He said this happened during the previous Barisan Nasional administration.

He said the first case involved construction on 0.8ha in Petaling and the second was on a 0.7ha site in Setapak.

Khalid believed there were other such cases in Kuala Lumpur and investigations were proceeding.

The minister gave those concerned until the end of February to come forward to give s suitable explanation and suggest ways to solve the issue to the ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) or face action.

Khalid also said information on the two plots of land would be passed to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for their action.

Last week, Khalid had given the owner of two “mystery buildings” at Medan Imbi until the end of the month to come forward.

Khalid had said the two buildings — one an office “which looks like a six-star hotel” and the other a restaurant — had been built on two plots of land belonging to the Federal Territories Land and Mines Office.

He questioned how a development order had been issued when the land did not belong to either the company or DBKL.

Khalid said one option available to the company was to apply to buy the land at market price from the landowner, pay all the premiums, obtain the development approvals, and settle the fines which would be imposed.

The two plots of land, covering 9,000 sq ft per lot, are zoned as open space.

On who had signed off on the development orders, Khalid said it was a top official in the DBKL planning department on the orders of the one-stop centre meant to approve such projects.