KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government wants the federal government to reconsider its decision to shelve construction of the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Serudong, Kalabakan.
\nChief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said the CIQ was a very important project for Sabah as it would serve as a gateway\u00a0between Sabah and Nusantara in East Kalimantan,\u00a0which would be the new capital of Indonesia.
\n“We will discuss with the federal government because for us this CIQ is a very important project and cannot be delayed. This project is very necessary for Sabah to serve as a for visitors\u00a0to enter Sabah or to Tawau,” he added.<\/p>\n
He told this to reporters after attending the Sabah Maju Jaya Roadmap (SMJ) first year\u00a0celebration at the Sabah International Convention Centre\u00a0(SICC) here today.
\nHajiji said the project should be a priority for the federal government so that the entry of visitors to Sabah from Kalimantan could be controlled as well as to avoid the existence of \u201crat lanes\u201d.
\nLast Sunday (March 27), Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin was reported to have said that the decision to delay the construction of the RM600 million CIQS complex\u00a0in Serudong would hurt Sabah\u2019s economy with the development of Nusantara in Kalimantan Timur\u00a0as Indonesia\u2019s new capital.
\n\u00a0This followed a written reply\u00a0by\u00a0 Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof to a question by Ma\u2019mun Sulaiman (Warisan-Kalabakan)\u00a0in\u00a0Parliament last Wednesday (March 23)\u00a0that the Kalabakan CIQS was delayed following a lack of allocation by the Finance Ministry.\u00a0
\nMeanwhile, in his speech at the event, Hajiji said the state government was also in the final stage\u00a0of concluding negotiations with the federal government on the review of the special grants to Sabah under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution.
\nHe\u00a0said the state government was also targeting an increase in state revenue with the exploration of new resources, investment initiatives and various other economic activities through payments of\u00a0taxes, land premiums and royalties.
\nFor 2021, the state government has received a total of RM112.2 million in dividends from statutory bodies and government -linked companies (GLCs), which is an increase of 12.9 per cent compared to 2020,” he said.
\nAt the event, several agreements were signed including for the implementation of the Sabah\u2019s good governance practices\u00a0and regulations and the\u00a0State Education Savings Assistance (BISTARI) through the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN).
\nThere were also signing of several agreements\u00a0between companies and the state government, including \u00a0the Sublease Agreement with Petroventure Energy (PESB) involving a petroleum storage and refining plant, involving an investment of RM6 billion, and a Memorandum of Understanding on SISMA Energy\u00a0involving long-term natural gas supply with investment of RM5 billion.
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