KOTA KINABALU: Thousands of people from all walks of life came as early as dawn to celebrate the inaugural National Day and Sabah Day parade along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens here today.
The ceremony began with the arrival of the Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and
wife Toh Puan Norlidah R M Jasni who were greeted by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Haji Hajiji Haji Noor and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, as the organising chairman.
The Head of State later inspected the guard-of-honour and witnessed the oath-reading ceremony and choir performance, followed by the procession.
The march past kicked off with the procession of the Jalur Gemilang and Sabah flag as well as the flags of all the states in Malaysia.
A total of 185 contingents representing the security forces, government departments and agencies, uniformed bodies, associations and schools took part in this year’s parade.
