KOTA KINABALU: The perennial illegal immigrant issue in Sabah will be resolved through digital data collection to obtain the actual number of illegals in the State, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
He said data will be collected on all foreign immigrants to ensure they have valid documents to live and work in the State.
According to him, the next phase after the completion of the digital data collection is to focus on the standardisation of documents to ensure that everyone in Sabah is documented in an orderly manner.
“This action has already been carefully discussed and supported by the Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin,” he said.
He said this when officiating the closing of the Sabah Zone "Kita Demi Negara" Programme organised by the Home Affairs Ministry at the LIkas Sports Complex, here, Sunday.
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