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Oceanus Waterfront Mall Celebrates the Year of
Horse Graced by Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun
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aterfront Development Sdn
Bhd celebrated Chinese New
Year at the harbor located by
the Oceanus Waterfront Mall in Kota
Kinabalu. Estimated to open in May
2014, the development will consist
of the international hotel chain
JW Marriot Hotel with 365 rooms;
Pelagos, a high end condominium
with 111 unit of designer suites; about
4,000 over square feet of retail lots;
and a special Japanese corner with
brands from Tokyo.
The celebration was graced by guest
of honour, Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi
Manjun Minister of Tourism, Culture
and Environment Sabah. During
his speech he mentioned that Kota
Kinabalu (KK) was nominated the
seventh preferred travel destination
in Asia and the 18th preferred travel
destination in the world. He said,
“KK is becoming an exciting and
livable city. We have grown leaps and
bounds. And I hope that this new
development will attract more visitors
and add value to our city.”
The Mayor of Kota Kinabalu Datuk
Abidin Madingkir who was also
present hopes to make Kota Kinabalu
a cleaner city in 2014. He said, “In
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conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year
2014, we will be focusing on two
of the five Ks which is kebersihan
(cleanliness) and kecantikan
(beautification). We want to make KK
at a cleaner city for the estimated 3.4
million foreign and domestic visitors
that will be coming to Sabah. We
have tighten the rules and made the
penalty heavier for litter bugs.”
For the Year of the Horse, former
Mayor Ilyas Ibrahim hopes that it will
bring success to local businesses such
as the Waterfront Mall. And Executiive
Director of Waterfront Development
Sdn Bhd Johnson Koh wishes that
the 2014 will be a vibrant year which
turns KK into an iconic city.