KOTA KINABALU : Sabah
Progressive Party (SAPP) said there is no need to employ Korean nationals to
act as tour guides for Korean tourists coming to Sabah.
SAPP Youth Chief Edward
Dagul said the Koreans have been coming over to Sabah for many years and enjoy
the beauty of the Land Below the Wind without problem.
“Why is there now a need to
engage Korean nationals to act as tour guides for Korean tourists?
“The presence of local Sabah
Tourist Guide Association (STGA) approved member should suffice as to provide
the knowledge of places of interests and so on and if the tourist group is from
a non English speaking nation, then maybe an interpreter is necessary,” he said
after a meeting with senior officials of the STGA here.
Also present were Luyang
Assemblywoman cum SAPP Women Chief Melanie Chia and SAPP Secretary-General
Datuk Richard Yong.
The meeting was to further
find out the reasons for the recent furor on the Tourism Ministry’s decision to
allow Koreans to provide their own tourist guides.
Edward said as an integral
part of the tourism industry, the association STGA should have a more
meaningful role for the betterment of the industry. To this end, Sabah Tourism
Board should include STGA’s officials as members.
“As a local party advocating
autonomy, SAPP empathises with the Association. STGA has contributed immensely
to the growth of tourism in Sabah. It is only right to help solve problems
faced by these local tour guides instead of sidelining them further by engaging
foreign nationals to fill in their shoes.
“Why was the Federal Tourism
Minister seemingly determined to bypass our locals?” he asked.
He said it would be better
for the ministry to look for ways to assist and develop the tourism industry
further in Sabah rather than creating more problems.
“Even if the Federal
Ministry has the power to grant foreign guides with Malaysian tour guide
licences,” he argued that “we hope the State Government would not succumb to Ng
Yen Yen’s nonsense by granting work permits of this nature.”
“While the number of unemployed youths in
Sabah being recorded at more than 72,000 and increasing, the government should
instead focus and find ways to help reduce unemployment.
Betul..Saya sokong dengan kenyataan di atas ini.
ReplyDeletePemandu Sabah dapat memberi perkhidmatan lebih keseluruhan sebab mereka lebih faham dan jelas denagn asal usur dan sejarah negeri Sabah.
DeleteOrang tempatan lebih tahu akan apa yang ada di Negara mereka. Jadi lebih baik ambil orang tempatan saja.
ReplyDeleteYa, orang Korea mana tau selok belok jalan di Sabah kalau mau jadi tour guide di negeri orang.
DeleteMungkin pemandu tempatan diberi latihan untuk membaiki lagi keupayaan bertutur lebih banyak bahasa lain.
DeleteHopefully Ministry of Tourism will consider the proposal to allow Korean guides in Sabah.
ReplyDeletetida apa bah...for a person to be a tourist guide for korean tourists, he/she must be able to speak korean. siapa2 pun buli bah, korean kah, dusun, bajau, urang putih kah....
ReplyDeletebenar, orang tempatan lebih tahu, tapi bagaimana dengan penggunaan dan penguasaan bahasa korea (mereka)?
ReplyDeletebukankah bahasa antarabangsa ialah Bahasa Inggeris yang patut dikuasai oleh semua rakyat bagi memudahkan komunikasi dengan rakyat negara lain??kebanyakan orang Korea ni hanya tahu bahasa ibunda mereka.patut mereka kuasai BI.
Deletepemandu pelancong tempatan kena mempelajari pelbagai bahasa asing.
Deleteanother thing to consider, 'the needs of korean tourists '... maybe it is better for a local (sabah) tourist guide to not only has mastered the korean language, but has clear knowledge of the korean mindset and adapted to korean sarcasm?!?! LOL... i do know there are a number of local guides who speak japanese fluently and they perform well... no news of replacing them with japanese tourists guides...
ReplyDeletehuhu..harap2lah tiada pula tourist guide dari Jepun, Amerika ka mana2 yang bawa tourist guide mereka sendiri datang ke Sabah juga.
Deleteso...there's nothing wrong for the ministry of tourism to employ korean nationals to be guides for koreans. surely, there must be some reason. Local guides should take the initiative to find that out themselves.....
ReplyDeleteYa betul tu. Janganlah kita asyik salah sangka dengan niat murni kerajaan.
Deletewhatever it is, we support the government and local tourist guides... you don't need a SAPP youth chief to voice out for you (local guides)... after all, can edward dagul qualify as a tourist guide? LOL...
ReplyDeleteApapun yang kerajaan mahu lakukan asalkan ia bakal mendatangkan kebaikan, pasti rakyat akan bagi sokongan.
ReplyDeleteapapun, harap ia tak menjejaskan kepentingan pemandu pelancong tempatan.
Deletejika perlu mengambil orang luar sebagai pengganti sementara, pemandu pelancong tempatan perlu diberi kursus dalam menguasai bahasa asing untuk mengisi balik tempat yang telah diisi oleh pekerja asing ini bila tamat kursus
ReplyDeleteia hnya sementara bagi kurangkan masalah kekurangan pemandu pelancong yang mahir brbahasa korea.
Deletethe Government must enhance the knowlegde of our local guides in Sabah.
ReplyDeleteand to provide our local tour guides with more advantages than ever.
ReplyDeletethe opposition and the government will need to discuss this problem in a round table to find effective solutions rather than attacking each other weakness
ReplyDeletegovernment should provide many more free programs in terms of mastering the foreign languages to our local tour guides and to improve their performance in providing world-class services
ReplyDeleteKeutamaan harus diberi kepada pemandu tempatan.
ReplyDeleteKerajaan harus mencari kaedah agar tidak mengancam pemandu tempatan juga.
ReplyDeleteBetul kata no name, pemandu tempatan akan kehilangan peluang mencari nafkah juga.
DeleteMungkin pemandu tempatan dapat membaiki lagi lebih banyak kemahiran untuk bersaing.
ReplyDeletechances should give to the local tourist guide also. They can give better services.
ReplyDeletekerja sama kedua negara amat diperlukan supaya pelancong mendapat penerangan yang wajar.
ReplyDeletesapp tidak tahu apa2 pasal industri pelancongan, so baik diam2 saja la.. bukan saja tidak tau pasal pelancongan, malah tidak tahu bagaimana membangunkan ekonomi negeri ini..
ReplyDeletepemimpin2 sapp perlu belajar untuk tidak membuat kesimpulan membuta tuli.. kaji secara mendalam kenapa keputuan itu diambil..
ReplyDeleteuntuk menyelamatkan industri pelancongan sabah yang semakin merundum ekoran kelemahan2 pemandu pelancong tempatan, bukankah elok jika kerajaan memberikan kelonggaran bagi membenarkan pelancong membawa pemandu pelancong mereka sendiri??
ReplyDeletelangkah yang diambil kerajaan ini bukanlah bersifat jangka panjang sebaliknya hanya bersifat sementara.. so bagi saya tidak ada masalah jika keputusan itu dilaksanakan..
ReplyDeletesebelum ini juga banyak aduan dikalangan pelancong korea yang mahu mendapatkan kelonggaran untuk membawa pemandu pelancong mereka sendiri.. bukankah ini menunjukkan pemandu pelancong tempatan telah gagal menarik minat pelancong korea ini?
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