Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
LABUAN: The Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) roadmap is a comprehensive development plan that spans various sectors of society, says Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor.
He said Sabah Maju Jaya served as the overarching framework for various existing sectoral development blueprints.
Hajiji said the implementation of the first phase would begin with SMJ roadmap (2021 to 2025) to focus on agriculture, industry and tourism as the economic growth focus, human capital and people’s well-being and infrastructure network as well as green sustainability.
“The SMJ roadmap aligns with the national development agenda under the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030,” he said at the launch of Asian Supply Base’s (ASB) newly-built landing craft tank and the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the crew change terminal.
His speech was read out by Sabah Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe, as reported by Bernama.
Hajiji said the important sector of oil and gas industry is being focused within the Sabah Maju Jaya roadmap.
“The roadmap identified three sectors as economic growth drivers and the selection would be based on the potential and existing resources capable of being elevated to an optimum level, thereby boosting yields and fostering economic growth,” he said.
Hajiji said key strategies and approaches under the industrial sector include improving industrial infrastructure, entrepreneurial development, investment promotion and efforts to enhance industry competitiveness by leveraging the advancements of Industry Revolution 4.0.
“The government aims to enhance the capacity and empower the involvement of government-linked companies (GLCs) in activities related to the oil and gas, mineral, agriculture, aquaculture, and marine sectors. “The state’s natural resources must be fully utilised through active GLC involvement in the industrial sector to generate optimal economic returns and growth.
He said the oil and gas industry represent a significant potential for the Sabah state government, targeting RM1bil in contract awards or 20% of the total oil and gas contracts to local contractors.
“The state government also emphasises the importance of human capital development in this sector, recognising the need for highly skilled individuals to drive economic recovery and further propel Sabah’s development,” he said.
Hajiji said the addition of landing craft tank or LCT offshore vessel and the construction of crew change terminal would be an asset to the ASB.
“The state takes pride in ASB’s proactive measures, preparing vessels and strengthening facilities to add value to contract awards.
“Additionally, the construction of the crew change terminal will provide facilities for the sign-on and sign-off processes for oil platform workers.
“With the addition of the two LCTs, ASB now owns a total of four LCTs, including one anchor handling tug and one fast crew boat,” he said.
