Sabah says will lift China ban as soon as Covid-19 vaccine available
Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020 12:23 PM MYTSabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal with the mock cheque for RM2 million presented to China consul general for Kota Kinabalu Liang Caide in Kota Kinabalu February 18, 2020. — Picture courtesy of Sabah Chief Minister’s Department
“The moment there is a vaccine for the virus, we will welcome back all Chinese tourists in Sabah,” he said during his speech at a charity dinner by the state government and Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah here. “The move to ban the direct entry of tourists from China was only temporary, as the state did not have the medical expertise and facilities to cope with a major outbreak,” he said.
He said that the state appreciated the contribution of the Chinese tourists to not just its tourism sector, but to the general economic growth of the state.
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