Creating a cordial and harmonious condition for foreign investors: All Hands On Deck!

Datuk Seri Musa Aman taking photo with the delegates from ACCCIM and SUCCC.

All chambers of commerce plays a vital role in creating a cordial and harmonious environment is created with all chambers of commerce including the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said such good relations would ensure a conducive investment climate in the state, thereby enabling to attract more investments and assist in economic growth.

He said many foreign investors are interested to invest in Sabah because of its political stability and conducive investment climate as well as good environmental policy.

Investors are amazed at how well we administer the state and because of that foreign investors have chosen to invest in the state.

This point was emphasis by the Chief Minister during a meeting with leaders of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) led by its President, Tan Sri William Cheng, at the official residence at Sri Gaya.

Citing the decision by Dole Food Co, the world''s largest producer of fresh fruits and vegetables based in the United States (US), to invest more than RM1 billion in Sabah, Musa, who is also Sabah finance minister, said the huge investments would help generate the state''s economy while also creating job opportunities for local residents.

Apart from that, he said in March this year, Darden, a Fortune 500 company from the US, has also announced it will invest some RM2 billion to develop a red lobster farm off the east coast of Sabah.

Musa said the meeting was a good effort to further strengthen the understanding and cooperation between the state government and chambers of commerce.

This meeting too is a way to understand the needs of these chambers of commerce: The Common denominator expressed by all are stable political environment so that businesses can carry be carry out without any interruption.

Referring to the social contributions of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the state, such as (helping the Chinese schools and temples), the Chief minister applauded such practices as it would be nurtured for mutual benefits.

Musa believed through such visits, all leaders of Chinese businesses in the country will be able to exchange views and ideas on how to progress and succeed.

With such platform, matters of how to improve and expand businesses throughout Malaysia can be discussed. This is to make such vast opportunities be made available to all including the Chinese, Malays, Indians and Bumiputeras in the state.

More importantly, the cooperation between the chambers of commerce and Industry in the state with the Barisan Nasional government. Besides that it is vital to create a good understanding and communication between the state and business chambers so as to be able to understand one another.

The government has always given its support to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other business chambers in order to create a conducive condition for foreign investors to invest in the country especially in Sabah.

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Photo Credit to Borneo Post online.