequently, the crystal is just meant to be experimented and not for accessories
purposes.

4) Question: On the news back in 2019, there were proposals of using the Quartz Ridge as
to build a tunnel to link Gombak and Bentong, ECRL, EKVE, and TNB power line also
developers would build condominium and apartments in which may cause a big disaster
to the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge environmentally. Because we believe that it might be
continuing, so we would like to know if there are any legal steps that have been taken by
the authorities or organisations to prevent this from happening?
Answer: Through MPS, engage with government, locus standi, local interest, there is
always precaution from the society. However, as the royalty has more interest in this,
therefore the economy prevails. So, quite difficult to prevent the developer as they can
easily get the royalty.

5) Question: Researchers found that at the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge was built up by
intrusion quartz vein which the fractures can cause the rock fall failure and it might be
dangerous if the rock tower suddenly fell during the visiting period. What are the steps
that have been taken to ensure that the place is safe without interrupting the environment?
Answer: The intrusion had caused no dangerous rock falling. It was just a minor rock
falling when people used to hike but it was not sufficient to consider it as major rock
falling and dangerous to people. In other words, the rocks had eroded whenever people
used to climb to the top.

6) Question: Based on a few articles by New Straits Time, I believe that you are against any
development which is not in parallel with the ecosystem of Klang Gates Quartz Ridge.

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 So, if in the future there will be a sustainable eco development to be made in the quartz
ridge, what would you say on that?
Answer: We believe that the quartz ridge should stay as it is. This is because we don't
want the quartz ridge to be like GeoPark in Langkawi. The quartz ridge should be left
alone so that it can serve its purpose and significance to the environment and to us.

7) Question: Bukit Tabur, known as one of the famous hiking locations, is a part of the
ridge. As you’re one of the organizations who is actively engaged in protecting nature, do
you encourage the public to go hiking there or is their hiking activities could threaten the
cleanliness of the ridge?
Answer: We did not encourage the public to go hiking at Bukit Tabur, due to safety
reasons. Currently the trail is closed, it is illegal and deemed trespassing to hike up Bukit
Tabur without permits from The Selangor Forestry Department. However, many are not
aware about this and the fact that some locals encourage the visitors to go hiking there
can bring any possible dangers. There have been a series of accidents on the trail and
recently, there was a case of French tourist who died in fall there. Furthermore, due to the
hiking activities there is rubbish around the place and this surely could affect the image
of Gombak Quartz Ridge as it is listed as one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.

8) Question: We are aware that Gombak Quartz Ridge is one of the UNESCO world
heritage sites. In your opinion, what is the ridge best attraction for it to be listed under
UNESCO heritage site? And do you believe that with this achievement, the ridge could
be protected and preserved from being exploited?
Answer: There are certain criterias for the places or any ridge to be listed under
UNESCO world heritage sites and Gombak Quartz Ridge fulfil the requirements. One of
the criterias is, first the ridge must be unique. The ridge is not unique only due its size,
but its shape and also the beauty of the landscape. The ridge is also believed to be the
longest quartz in the world which is 200 meters wide and 14 km long. This is one of the
special features of Gombak Quartz Ridge and for further understanding of the criterias, it
can be found in the UNESCO website.

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