KOTA KINABALU: The State Government planned to beautify Pulau Gaya and turn it into one of Sabah’s tourist attraction, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji
Haji Noor.
“The idea has been there for quite some time and the current State Government is
planning to shift the people who are locals in Pulau Gaya to the main land,” he said.
Pulau Gaya, he said has the quality to become a good tourist attraction but the presence
of squatters on the island would not bode well with the plan.
“Pulau Gaya has a special place in our history and it is located just about a five-minute
boat ride from the State Capital. We need to leverage on this,” he said at the Kembara
Kasih Ramadan programme at SK Pulau Gaya near here today
The Chief Minister said the Putatan Parliament Office under Deputy Chief Minister Datuk
Shahelmey Yahya also planned to build a Health Clinic on the island.
“What is important the people here continue to maintain unity, security and cleanliness,”
he said.
Hajiji accompanied by Petagas Assemblyman Datuk Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari
also presented school fees assistance to 70 pupils from the office of the Petagas
Assemblyman.
Later, Hajiji together with Awang Ahmad Sah, Shahelmey, Minister of Science,
Technology and Innovation Datuk Ariffin Arif and Yayasan Sabah Director Datuk Ghulam
Haidar Bahadar Khan presented Aidil Fitri contributions to the community.-pr/BNN
