Kota Kinabalu: Sabah continues to be the choice of foreign investors to invest in various economic sectors in the State, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
He said among the sectors that are preferred by foreign investors are oil and gas, energy, agriculture, fisheries, tourism and manufacturing.
“The State Government welcomes foreign investors who are interested and ready to invest in Sabah, to see and develop the potential sector in the State which is rich in natural resources and beautiful environment,” he said when receiving courtesy calls from the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of foreign countries to Malaysia at his office in Menara Kinabalu, here, Monday.
Hajiji received a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of China to Malaysia, Ouyang Yujing, the High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam to Malaysia, Brigadier General (B) Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud Haji Saidin, and the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia, MD Golam Sarwar.
The Chief Minister also hopes that foreign tourists, especially from China, Brunei Darussalam and other foreign countries, will continue to choose Sabah as their holiday destination.
During the visit, Ouyang informed Hajiji that Sabah is very famous among the Chinese because of the natural beauty that the State has.
He also hoped the Government and tourism operators in Sabah would hold more promotions in the main cities in China to attract more tourists from the country to Sabah.
Ouyang said some of the sectors that could potentially be explored by investors and traders from China in Sabah were the oil and gas industry, energy, agriculture, fisheries, digital economy and high-tech industry.
According to him, the infrastructure sector in Sabah has the potential to be explored by engineering and construction companies from China such as the construction of ports, airports, highways and others.
He will also bring Chinese multinational engineering and construction companies that have established their companies in Kuala Lumpur and from China to Sabah to explore investment opportunities in the State.
Ouyang, who was appointed as the Ambassador of the Republic of China to Malaysia in 2021, also invited Hajiji to lead the Sabah delegation to visit China.
