KOTA KINABALU: Millions of visitors will converge on Sabah's northern Kudat district if the 108-foot majestic Mazu statue (Goddess of the Sea) project materialises, says Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat.
Chong raised the issue during a meeting with Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew at her office here on Wednesday .
Citing the example of Mazu statues that were major tourist attractions in other parts of the world, Chong said some 10 million people from mainland China visited Sanya in Hainan just to see the Quan Yin deity or touch her feet. "Her remark that past conflicts should be resolved amicably for the benefit of the people of Kudat and Sabah as a whole, and the state's economy, is most welcome," he said in a statement issued by Liew's office."In 2018, you raised the possibility of reviving the project publicly, upon assuming the portfolio of Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister and had made a clear statement in the papers.
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