LABUAN: The Kadazandusun Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Labuan will continue to support the construction of the Labuan-Menumbok bridge as an important means of transportation and communication between the island and mainland Sabah.
KCCI Labuan Chairman Paul Ipoh Leokin said it agrees with Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Labuan’s stand, as stated by its Chief Datuk Peter Mak, that the proposed bridge is a much-needed and overdue basic infrastructure for the peoples of Labuan and Sabah.
“KCCI is happy that the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the Federal Territories, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, acknowledged that the bridge will be a socio-economic game changer for Labuan which augurs well for the future prosperity and development of the island,” he said in a statement, Friday.
KCCI Labuan, he said, thinks the prospect of having the much-awaited bridge is brighter now, especially with the recent statement by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof that various methods and approaches will be adopted to bring the bridge into realisation.
“The Chamber views the statements by Dr Zaliha and Datuk Seri Fadillah by far the most sincere and promising on the bridge.
“KCCI Labuan looks forward with optimism that the Madani Government will continue to listen to the plight of the people of Labuan and address them,” he said.
