Christina Liew
KOTA KINABALU: The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) first major change to its travel advice for Sabah since 2013 augurs well for the lifting of the advisory to British nationals against travel to the east coast of Sabah, says Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew.
She concurred with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Haji Hajiji Haji Noor that Sabah is a safe place to visit and to do business.
“We hail the decision by the UK Government (as announced by the British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ailsa Terry) that the UK Government no longer advises against travel to islands and dive sites in the maritime area around Kudat.
“I am optimistic that it is a matter of time before the UK Government lifts the travel advisory against visiting the east coast of Sabah,” Liew said in a statement today.
It was pointed out that the advice against all but essential travel to islands and dive sites from Sandakan to Tawau, including Lankayan Island, remains in place.
Statistics compiled by the Sabah Tourism Board’s Statistics Division indicate that there were 20,532 visitor arrivals from the UK and Ireland from January to September this year.
