LABUAN: A long-awaited bridge linking Sabah and this international offshore financial centre (IOFC) appears to be one step closer to reality.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he would be asking the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) to have a re-look at the proposed project that had been bandied about since 1997.
“Something of this magnitude is not immediately possible but it should be given due attention,” he said after launching the halal distribution hub at Kiansam, some 20kms from downtown Labuan yesterday.
He said a bridge between Sabah and Labuan would be good for the island as it would spell more tourism arrivals apart from easing the entry of raw materials from the mainland for industries here.
Last year, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said the government had appointed Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to conduct a RM5mil feasibility study linking the southwestern Sabah settlement of Menumbok and Labuan.
The study would look into the pros and cons of a bridge with an estimated span of 17km and a price tag of at least RM550mil as stated in the Labuan Development masterplan drafted in 1997.
Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman had said that such a bridge would spell a “win-win” situation for the state and Labuan.
Labuan Chinese Chamber of Commerce president Chin Chee Kee said the island’s physical link with Sabah was important because it would ensure that Labuan would not be bypassed when the Pan-Borneo Highway is completed.
News by TheStar Online..
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