Masidi (sixth right) receiving a memento from Lee
KOTA KINABALU: Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun received a courtesy call from the 10th Sabah International Expo 2023 (SIE2023) organising committee led by co-organising chairman Datuk Lee Swi Heng at his office in Menara Kinabalu here, today.
During the meeting, Masidi was briefed on the agenda and programmes in the pipeline for SIE2023, including the Sabah International Business Luncheon Talk 2023 (SIBLT2023) which he was invited to be the moderator.
“I encourage the organisers of SIE2023 to go all out this year as Sabah is celebrating 60 years of independence as well as the Federation of Malaysia and SIE2023 is a great avenue for internationals and Malaysians alike to learn more about what Sabah has done and what we have to offer.
“It is also my hope that SIE2023 will put more focus on domestic direct investments (DDI) and not just focusing on foreign direct investments (FDI) to continue to build Sabah’s economy and ultimately raise the State’s GDP and revenue,” said Masidi.
Lee, who is also the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sabah Chairman, thanked Masidi for his support towards SIE2023 and for providing his insight and ideas.
“We believe as the Finance Minister and his vast experience and impeccable knowledge make Masidi the perfect person to moderate SIBLT2023 again and I believe he is able to make the session very interesting,” said Lee.
SIE2023 will be held from September 22-24, 2023 and the SIBLT2023 will be held on September 21, 2023, at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) which will also feature speakers Datuk Seri Anifah Aman and Tan Sri Andrew Sheng.
