Property Hunter Magazine Property Hunter Magazine Issue 54 - May 2014 | Page 46

/// Feature Property Event /// FEATURE PROPERTY EVENT Gleneagles Flexes Its Wings Eastward Into Kota Kinabalu Dr Tan See Leng, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Parkway Pantai Limited addressing the ceremony Guest of Honors and officials marks the topping a success A brand that is synonymous with excellent private healthcare in the South East Asian region, the Gleneagles Hospitals will soon be available to the people of Sabah via its latest addition, Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu. The latest addition to the skyline of Kota Kinabalu city, Gleneagles Hospitals hosted a topping up ceremony today at the hospital’s construction site, which is due to open its’ doors in the 1st Quarter of 2015. The commemorative event was officiated by YB Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah, who was here to represent the Guest of Honour Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Musa Aman, the Chief Minister of Sabah. The ceremony was attended by top management from Gleneagles Hospitals, IHH Healthcare Berhad, Pantai 46 Holdings Berhad, Parkway Pantai Limited, as well as over 200 local representatives from both the government and the private sector. Dr Tan See Ling, Managing Director and CEO of IHH Healthcare Group and Group CEO of Parkway Pantai Limited mentioned in his opening speech that Sabah was the obvious and natural choice to establish the brand in this region, due to its strategic location being the gateway to Borneo. Dr Tan also added : “regardless of where we are, our emphasis has always been on the local population, bringing international standards of healthcare to the local communities”. In fact, the Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu committed to recruit local talents thus creating employment opportunity. www.PropertyHunter.com.my Datuk Khairil Anuar bin Abdullah, Chaiman of Pantai Holdings delivering his welcome speech On the other hand, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun expressed his gratitude towards the establishment of Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu as it contributed towards the development of medical tourism in the state. Masidi commented not only that the people of Sabah no longer have to endure the travel to KL or overseas for medical treatment, the city of KK can now attract foreign visitors to the state to seek medical treatment. When opened in 2015, Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu will have a starting capacity of 130 beds and 80 doctors’ suites. Key facilities include 24 hours Accident & Emergency Department with Trauma and Intensive Care Centre and Cardiac Cath Lab. Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun and Datuk Khairil Anuar starting the topping of concrete cement, witnessed by Dr Tan See Leng Important guest and delegates, local and international