KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah today urged the people to fully support the government to ensure efforts to develop the nation can be continued.
He said efforts to develop the nation by the government should be praised because it had enabled Malaysia to become the 12th most competitive nation in commerce.
“I am proud of the success of the government. I am also confident the transformation currently being carried out will ensure Malaysia achieve the status of a developed nation by 2020,” he said at an investiture at Istana Negara in Jalan Duta, here, in conjunction with the Federal Territories Day.
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah was also present at the ceremony.
Also present were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and wife, Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman.
Tuanku Abdul Halim said Malaysia’s position as the 12th most competitive nation must be enhanced because it formed the strength in making the nation the focus of foreign investors.
He reminded the people on the importance of the need to maintain the current racial solidarity because it formed the fortress and main force in facing all challenges and could spur Malaysia towards development.
“Cast aside political differences and racist attitudes inherent in ourselves. Give priority to racial unity which is the foundation since the nation became independent 56 years ago,” he said.
On KuaLa Lumpur, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong expressed hope that the federal capital could develop more prolifically and become the most competitive city by 2020. reater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley would turn it into a comfortable city for the prosperity of the people.
“I hope Kuala Lumpur can lure many multi-national and international companies to come and turn the city into a financial destination,” he said.
He said Kuala Lumpur must take advantage of the 2014 Visit Malaysia Year by organising numerous programmes and activities to ensure the target of 15 million arrivals was met.
“The 2014 Visit Malaysia Year must be a national mission to ensure the arrival of 28.3 million tourists is successful.
“Surely, Kuala Lumpur will also become the focus of tourists. I hope the target of 15 million tourist arrivals to Kuala Lumpur and a profit of RM24.9 million from spendings can be achieved,” he said.
He also wanted the Federal Territory of Labuan to continue to be developed not only as an offshore financial hub, but also as an international tourism centre.
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