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Table 2

The difference scope of criteria between city hall, municipal council and district council in Malaysia's context

Criteria	City HALL/council	Municipal council	District council
DESCRIPTION	Stated administrative	Main city or administrative centre for state or district	Other areas of main city
POPULATION	More than 500,000 people	More than 150,000 people	Less than 150,000 people
INCOME	Fiscally sustainable Annual income/outcome not less than MYR100m Capable to balance the expenses	Sustainable in financial resources Annual income not less than MYR20m Provide comfortable services	Annual income less than MYR20m
SERVICES	Provide high-level services	Provide space and opportunities to businesses to encourage the development of investment activities, businesses and commercialisation	More focus to public amenities and infrastructure facilities
DEVELOPMENT	Focus on sustainable development towards issues in urbanisation, e.g. slum, illegal manufacturing, security, housing, for lower-income group Environmental prevention as sustainable urban indicator, e.g. network indicator for Malaysian Urban System (MURNInet)	Planning towards sustainable urban development and capable to provide save environment for a living Sustainable urban indicators had been stressed in network indicator for Malaysian Urban System (MURNInet)	–
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES	Centre of industrialisation and financial institution, education with complete cultural activities, sports and recreational, including public parks, especially for disabled group. And certified at national level and international	Encouraging local community/resident to develop their community through good governance practices, e.g. execution of Local Agenda (LA21)

Criteria	City HALL/council	Municipal council	District council
DESCRIPTION	Stated administrative	Main city or administrative centre for state or district	Other areas of main city
POPULATION	More than 500,000 people	More than 150,000 people	Less than 150,000 people
INCOME	Fiscally sustainableAnnual income/outcome not less than MYR100m Capable to balance the expenses	Sustainable in financial resourcesAnnual income not less than MYR20m Provide comfortable services	Annual income less than MYR20m
SERVICES	Provide high-level services	Provide space and opportunities to businesses to encourage the development of investment activities, businesses and commercialisation	More focus to public amenities and infrastructure facilities
DEVELOPMENT	Focus on sustainable development towards issues in urbanisation, e.g. slum, illegal manufacturing, security, housing, for lower-income groupEnvironmental prevention as sustainable urban indicator, e.g. network indicator for Malaysian Urban System (MURNInet)	Planning towards sustainable urban development and capable to provide save environment for a livingSustainable urban indicators had been stressed in network indicator for Malaysian Urban System (MURNInet)	–
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES	Centre of industrialisation and financial institution, education with complete cultural activities, sports and recreational, including public parks, especially for disabled group. And certified at national level and international	Encouraging local community/resident to develop their community through good governance practices, e.g. execution of Local Agenda (LA21)

Source(s): Malaysia (2010)