KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has called on people in Sabah to head into the interior Tambunan district, about 100km from here, in droves to mark the first ever Sabah Day celebrations this Aug 31.
The Deputy Chief Minister I said it would be a grand inaugural official celebration of the state’s independence from British rule.
"Thanks to the state government. The state Cabinet had finally agreed to support the official holding of this occasion on Aug 31 every year, provided it did not clash with other programmes at the national level. On Monday , Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state Cabinet made the decision during its meeting last week and chose Tambunan as the venue for the inaugural celebration, with the programme to start at 3pm.
"Let us honour and commemorate the day which marked the end of British colonial rule in Sabah and signifies our journey of coming together as a people to establish self rule," he added."It is just a formality. But I checked the records, Sabah Day has already been declared a holiday since the beginning 60 years ago.Sabah subsequently formed the Federation of Malaysia with Malaya, Sarawak and Singapore on Sept 16, 1963.
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