By Mary Chin
KOTA KINABALU: Api Api Assemblywoman Datuk Christina Liew has donated 500 pairs of latex examination gloves and 1,000 pieces of 3-ply face masks for the use of the police force serving under the Kota Kinabalu District Police Headquarters (IPD Kota Kinabalu).
On hand to receive the donated items from her was Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACO) Habibi Majinji at the premises of his office here on Wednesday afternoon.
“On behalf of IPD Kota Kinabalu, I wish to thank (Datuk) Christina for her concern for the well-being of our police personnel. Her invaluable contributions come in handy as our police personnel manning the roadblocks under the MCO need face masks, gloves and sanitizers,” he
said.
Liew, who is also Deputy Chief Minister, said she has placed an order for more face masks, gloves and sanitizers from Guangzhou, China, and the consignment is expected to arrive here by air in the next couple of days.
“I will then be able to provide more of these items for the safety of the police,” she assured. “I understand that there are 300 police personnel involved in operations on the ground on shift round-the-clock (roadblocks, patrolling and on beat at the hospital).”
The Minister was happy to learn from Habibi that there is increasing awareness among the public on the importance of complying with the 14-day Movement Control Order (MCO). “Good, Sabah is under control,” she said.
According to him, about 2,000 people (including passengers using public transport) enter or leave Kota Kinabalu per day for work commitment and errands since the imposition of the MCO. “This is based on reports from our roadblocks, which is not too bad against the district’s population of 600,000.”
Liew was accompanied by her Public Relations Secretary Josephine Chin and Confidential Secretary Helen Muhammari. –END–
