Sandakan has potential to be regional hub for wildlife research, says tourism association head


Sandakan Tourism Association president Teo Chee Kim (second right) handing over a donation to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre officer Adrianus Tim Onong.

KOTA KINABALU: Sandakan has the potential to attract regional and international research institutions to set up operations in the Sabah east coast district.

Sandakan Tourism Association president Teo Chee Kim said the district, which was already home to a number of world-renowned conservation centres, is well poised to be the regional hub for wildlife conservation and research.

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