Chamber proposes KK-Gaya Island cable car link

KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCCI), in responding to the call by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK), has submitted a wide range of suggestions to transform KK City into an outstanding tourism destination.

Its president, Datuk Michael Lui, said yesterday that with careful and proper planning, the KK City could become a world class clean and safe city.

He said a KKCCCI working committee headed by Chin Shu Yin had suggested to the City Hall to incorporate three major plans for implementation under the 11th Malaysia Plam.

Firstly, to attract famous and outstanding universities to open their branch campuses in Kota Kinabalu and this would lure foreign students and create employment opportunities for the local people; secondly, to connect Gaya Island and KK City by cable cars as well as to turn Gaya Island into a renowned environmental friendly and pollution-free tourism destination and, thirdly, to open up walk-through streets in KK, (trading hours till midnight) to make certain streets haven for tourists for food and refreshments, night-shopping and entertainment outlets, said Lui in a statement yesterday.

He added that the DBKK also need to upgrade safety and security services for the tourists, upgrade the seafront facilities, providing walkways and cycling tracks.

Apart from upgrading the uneven walkways in the shop fronts, the broken slabs and the steps must be repaired, making the city friendly to the handicapped people and tourists alike, preventing accidental fall while pulling their luggage.

Likewise, the shop front sun shade must be installed at safe level height, and more notices with details showing position, distances, maps must be erected at scenic spots, including activated GPS to show exact location.

Owing to the increasing arrival of tourists from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Lui said the KKCCCI reckoned that Chinese language must also be included in the notices for the convenience of the tourists.

Immigration officers at the airport terminals ideally must be conversant in Chinese, and likewise personnel at the strategic points manning the enquiry counters must also be conversant in Chinese.

Owing to the shortage of hotels, he noted that inbound tour companies are unable to accept booking for large group of inbound tourists. In view of this, more three-star and better hotels must be built to cope with the demand. Hence, a one-stop center for investment and development of hotels must be envisaged.

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Chamber proposes KK-Gaya Island cable car link