THE GRS-BN State Government through initiatives under the Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) is creating as many jobs as possible so that Sabahans need no longer look for work in other places. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor said nearly 200,000 Sabahans, exclusive of dependants, are currently working in the peninsula.
“That is why the GRS-BN Government is focused on creating an investor-friendly state to attract more investors.
“I want to bring in investors to Sabah so that we can create more job opportunities for our local youths,” he said at a breaking of fast ceremony hosted by Bersatu Sipitang at the Dataran Masjid Nurul Iman in Weston, Sipitang.
Hajiji said 10 major companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to invest in the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP).
He said the investments worth billions of ringgit when materialised would directly benefit especially youths in the district.
Despite facing challenges during its early days, the GRS-BN State Government managed to prepare the Hala Tuju SMJ, a five-year plan to develop Sabah, which was launched just six months after taking over the helm.
“Within just a year we managed to attract investors and some have already signed agreements to set up operations in Sabah,” he said.
Among the high-impact projects that have taken off were two in the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) and another in Paitan where a high-yield coconut plantation project is being carried out.
Hajiji also approved several development projects for the Weston community.
Also present were Special Tasks Minister Datuk Mohd Ariffin Mohd Arif, Deputy Federal Finance Minister II and Sipitang MP Yamani Hafez Musa and state elected representatives.
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